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Activities for Teenagers

Really cool activities in Cape Town South Africa

Are you looking for activities for teenagers? Want to know what is keeping teenagers in Cape Town busy and happy?

In Cape Town there are so many great activities to keep the whole family entertained.

Teenager activities: pictures by M Wolfe, A Mark and A Syed at sxc.hu

Where to go bowling, try dune surfing or take a rollercoaster ride?

So you would really love to come here on holidays or maybe even for a longer stay.

And you have got children between 12 and 17, teenagers? Will they jump at the idea to go to South Africa too?

Well, let me assist you here.

I will give you some great ideas what teenagers can do in Cape Town and give you reasons why a stay in Cape Town will be cool for them too.

You will read where to find really interesting activities and how much money you will have to fork out for them and also how your children can gain as many great experiences as possible when holidaying or even living in the Mother City.

Fun activites for teenagers in Cape Town

• Mad about Football – not only for Soccer Fans

Where? Cape Town Stadium, 15 min from Cape Town CBD. The new visitor centre just opened in August 2010 and offers several tours. How much does it cost? R60 for adults, R30 for kids up to 12 and pensioners and R10 per student for school groups. Contact

• Go Toboganning

Where? Durbanville – Tygervalley, 40 min north-east of Cape Town CBD. Costs: From R20 single to R150/R200 for a day pass. Contact

• Theme Park with more than 23 rides and rollercoasters

Where: Ratanga Junction, Century City, 20 min north of Cape Town CBD. Costs: From R65 (under 1.3m) and R132 (over 1.3m), open only during school holidays and on public holidays. Contact

• Sandboading anyone

Where: Atlantis, 45 min north of Cape Town CBD. Costs: From R550 for a half day of fun in the sand. Contact

• Do you like iceskating?

Where: Grand West Casino Complex, Goodwood, 20 min east of Cape Town. Costs: From R30 (incl. skates). Contact

• Enjoy minigolf or putt-putt

Where: Several places around Cape Town. Muizenberg Beach Promenade, Green Point Promenade, Durbanville Vodacom Golf Driving Range or try Cave Golf at the V&A Waterfront next to Scratch Patch. Costs: From R 8.

• Go bowling

Where: Several places around Cape Town. Costs: From R 25. Contact

• How about climbing walls

Where: Observatory, 20 minutes south of Cape Town CBD. Costs: depending on course, day pass from R50 excl. gear rental. Contact

Activities for Teenagers: Wild about Wildlife

Then there are all the fun wildlife parks around Cape Town, like:

• World of Birds in Hout Bay

• Monkey Town in Somerset West

• Butterfly World near Paarl, off the N1

• Le Bonheur Crocodile Farm in Simondium near Paarl, off the N1

• Lion Park in Stellenbosch

• Cheetah Enclosure and Bird Park in Stellenbosch

• Snake Park at Imhoff Farm in Noordhoek

• Ostrich Farm at Cape Point or at the West Coast

Watersport Activities for Teenagers

• Try Kitesurfing

Where: Blouberg, 30 min. north of Cape Town CBD. Costs: R495 per two hour lesson. Contact

• How about canoeing

Where: Milnerton Lagoon. Costs: enquire for courses. Contact

• Sailing lessons

Where: Zandvlei Imperial Yacht Club near Muizenberg, 40 min south of Cape Town CBD. Costs: R350 per course. Contact

• Surfing lessons:

Where: Rietvlei, near Blouberg, 40 minutes north of Cape Town CBD. Costs: Enquire for lessons. Contact

• Surfing lessons for girls:

Where? Muizenberg, Big Bay, Milnerton and other locations. Their headquarters are in Muizenberg: 30 min. south of Cape Town CBD. Costs From R125 per lesson. Contact

For other great activities for childrens and teenagers go to my

Top Ten Kids Activities

Activities for Teenagers: Adventure Camps and Adventure Trips

How about seeing a bit of the country and going on a safari when in Cape Town?

There are many great game farms near Cape Town like Fairy Glen and Aquila Game Farm or Buffelsfontein just within a one hours drive from Cape Town. If you do not mind traveling further Kruger National Park and Addo Elephant Park near Port Elizabeth offer great adventures too.

Many game reserves offer special nature drives and walks for children and teenagers. Often teenagers are allowed to go on guarded ranger walks from 12 years of age. Make sure you ask about which activities your children will be allowed to join.

Another place I can highly recommend is the San Cultural Heritage Centre

• Learn about the Bushmen – Take a San tour Where? !Khwa ttu, near Yzerfontein, 50 min north of Cape Town CBD. Contact

Other great Cape Town activities for teenagers

Then there are naturally all the other Top Cape Town attractions which do not only attract children or teenagers.

There are great museums in Cape Town where you can learn about the country's history, like in the District Six Museum, which shows how the apartheid regime affected the life of the cloloured and black people in Cape Town.

Inside the District Six Museum in Cape Town

Then there is also the Cultural History Museum housed in the Slave Lodge at Company Gardens which is a must see for anybody interested in learning more about Cape Town’s history.

Not to forget a must to visit in Cape Town is to take the ferry to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years.

Thanks for visiting and HAVE FUN!!!

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