12 Hours at the Victoria and Albert Waterfront

BreakfastLunch
Everyone knows that breakfast is the mostFor lunch on your Cape Town holidays, you can't
important meal of the day. So, in order to getgo wrong with a classic pub meal at the
your day off to a great start, take breakfast atFerryman's Tavern. This child-friendly bar is open
the Shoreline Cafe. This small cafe is known forfrom 11am and perfect for enjoying a lazy meal
its egg and bacon breakfasts, and for childrenoutside on the sun terrace. The pub boasts 11
there is also the option of a special small frydraught beers and is popular with the local crowd,
breakfast. At this time of the morning, you maydue to the fact it doesn't hold the tourist prices
be feeling tired and in need of a large cappuccino.often associated with the area.
However, chances are that your children willAfternoon
already be raring to go, this is great news as theIn the afternoon, you should visit the Robben
Shoreline Cafe has a dedicated play centre,Island Embarkation Building, located at the end of
complete with trained staff, so you can enjoy aQuay 5 on Jetty 1. This building was the place that
breakfast on your Cape Town holidays knowingall prisoners embarked from when sent to the
that your children are being fully supervised.notorious Robben Island. The best known of
Morningthese prisoners was Nelson Mandela, and you can
The Shoreline Cafe is located inside the Twodiscover more about his ordeal by visiting the
Oceans Aquarium and eating breakfast here willRobben Island Exhibition and Information building,
enable you to beat the otherwise lengthy queues.next to the Clock Tower building. Of course, your
The aquarium is very much geared towardsCape Town holidays just wouldn't be complete
children and one of the most exciting areas is thewithout a stint on the island itself and tours to the
play area, located next to the seal tank. Thisisland depart daily from this point.
enables children and seals to play alongside eachEvening
other, which is great fun for all involved! TheA meal at Emily's will provide the perfect ending
aquarium is named after the Indian and Atlanticto your day at the Victoria and Albert
Oceans that meet at Cape Town and boastsWaterfront. This South African restaurant offers
over 3,000 animals from sharks to turtles andthe best in local cuisine and dishes are a blend of
penguins.both traditional and contemporary cookery. Emily's
After you've explored the aquarium you can viewis considered to be one of the top ten
seals in the wild at the nearby Seal Landing. This isrestaurants in the whole of South Africa and the
located opposite the original Bertie's Landingbeluga under seal and ostrich are amongst some
Restaurant, where a colony of Cape fur sealsof the dishes that should definitely be sampled on
makes their home.your Cape Town holidays.