Attending

Travel and
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City

Cape Town is the mother city and is in the Western Cape, South Africa. Cape Town is famous for its sun, sea, and scenery. Cape Town offers varying landscapes, found in very few other places in the world. This beautiful coastal gem offers forests, beaches, gardens, mountains, oceans, grasslands, nature reserves and Winelands. Cape Town is also home to Table Mountain, the New7Wonders (N7W) of Nature and one of the most unique floral biomes in the world, fynbos (City sightseeing South Africa). While attending the conference you will be spoilt for choice on what you can do during your free time.

Venue

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Breakwater Lodge is situated alongside the V&A Waterfront and within walking distance of all the entertainment and restaurants the Waterfront has to offer, this unusual conference and function venue also gives visitors a bird’s eye view of the restored harbour, the bay, and the mountain. The affordable accommodation it provides is comfortable – quite different from when the building housed a prison in the nineteenth century.

This conference centre is 20km away from Cape Town International Airport. The GPS co-ordinates are -33.90692426924688, 18.415492195628428

The centre is easy to reach on foot from hotels in the area and conveniently accessible via hired vehicle or taxi. Cape Town’s MyCiti public bus service has a stop within the V&A Waterfront.

Travel and Accomodation

Places to stay

Cape Town offers accommodation options for all travellers, see here.

Self-catering

Lawhill Luxury Apartments – https://www.waterfront.co.za/accomm/lawhill-luxury-apartments/

Mountain Marina – https://www.waterfront.co.za/accomm/mountain-marina/

Budget-friendly accommodation

City Lodge Hotel V&A Waterfront – https://clhg.com/hotels/180/City-Lodge-Hotel-Victoria-&-Alfred-Waterfront

Garden Court Victoria Junction – https://www.southernsun.com/garden-court-victoria-junction?utm_source=google&utm_medium=businesslisting&utm_campaign=hotel_garden-court-victoria-junction

Other options: Use the search functionality on Booking.com to find options to suit your needs

Places to visit while in Cape Town

Table Mountain – The defining beacon of Cape Town’s cityscape, Table Mountain is in fact one of the most instantly recognisable landmarks in the world. Buy your tickets online here.
Cape Point – Meeting place of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. A tour is available here.

It would be the easiest and most convenient option to use the hop-on hop-off bus that departs from the V&A Waterfront to see the many sights Cape Town has to offer.

Consider purchasing the Cape Town City Pass to enjoy access to 80+ Cape Town attractions. Other options are included below:

Explore the Mother City with City Sightseeing Tours and

Top 10 things to do in Cape Town Central

Travelling

Visa requirements

From the South African Department of Home Affairs: Visitors’ visas are for international travellers (citizens of other countries) who have permanent residence outside South Africa and wish to visit the country temporarily for tourism or business purposes of 90 days or less.

If you reside in the following countries, you are exempt from applying for a visa.

Visa requirements for East African Countries and Visa requirements for Western Africa Countries.

If your country is not on the list of exempt countries, you will need to apply for a visa to enter South Africa. The South African online eVisa service allows the processing an eVisa application with the South African Department of Home. Alternatively, you may use VFS Global.

Flights

The most convenient is to book flights landing at Cape Town International airport.

Safety and security

As with any other country in the world, we do not live in a crime-free zone. The risk of violent crime to visitors travelling to tourist destinations such as the V&A Waterfront is low, but all visitors should remain vigilant.

The following tips will assist you:

Choose a hotel or resort in a safe area of the city
Keep all personal items close to your person, including copies of identifying information
Lock up your original forms of identification in the hotel room safe
Consider traveling with a group or at least one other person; there is safety in numbers
Carry a fully charged cell phone whenever you go out
Have a list of emergency phone numbers on speed-dial
Avoid traveling through dangerous areas of the city and only walk around during the daytime
Keep your eyes always peeled when out in public

In the unfortunate event that you are the victim of crime, contact the South African Police Services (SAPS):

Station: Cape Town Central (Western Cape)

Phone: 021-4678078 Email: CT-CENTRAL-SAPS@saps.gov.za

Physical Address:
28 Buitekant Street
Cape Town
8000
Private Bag X9059

LATITUDE: -33.92774 LONGITUDE: 18.4231

Additional contact numbers (Operational Room):

021-4678006
021-4678007

Weather

From Weather24.com, The temperatures in Cape Town in August are usually low and can range between 11°C (51°F) and 17°C (62°F). You can expect about 3 to 8 days of rain in Cape Town during the month of August. It is a good idea to bring along your umbrella so that you don’t get caught in poor weather.

We highly recommend that you review the 14 day weather forecast for Cape Town before you arrive.

Transport

We would recommend using Uber as a safe and convenient transport option. The options to install are available for Apple and Android users below:

Uber – Request a ride on the App Store – Apple

Uber – Request a ride – Apps on Google Play

Load shedding Caution

In South Africa we have scheduled electricity outages, time without electricity known as load shedding. To know when your area will be without electricity, usually for around 2 hours in a facility without a generator, please use the following applications:

Loadshedding – ESP EskomSePush – Apps on Google Play

EskomSePush (ESP) on the App Store – Apple

Load shedding Caution
In South Africa we have scheduled electricity outages, time without electricity known as load shedding. To know when your area will be without electricity, usually for around 2 hours in a facility without a generator, please use the following applications: