Gardens
in City of Cape Town of Western Cape, South Africa
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Cape Town International Airport (11 mi) - Langebaanweg Airport (68 mi)
- Saldanha /Vredenburg Airport (72 mi)
- Robertson Airport (86 mi)
- Overberg Airport (114 mi)
- Vredendal Airport (158 mi)
- Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Table Mountain Aerial Cableway (observation point, (2 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -33.931 and 18.410 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -33° 55' 53" and E 18° 24' 37"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rand - ZAR
- Spoken languages:
- Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:16 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:29 am and 7:37 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 22.221 and -159.561 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Haena - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Gardens
Gardens in City of Cape Town (Western Cape) is located in South Africa about 814 mi (or 1,309 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital.
Local time in Gardens is now 12:16 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 6 airports in the wider vicinity of Gardens, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in South Africa is Cape Town International Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cape Floral Region Protected Areas in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), North. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Malmesbury, Paarl and Moorreesburg. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 76 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 51% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
16°C (62 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
18°C (64 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
18°C (64 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
African Pride 15 On Orange Hotel
Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel
Trevoyan Guest House
Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel
Cloud 9 Boutique Hotel and Spa
Hippo Boutique Hotel
Parker Cottage
The Walden House
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice Cape Town
La Villa Belle Ombre
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Parliament of South Africa
The Parliament of South Africa is South Africa's legislature and under the country's current Constitution is composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. It has undergone many transformations as a result of the country's tumultuous history. From 1910 to 1994, it was elected mainly by South Africa's white minority, before the first elections with universal suffrage were held in 1994.
Gallery Mau Mau
Gallery Mau Mau (1996–1998) was a counter-culture "art space" situated in Cape Town, South Africa. Although short-lived, the experimental space provided low-cost access to the arts for artists of all races, broke boundaries and defined the period in which a visual arts culture saw enormous growth in the city. It was run by cultural activist David Robert Lewis, multimedia artist Adam Lieber, musician and disk jockey Nick Birkby and fine artist Chris Slack.
City Bowl
The City Bowl is a part of Cape Town in South Africa. It is a natural amphitheatre-shaped area bordered by Table Bay and defined by the mountains of Signal Hill, Lion's Head, Table Mountain and Devil's Peak.
Tot Nut van het Algemeen
Tot Nut van het Algemeen (trans. 'For the good of all'), commonly known as Tot Nut, was a Dutch-medium school in Cape Town from 1804 to 1870. The school catered for all nationalities and played an important role in educating the Dutch-speaking children of the Cape Colony. Its curriculum included modern and ancient languages, literature, mathematics drawing and vocal music. The school also maintained a preparatory section for infants.
Iziko South African Museum
The Iziko SA Museum is a South African national museum which located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. It has been on its present site in the Company's Garden since 1897. The museum houses important African zoology, palaeontology and archaeology collections.
Michaelis School of Fine Art
Michaelis School of Fine Art was founded in 1925, and is the Fine Arts department of the University of Cape Town. It is located at 31-37 Orange Street in Cape Town on Hiddingh Campus adjacent to the Cape Town Company Gardens. Associate Professor Stephen Inggs is the Director of the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. He is also co-founder of the Katrine Harries Print Cabinet with Pippa Skotnes.
Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck
Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck is an Afrikaans high school in Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded in 1926 by J.J. Jordaan. The school is situated at the foot of Table Mountain right next to the historical Welgemeend in Cape Town. The school has an enrolment of approximately 600 pupils, who are divided into three houses: Reijger, Dromedaris and De Goede Hoop, named after the three ships that Jan van Riebeeck landed in Cape Town in 1652.
Huguenot Memorial Building
The Huguenot Memorial Building, located at 48 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town, is a provincial heritage site in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. In 1980 it was described in the Government Gazette as “ This predominantly Edwardian building was erected by the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church to commemorate the arrival of the French Huguenots (1688). The foundation stone was laid on 24 August 1899 and the building was officially opened on 15 October 1903.
Gardens Commercial High School
Gardens Commercial High School is a coeducational inner city Secondary School in Cape Town, South Africa with learners aged 12 – 18 years. In 2006 the school was designated a Business, Commerce and Management (BCM) Focus School. As such, Gardens Commercial is part of an education intervention that aims to redress the Apartheid education system.
Western Cape High Court
The Western Cape High Court, Cape Town (formerly the Cape Provincial Division and commonly known as the Cape High Court) is one of the High Courts of South Africa. Located in central Cape Town, it has general jurisdiction over the Western Cape province. The court consists of 31 judges, led by Judge President John Hlophe.
Leeuwenhof
Leeuwenhof is an estate in the Gardens area of Cape Town, South Africa. It is the official residence of the Premier of the Western Cape. Leeuwenhof was originally a farmhouse dating to the time of the Dutch East India Company's rule of Cape Town. It includes a Slave Quarters which has been renovated and used to house an exhibition about slavery in Cape Town.
Labia Theatre
The Labia Theatre is an independent movie house located in Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa. The theatre has two locations, the original 68 Orange Street location which features four screens and two modern screens in the Lifestyle Centre at 50 Kloof Street. The Labia Theatre is the oldest independent art-repertory cinema in the country. The original building was once an Italian Embassy ballroom and was opened by Princess Labia in May 1949 as a theatre for the staging of live performances.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Gardens.
Cape Town: The Westin, Cape Town (source)
Vredehoek: Cape Town from, Vredehoek (source)
Camps Bay: Camps Bay Beach, Camps Bay (source)
Oranjezicht: Table Mountain − Cape Town, Oranjezicht (source)
Three Anchor Bay: Three Anchor Bay Road, Three Anchor Bay (source)
Cape Town › South: Bo-Kaap − Tamboerskloof − Gardens − Oranjezicht − Lion's Head − Table Mountain, Cape Town (source)
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