The capital city of the Western Cape is renowned for the picturesque and scenic natural wonders. Cape Town boasts tourist attractions such as Table Mountain, numerous beaches, the vibrant Long Street, Lion’s Head, V & A Waterfront, Robben Island, Cape Point and the newly redesigned Cape Town Stadium. Cape Town culture is a mixture between Indonesian, French, Dutch, British and German settlers and the local African culture, who’ve contributed to making this city one of the most diverse and beautiful cities in the world.
Travelling to various tourist attractions in and around the city is easy if you choose a Cape Town car hire vehicle from Tempest. We provide a wide selection of affordable vehicles providing safe and convenient transport for those visiting Cape Town. Explore the Western Cape’s capital city in a Cape Town car rental option today.
Cape Town is renowned for Table Mountain. This majestic natural feature was open to be shared with the public only in 1929. Over 16 million visitors have been on the Table Mountain cableway, including Queen Victoria II, Oprah Winfrey, King George VI, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Margaret Thatcher and Michael Bublé, to the top of the mountain.
The TMMACC (Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company) founders was sold in 1993, under new ownership the new directors made immediate plans to upgrade the infrastructure of Table Mountain. The new rotairs, that were purchased, provide visitors with a 360-degree view of Cape Town.
Robben Island is only 12km away from Cape Town and is where many antiapartheid freedom fighters were imprisoned. One of the most well-known prisoners released from Robben Island is South Africa’s former president and world-renowned political figure, Nelson Mandela.
The island now serves as a tourist attraction offering guests a view of the prison symbolizing freedom and liberation.
The Cape Town Stadium has been transformed into a completely new 66 000-seat, all-weather, multi-purpose, environmentally sustainable, modern, technologically advanced, world-class stadium, giving expression to the “African Renaissance Stadium” at the juncture between Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean at the southern tip of Africa.
The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront is one of Cape Town’s biggest and most well-known attractions. This busy and commercial harbour location provides a wide range of activities, entertaining locals and tourists. Choose a Cape Town car hire vehicle to visit the V&A Waterfront, where you can find:
This popular street is one of the oldest streets in Cape Town and serves as a one-way 3.8km road in the city centre. It comprises a wide selection of cafés, stores, businesses and restaurants, as well as clubs and bars you can visit in your Cape Town car rental vehicle. Long Street is particularly famous for its vibrant and exciting nightlife and is where many locals and tourists spend their late afternoons and evenings.
A Portuguese sailor, Bartholomeu Dias, was the first to sail around the Cape in 1488. When returning to Portugal, the storm caused him to stop his ship at the southwestern point of South Africa, naming it the Cape of Storms (Cabo Tormentoso), which was later renamed by the King of Portugal at that time to Cape of Good Hope (Cabo da Boa Esperança).
