Castle of Good Hope Cape Town South Africa

Castle of Good Hope

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(984) · Castle in Zonnebloem, South Africa
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Jan 1, 2025
The neglect is shameful and humiliating. The tour guides do their best as ambassadors, but everything is dirty and the weeds in the walls tell their own story. It makes it difficult to boast about th… Full review by Kathleen S
Dec 15, 2024
The Castle of Good Hope is a place I have wanted to visit for several years now. My wife (a native South African) and I travel to SA for several months each year, and this has been on my bucket list.… Full review by James F
Dec 3, 2024
You move at your pace. What's quite amazing is that the sea level have changed and that the water was much closer to the castle than what it is today. The old furniture, the quality of wood used. One… Full review by Bongekile M
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The Castle of Good Hope is a star fort built in the 17th century in Cape Town, South Africa. Originally located on the coastline of Table Ba…
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It would be helpful for me to plan my time in Cape Town to know 1. How long does the guided tour take? 2. Approximately …
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It would be helpful for me to plan my time in Cape Town to know 1. How long does the guided tour take? 2. Approximately how much time might it take to see the whole site? Note the link on the Castle website to book does not work!
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The guided tour is about an hour and is fantastic - one of the best tours I’ve been on. You really don’t get much by walking around alone. There’s three museums to see and how …
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The guided tour is about an hour and is fantastic - one of the best tours I’ve been on. You really don’t get much by walking around alone. There’s three museums to see and how long that takes depends on you and what you like to see but it took my family another hour or so. And there’s the guard ceremony and the firing of the canon so between these I would plan on a three hour visit.
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I will be in Cape Town in August for a week. I know the castle is home to the Cape Town Highlanders and I wanted to …
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I will be in Cape Town in August for a week. I know the castle is home to the Cape Town Highlanders and I wanted to know when the boys attend for their parade. I know they wear the Gordon tartan and as a former soldier in Australia who served in a Scottish Regiment who also wore the Gordon colours I would like to see them.
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Thank you, look forward to your reply. Even if you can find out which day or night the regiment is on duty, thanks again.
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Hi there. Does anyone know how long the renovations will be ongoing?
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Hi. Yes, the renovations should have been finished in October 2015, but as with most projects they end up over running time and budget. I would say they will most likely only finish …
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Hi. Yes, the renovations should have been finished in October 2015, but as with most projects they end up over running time and budget. I would say they will most likely only finish mid-2016.
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