We arrived in Cape Town with an Emirates flight from Dubai, UAE. As soon as we recovered our luggage we picked-up our rental car at the Hertz office. Due to the busy season our class of car was not available and we had to choose between a BMW X3 and a VW Polo. Of course the first one was the obvious choice but we were not sure if it would be a safe choice as some parts of South Africa have high car-jacking rates. We chose the VW Polo (and after this holiday never again...).

Cape Town is a vibrant city with lots of sightseeings and great places to drink and dine. We stayed at the PortsWood Hotel (an excellent colonial hotel) in the centre of the V&A Waterfront. This is where a lot of good restaurants and bars are located. From here you can also take the ferry to Robben Island. We spent two full days to explore this magnificent city and at the end of our trip we returned here for another couple of days.