Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Cape Town SA

 

Activities and Shopping at the

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

Cape Town, South Africa

The attractive Victoria and Alfred waterfront was a short walk from our hotel.

The shopping opportunities include a variety of local products.

There's also a sizeable shopping centre.

It seemed like a good location to relax at a local restaurant and enjoy fish n' chips

Cape Town Fish Market

After lunch, we heard music and saw a gathering crowd. The songs and dances by the Ithamba Youth Choir were engaging.

If you have time, enjoy a part of the video, which I placed on YouTube.

There were other food options-

Here are some examples of public art.

And statues of honoured leaders.

We ended our day with a ride on the wheel.

It was late afternoon, so we walked back to our hotel and headed to the airport for our late night flight back to the USA.

At the airport

Link to our African cruise and other ports of call.

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Here are a few more photos from the waterfront...

A Bit of History

The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, known locally as the V& A Waterfront, is named after Prince Alfred and his mother, Queen Victoria.

According to the V& A website, the first structure was a jetty built by Jan van Riebeeck in 1654. Following the storms of 1858, insurance giant, Lloyds of London, refused coverage for ships wintering in Table Bay. This is when Prince Alfred enters the story.

Prince Alfred was Queen Victoria's second son and a Midshipman. It was 17 September 1860 when his load of stone initiated the construction of a breakwater, which would be the first Cape Town Harbour.

Various projects since 1988 have added shops, lodging, restaurants, and more to the area we see today.

Google Map of the V&A Waterfront