Blog — Commander Shuttle
Trip planning, driving routes, and travel notes from Cape Town.
Money in Cape Town: Cards, Cash, ATMs and Who to Tip
Money in Cape Town: Cards, Cash, ATMs and Who to Tip The first thing many people do after clearing arrivals at Cape Town International Airport is look for somewhere to change mone…
Where to Eat in Cape Town, From Harbour Shacks to Tasting Menus
Where to Eat in Cape Town, From Harbour Shacks to Tasting Menus Ask ten Capetonians for the best restaurants Cape Town has and you will get ten different answers, because the hone…
5 Days in Cape Town: The First-Visit Itinerary That Actually Works
5 Days in Cape Town: The FirstVisit Itinerary That Actually Works Most firsttime visitors try to squeeze the Cape Peninsula, the Winelands, Hermanus, the Garden Route and a safari…
Franschhoek: How the Food and Wine Valley Actually Works
Franschhoek: How the Food and Wine Valley Actually Works Drive an hour east of Cape Town, through a pass framed by mountains on three sides, and you arrive in a single long street…
Stellenbosch for First-Time Visitors: How to Pick 7 Wine Estates Without Wasting a Day
Stellenbosch for FirstTime Visitors: How to Pick 7 Wine Estates Without Wasting a Day Most firsttime visitors arrive in Stellenbosch with a phone full of saved "top 10" lists, a h…
Table Mountain: Cableway or Hike? How to Choose Without Wasting a Day
Table Mountain: Cableway or Hike? How to Choose Without Wasting a Day If you have one goodweather window in Cape Town, the Table Mountain cableway and the walking trails are not r…
Boulders Beach Penguins: When to Go and Which Gate to Use
Boulders Beach Penguins: When to Go and Which Gate to Use Boulders Beach Penguins are the only mainland colony in Africa where you can stand a metre from wild birds without a boat…
Chapman's Peak Drive: How to Drive It, When It Closes, and Where to Stop for Photos
Chapman's Peak Drive: How to Drive It, When It Closes, and Where to Stop for Photos If you have one afternoon on the Cape Peninsula and only one road on your list, make it Chapman…
A Week in Cape Town: What It Actually Costs in 2026
A Week in Cape Town: What It Actually Costs in 2026 Most articles about cape town trip cost either lowball you with backpacker dorm rates or pad the number with fivestar villa pri…
Cape Town Photography Spots: 12 Places Tourists Miss
Cape Town Photography Spots: 12 Places Tourists Miss Most visitors photograph Cape Town from the same three places: the Table Mountain cable car queue, the V&A Waterfront drawbrid…
Cape Town with Kids: A Five-Day Plan That Actually Works
Cape Town with Kids: A FiveDay Plan That Actually Works Cape Town with kids is not Cape Town with a partner cut down to slower walking speed. It is a different trip. Long flight,…
What to Pack for Cape Town: a Season-by-Season Guide
What to Pack for Cape Town: a SeasonbySeason Guide Most firsttime visitors get what to pack for Cape Town wrong in one of two directions. They either overpack for "African heat" a…
Cape Town Summer Survival: How to Time Peak Season Right
Cape Town Summer Survival: How to Time Peak Season Right In Cape Town summer the cable car queue can hit two hours by midmorning, and the better restaurants in Sea Point book out…
Cape Town in Winter: Why June, July and August Are Often the Best Time to Visit
Cape Town in Winter: Why June, July and August Are Often the Best Time to Visit Most guidebooks describe Cape Town in winter in two words: rain and damp. That is true, but it is o…
Private Driver or Tour Bus in Cape Town: How to Choose Without Wasting a Day
Private Driver or Tour Bus in Cape Town: How to Choose Without Wasting a Day Cape Town's biggest tourist mistake is treating "private driver" and "tour bus" as the same purchase a…
The Garden Route from Cape Town: Honest Itineraries for 4, 6 and 8 Days
The Garden Route from Cape Town: Honest Itineraries for 4, 6 and 8 Days Most firsttime visitors hear about the Garden Route from Cape Town and assume it's a halfday drive. It isn'…
Cape Winelands for First-Time Visitors: How to Choose Between Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl and Constantia
Cape Winelands for FirstTime Visitors: How to Choose Between Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl and Constantia Most firsttime visitors lump the Cape Winelands into one place on the…
Cape Town and Kruger: How to Fit Both Into One South Africa Trip
Cape Town and Kruger: How to Fit Both Into One South Africa Trip Of all the questions we get from firsttime visitors, "can we do Cape Town and Kruger in the same trip?" comes up m…
Cape Point Day Tour: A Realistic Hour-by-Hour Itinerary
Cape Point Day Tour: A Realistic HourbyHour Itinerary Most Cape Point day tour itineraries you find online were written by someone who has never tried to leave Boulders Beach at 1…
Stellenbosch Wine Tour: A Practical Guide
Stellenbosch Wine Tour: A Practical Guide A Stellenbosch wine tour is the one thing most firsttime visitors to Cape Town talk about when they get home, and the thing many of them…
Cape Town Airport Transfer: Every Option, Honestly Compared
Cape Town Airport Transfer: Every Option, Honestly Compared You land at Cape Town International after an elevenhour flight, you clear passport control, and you step into arrivals…
When to Visit Cape Town: A Month-by-Month Guide for First-Time Travellers
When to Visit Cape Town: A MonthbyMonth Guide There is no single best time to visit Cape Town. The right answer depends on whether you care most about weather, whales, wine harves…