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Frequently Asked Questions
November through March, during the southern summer: 24–28 °C, dry and sunny. It's the reverse of Canadian seasons — going in January or February trades a Canadian winter for Cape Town's summer.
There are no nonstop flights. The simplest routes are via Amsterdam (KLM, nonstop on to Cape Town), Paris (Air France via Johannesburg) or Newark (United's nonstop to Cape Town). Total travel time: 20 to 24 hours.
Four days cover the essentials (Table Mountain, the peninsula, Robben Island, a day in the Winelands). A week adds the Garden Route or beach time without rushing.
The tourist districts — V&A Waterfront, City Bowl, Camps Bay, Sea Point — are lively and well patrolled. Take normal big-city precautions: Uber at night, no valuables on display, and follow local advice on areas to avoid.
Recommended for the peninsula, the Winelands and the Garden Route. Left-side driving comes quickly and roads are excellent. Within the city itself, Uber is enough.
Yes — at Boulders Beach, 45 minutes from downtown, a colony of African penguins lives right on the beach, viewable from boardwalks a few metres away. Entry costs about $20 CAD.
Between $2,800 and $4,500 CAD per person, flights included, at a 3-4 star hotel level. On the ground, costs are far below Canadian levels: an excellent restaurant meal runs $15 to $40 CAD.
Yes — it's the classic itinerary: a 2-hour domestic flight links Cape Town to the Kruger region. Two weeks comfortably covers Cape Town, the Garden Route and 3 to 4 nights on safari.
No. Canadian citizens enter South Africa visa-free for tourist stays of up to 90 days, with a passport valid at least 30 days beyond departure and 2 blank pages.
Six hours ahead of Eastern time in summer, seven in winter. Because the flight path runs north-south, jet lag is mild — most travellers are functional the first morning.
