Zulu beadwork is a popular memento to take home.
Shopping
Curios
There are loads of curios shops all around Cape Town, in major shopping centres as well as all around the main city centre. Long Street, St George’s Mall, Greenmarket Square and the markets at the train station in Adderley Street are your best bets.
You’ll also find unique handcrafted items and townships art at many roadside stalls around Cape Town. It’s worth shopping around as the quality and price varies. Most vendors will be happy to barter with you.
Jewellery
For exquisite gold, diamonds and jewellery, we can recommend Diamond Works, close to the International Convention Centre in Cape Town city centre. Here you will be treated to a glass of champagne and a short tour of the diamond process....you can even design your own jewellery – there's a designer on site to help you out.
You will also be introduced to Africa's newest prize; a rare stone that is being mined at the foot of Kilimanjaro, called Tanzanite.
We have pre-negotiated discounts on behalf of our guests (generally 12%, but dependant on the item), so please let the store know that you have been referred by Nox Rentals. Alternatively call us, and we can arrange for the store's chauffeur to pick you up and drop you back off at home, after your tour and shopping experience.
Malls
The main shopping hubs are:
The V&A Waterfront
Here you can find everything from Arts & Craft markets to Boutiques and funky clothing shops – Young Designers Emporium is a must-see for its fab stylish array of clothes. You will also find some wonderful little curios shops and jewellery stores, as well as the Nelson Mandela Gateway centre across the harbour which boasts some fabulous art galleries and houses the Tourist Information Bureau. Every day of the week you will find live African entertainers in the outside areas, singing, performing and making it an unforgettable experience.
If hunger starts creeping in on you, and we know it will, the V&A has a wide variety of restaurants to choose from, where they cater for all tastes and price-ranges, from take-aways to pubs and sports bars, and from café's to bistros to fancy upmarket establishments.
Canal Walk – Century City
Here you can shop till you drop, literally! All shops are open from 9am till 9pm every day of the week. They offer the same as the Waterfront and more! The best thing about this place is that there is loads of entertainment for the young ones while the adults make their way up and down both levels. There is an outdoor skate board and roller blade ramp where skaters perform some cool tricks (unfortunately you have to bring your own blades and boards as none of the shops hire out this kind of equipment), there is the MTN Science Centre which has loads of cool inventions and gadgets to play with, there is a go-carting track, the cinemas, and right next door to the shopping centre is the well-loved theme park Ratanga Junction. (see For The Kids for more details).
Cavendish Square
This stylish shopping complex in the southern suburbs also boasts loads of shops from life style to books to clothes, as well as a food court and plenty of restaurants to choose from. You will also find cinemas here.
Markets
Green Market Square in Cape Town’s city centre is a one of Cape Towns oldest markets set on a cobbled square between Short and Long Market Streets. Originally used as a commercial trading area for passing ships, it is now a bustling market boasting a wide variety stalls selling African curios and a range of clothing items – all at fantastic prices. Barter your heart away. It is open Mondays to Fridays from 09h00 – 16h00 and Saturday mornings.
Around the corner from Green Market, on Long Street is the multi-storied Pan Africa Market. It showcases arts, crafts, jewellery, and artefacts from virtually every country in Africa at really good prices. You can even have your hair braided or enjoy authentic African treats at the café overlooking the street.
Another fantastic market is Green Point Market, happening next to the Green Point Stadium on Sundays. If you are around pop by and enjoy the diversity of this hub of activity. Here you can find fantastic African arts and crafts from Kenya, Zimbabwe, South and West Africa. They also sell other goods such as paintings, clothing, toiletries and a range of food. Open from 09h00 – 17h00 Sundays.
On Sundays there is also a market in Hout Bay offering a range of great home crafts and original curios. Located on the Main road and open from 10h00 – 17h00.
On the first Sunday of every month there is a Holistic Lifestyle Market held in Observatory. On offer is a variety of new age and spiritual displays include stalls on Astrology, Tai chi, Feng shui, massage, aromatherapy and various other practices Tel (021) 488 7166.
Located at the Waterfront, the Red Shed Art and Craft Market is the largest indoor craft market in Southern Africa and is not to be missed if you’re looking for authentic African crafts. Open daily from 09h30 – 18h00.
Antiques
Cape Town has lots of quaint little antique shops strewn around the city. There is also an antiques market located in Church Street. Outside the city centre, try along the False Bay coastline between Kalk Bay and Simonstown where there are a variety of tucked-away antique and bric-a-brac shops with a range of goods at reasonable prices.