Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Kaapstad, Zuid-Afrika

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, South African summer holidays

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Mountain fire season (1 nov – 15 mei (meestal)), The south-easter (15 nov – 28 feb (meestal)), Kirstenbosch sunset concerts (20 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)), South African summer holidays (15 dec – 15 jan (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Cape wine harvest

  1 feb – 10 apr · meestal

  The valleys inland pick through February and March into early April, and the estates run harvest festivals and grape stomping alongside it. Local consensus puts March as the best month of the year here.

Nog steeds bezig: Mountain fire season (1 nov – 15 mei (meestal)), The south-easter (15 nov – 28 feb (meestal)), Kirstenbosch sunset concerts (20 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Cape Town Cycle Tour

• Festival

  Cape Town Cycle Tour

  8 mrtSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  Around 35,000 riders take the peninsula loop on a Sunday in early March, and most of the coastal road system closes for the morning. Plan nothing that needs a car that day. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  Good Friday and Family Day on Easter Monday make a four-day weekend that often runs into the school holidays. South Africans head for the coast, the mountains and the bush, so accommodation books out, national roads are busy and many shops close on Good Friday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cape wine harvest (1 feb – 10 apr (meestal)), Mountain fire season (1 nov – 15 mei (meestal)), Kirstenbosch sunset concerts (20 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Easter long weekend

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cape wine harvest (1 feb – 10 apr (meestal)), Easter long weekend (3–6 apr), Mountain fire season (1 nov – 15 mei (meestal))

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Mountain fire season (1 nov – 15 mei (meestal))

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Term 2–3 (winter) break in Zuid-Afrika

• Natuur

  Southern right whales

  1 jun – 30 nov · meestalWalvisseizoen

  The whales come inshore along False Bay and Walker Bay to calve, roughly June to November, and September and October are when you can watch them from a cliff path without a boat. Bron ↗

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Term 2–3 (winter) break in Zuid-Afrika

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal))

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  West Coast flower season

  1 aug – 20 sep · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  Namaqualand and the West Coast reserves flower after the winter rain, peaking between mid-August and mid-September. The daisies only open in sun and close by mid-afternoon, so it is a late-morning drive. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Term 3–4 (spring) break in Zuid-Afrika

• Festival

  Hermanus Whale Festival

  2–4 oktWalvisseizoenDruk

  Three days on Walker Bay, two hours east, built around whales that are close enough to watch from the cliff path. The town is full and the road out of Cape Town on the Friday is slow. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal)), West Coast flower season (1 aug – 20 sep (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Hermanus Whale Festival

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal)), Hermanus Whale Festival (2–4 okt)

Tussenseizoen — tussen de pieken in, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Mountain fire season

  1 nov – 15 mei · meestalRookseizoenSluitingen

  The fynbos burns most summers, and a bad day closes hiking paths, the cableway and sometimes a suburb's roads. The park keeps crews on standby from November to May; smoke can sit over the city bowl for a day after the flames are out. Bron ↗

• Risico

  The south-easter

  15 nov – 28 feb · meestalWindseizoenSluitingen

  The summer wind that runs the city, laying a cloth of cloud over Table Mountain and shutting the cableway for days at a time. It is at its hardest from November to February and decides your mountain day far more than the forecast does. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Kirstenbosch sunset concerts

  20 nov – 31 mrt · meestalMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  Sunday evening concerts on the lawns below the mountain at the botanical garden, running from late November to the end of March. Picnic blankets go down hours early and the big names sell out. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, South African summer holidays

• Feestdag

  South African summer holidays

  15 dec – 15 jan · meestalSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  From mid-December the rest of the country arrives and the city runs at capacity: beaches full, restaurants booked, and the coast road round Chapman's Peak at a crawl. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mountain fire season (1 nov – 15 mei (meestal)), The south-easter (15 nov – 28 feb (meestal)), Kirstenbosch sunset concerts (20 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))