Travel
The closest airport is the Cape Town International Airport.
The venue is approximately 25 minutes from the airport, depending on traffic. Participants are responsible for arranging their own transport to and from the airport. Some options include:
EZ Shuttle – here
Citi Shuttle – here
Airport Hopper – here
Local Transportation
Metered taxis and ride-hailing services such as Bolt and Uber are widely available.
The MyCiti Bus is in operation around Cape Town, but there is no stop directly in front of the City Lodge Hotel. The closest stop is Leeuwen which is 600 m away (2 minute walk). The route map is available here. Note that although you may see a MyCiti bus station at the Cape Town International Airport, please be aware this is no longer in use.
Hotels
No block bookings for accommodation have been made at the Cape Town Lodge for AST-27.
Please feel free to contact them directly should you prefer to stay there (+27 21 422 0030).
Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation. However, some recommended hotels within close proximity to the venue are:
Hyatt Regency Cape Town – here
Cape Town Heritage Hotel and Spa – here
Pepper Club – here
Daddy Long Legs – here
Stay Easy Cape Town – here
Meals and Dietary Requirements:
Morning and afternoon tea will be available during the meeting. Lunch will be at each participants discretion. A list of nearby restaurants is available below
Participants with dietary restrictions are requested to indicate this to ensure appropriate catering arrangements. Please contact t.morris@saeon.nrf.ac.za.
Local Restaurants:
Within the Cape Town Lodge Hotel is the Famous Butcher’s Grill. Bree Street (the road behind the hotel) is popular in terms of eateries. Other interesting restaurants around the hotel include:
Clarke’s Dining – here (web link was not working very well)
Vuma Creative – here
The Ladder – here
Iron Steak and Bar – here
Scala Pasta – here
Things to do in Cape Town:
There are lots of things to do in Cape Town and April is a lovely time of the year. We are going into autumn at that stage and the temperatures are not as hot as summer (21-23° C on average), with cooler evenings (12-14° C on average), and the strong south-easterly winds of summer have weakened. Being a winter rainfall region, we can expect some rain in April.
- V+A Waterfront offers a lot in terms of restaurants, shops and art galleries.
- Table Mountain cableway and National Park.
- Robben Island Museum and tour where Nelson Mandela was famously imprisoned.
- There exists a lot of museums and art galleries around Cape Town. If of interest, search for Iziko Museum.
- Outside of the Cape Town city centre, there are a few wine regions of interest, including Constantia, Durbanville, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek (our French Quarter!).
- There are also some lovely places to visit further afield such as Hermanus along the south coast and Yzerfontein including the Buffelsfontein Game and Nature Reserve and the!Khwa ttu San Heritage Centre.
Plug points:
In South Africa, power plugs and sockets are type D, type M and type N. Standard voltage in 230 V at a frequency of 50 Hz.
Contact Information:
For general inquiries or assistance, please contact Tammy Morris: t.morris@saeon.nrf.ac.za