Spend a Fun Day at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is one of the Mother City’s most timeless natural attractions.

This incredible national botanical garden boasts a rich history; offers some of the most incredible flora anywhere in the world; and is the perfect family-friendly attraction to explore with your friends and loved ones.

In this post, we share some cool things to do on a fun day out at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.

1) Take a Protea Picnics Feast Along With You

Based in Hout Bay, Protea Picnics is a delightful, local picnic company that is passionately run by owner Sally de Villiers.

Sally’s affordable, yet tastefully curated Protea Picnics can be purchased and enjoyed anywhere in Cape Town. (You just need to collect your picnic order from her Hout Bay base.)

This means you can savour the picnic experience at the beach, on a mountain or yes, even at beautiful Kirstenbosch!

Best of all, for DK Villas guests who stay five nights or more at any of our Hout Bay apartments, we can offer you a beautiful picnic from Sally.

So, why not order your picnic and take it along with you to Kirstenbosch?

Kirstenbosch has so many tranquil picnic spots for visitors to enjoy and Sally’s Protea Picnics are the real deal.

Her picnics offer quality, healthy food and desserts that come beautifully packaged, with thoughtful, eco-friendly touches for extra good measure!

You can order from her set picnic menus or even build-your-own picnic. Note: Picnic orders cater for a minimum of two guests. To learn more or book a Protea Picnics experience, please see Sally’s website: www.proteapicnics.com.

Photo credit: Protea Picnics via www.proteapicnics.com

2) Brave the Boomslang

Aside from Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden’s many incredible garden sections, which include (to name a few), the Peninsula Garden, the Sculpture Garden, Mathews Rockery, the Education Centre - one of the garden’s most famous attractions is the thrilling Tree Canopy Walkway, affectionately called the Boomslang (tree snake in Afrikaans).

This giddying boardwalk curls above the treetops, offering incredible views from staggering heights! It even allows for some ideal photo opportunities too.

This 130-metre-long walkway is 12 metres high in places and offers visitors a unique way to admire and appreciate Kirstenbosch.

Photo credit: www.sanbi.org

3) Experience a Kirstenbosch Summer Concert

This concert experience is one of the hottest annual attractions in the Cape Town social calendar.

While it’s limited to certain summer dates, if you happen to be exploring the Mother City around that time, it’s well worth securing some tickets to enjoy a special outdoor concert experience on the lawns at Kirstenbosch. For more information on Kirstenbosch’s summer concerts, please see here: https://www.sanbi.org/event/kirstenbosch-summer-sunset-concerts-2023-24/

Another popular, fun attraction often enjoyed at Kirstenbosch is the Galileo Open Air Cinema. This fun movie company allows guests to book a unique outdoor cinema experience: watching a popular blockbuster movie in Kirstenbosch Garden!

For more details or to book this incredible open air cinema experience, please see their website: https://thegalileo.co.za/venue/kirstenbosch-garden/.

Photo credit: www.sanbi.org

Book a Relaxing Hout Bay Stay with DK Villas

DK Villas offers three lovely Hout Bay apartments for our guests to choose from.

Each of our beautiful, self-catering apartments comes with its own set of accommodation perks, luxury amenities and special views - but this time, we want to highlight our gorgeous, family-friendly Boardwalk apartment.

This thrilling, self-catering apartment comfortably sleeps four guests (including children). This makes it perfect for families visiting Cape Town or anyone desirous of a soothing seaside getaway in beautiful Hout Bay.

What’s more, The Boardwalk apartment has a fun, playful feel to it, largely thanks to its funky, yet trendy furnishings!

Complete with bright, airy interiors and stunning mountain- (of charming Chapman’s Peak) and sea-views, this two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment also comes fully equipped with a host of amenities and creature comforts to ensure a comfortable, soothing family getaway.

Use it as your home base when exploring local city attractions, like Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch or the V&A Waterfront - or even Hout Bay itself, as our secure, luxurious apartment is close to Hout Bay’s own local shops, restaurants and beach!

For more information or to book this Hout Bay apartment, please see here on our website.