Travel guide: Three hidden Cape Town gems even locals overlook
Forget Table Mountain cable car queues and Camps Bay crowds; Travel News Blitz writer Jesse-Ann Baron has rounded up three Cape Town spots locals actually love.
South Africa’s Cape Town is a popular destination for tourists, but the only issue is that everyone goes to the same six spots:
Meanwhile, the city’s actual best-kept secrets are a few kilometers away and completely ignored.
‘Best Cities in the World’: Magnificent Cape Town named No 1 in Time Out list
Annually, Time Out magazine releases their list of the ‘Best Cities in the World’ and it saw Cape Town come out victorious in their list released in January of this year.
After a census was conducted of over 18 500 people including locals and tourists, voting on Time Out’s online platforms, recognised the ‘Mother City’ as ‘the place to be’ for tourists and adventurers worldwide.
Writing for Travel News Blitz, Cape Town local and writer Aidan Leo reflects on the conducted survey and provides further insight as to why the iconic city reigns supreme for 2025.