Cape Town in a 360° wide-eyed view from Table Mountain – STOP 13
By far the best way to see the sights of the city is to do it on the City Sightseeing bus. Easy! Not only do you not have to look for parking at every stop, but you don’t have the hassle of packing up the pram and putting baby in and out the car. Relief! Today we have boarded the Red City Tour bus. Baby is having her morning nap. Our host has secured her pram using special long seat belts. I use the opportunity to sit downstairs and listen to the onboard commentary. As we travel through each of the various stops, I listen to facts and folklore abou

Press Release: RED IS THE NEW ‘GREEN’
September 2009 City Sightseeing Cape Town is the leading open-top bus tour operator. It is known by locals as the red double deck, hop on and off bus. There are two exciting tours available on this world famous open-top bus – the red City tour which comprises of 17 stops and the Blue Mini Peninsula tour which comprises of 13 stops. They will be celebrating the 27th of September – World Tourism Day – by enforcing their commitment to being environmentally conscious and sustainable.

Monkeys, feathered friends and kids activities at World of Birds – STOP 21
Just off the road to Hout Bay, lies World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary. Exciting! Open 9am till 5pm, every day of the week, 365 days of the year. Wonderful! Baby and I are on our way in the Big Red Bus to find some feathered friends. The City Sightseeing Cape Town Blue Tour bus stops next to the parking area, where the kind bus host assists us in getting the pram ready to roll. Across the stone parking area is the entranceway. The woman behind the window sports some funky specs. Entrance fees are: Adults R65, Children R39. Show her your bus ticket to receive a discount on the entry fee. This time I’m lucky, ba

GOLDEN Experience at the GOLD Restaurant – STOP 11
On the Red City Tour of the City Sightseeing bus, we had the opportunity to hop off at the Gold Museum – STOP 11. You can hop back on another bus that will pass this bus stop at 20 minutes intervals, until 16 October 2009 the last bus will be at 17:25. From 17 October 2009 – 22 March 2010 the last bus will be at 18:10. GOLD-building, Strand street Entering the golden-yellow building you are w