Taj - Cape Town

Design Indaba 2012

Image courtesy of Design Indaba Cape Town’s annual celebration of design is set to prove once more that there is a better future for the Mother City, and indeed South Africa as a whole, through emerging creative talent and design. The Design Indaba has been committed to a vision that the economic revolution in South [...]

Cape Town International Ballet Competition

Image courtesy of Manuel Ebert Professional and non-professional dancers from South Africa and around the world will be participating in the Cape Town International Ballet Competition in a dynamic week-long event that includes elimination rounds culminating in the finals and two gala events with international guest artists performing. The biennial competition is taking place at the [...]

Cape Town Pride Festival

Image courtesy of B.T. Indrelunas The Mother City is generally regarded as the epicentre of gay culture in South Africa. Cape Town abounds with gay-popular accommodations, restaurants, and bars and annually celebrates one of the biggest and most exciting gay pride events in the Southern Hemisphere – Pride Cape Town – which takes place over 10 [...]

The Opening of Parliament

Image Courtesy of fabulousfabs A key event on South Africa’s Parliamentary and political calendar is the opening of Parliament in Cape Town and the State of the Nation Address. This year the opening of Parliament will be taking place on 9 February 2012 as Cape Town once more hosts the National Assembly and the National Council [...]

Valentine’s Day at the Taj Cape Town

A romantic night in the heart of the Mother City awaits those looking for the ultimate romantic gesture. A Valentine’s Day treat of exotic spa treatments, champagne and oysters, sumptuous dinners and luxurious accommodation and an evening of elegance, glamour and romantic indulgence. Romantic foods, exotic locales and luxurious settings, the Bombay Brasserie will indulge your [...]

Romantic Cape Town

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and Cape Town has a wealth of shops, activities and locations to inspire the best romantic ideas for this annual celebration of love. Cape Town’s spectacular sunsets provide the perfect romantic setting to any Valentine’s Day and can be enjoyed from a host of different locations. Sunset cruises [...]

Always Active Summer

Image courtesy of graeme_newcomb While the holidays may be over and the working week has once more becomes the norm, Cape Town locals and visiting veterans alike know that the city never loses its sense of summer play. Indeed, in Cape Town there are always opportunities to get out, explore and do some fantastic summer activities. [...]

The Nutcracker On Ice

Image courtesy of Herby Hönigsperger Quintessentially festive, The Nutcracker is a fairytale ballet by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky which has thrilled and enchanted audiences of all ages for over a hundred years. Now the international ice dance sensation – The Imperial Ice Stars – will be returning to South Africa this January with the World [...]

Cape Town Helicopter Tours

Images courtesy of Cape Town Helicopters Table Mountain, Cape Point and indeed all of the Cape Peninsula offers visitors to Cape Town many opportunities to see some of the most awe inspiring views anywhere in the world. Why not get an exciting birds-eye view of the majestic Cape Peninsula on a Cape Town helicopter tour? From [...]

Kids Activities in Cape Town

Cape Town has always been the perfect family holiday destination with a range of kids activities to keep children entertained. Whether it’s a trip to the Aquarium, a ride at the Blue Train children’s theme park or a cruise on a pirate ship, there’s something for everyone in Cape Town. Blue Train Ride The Blue [...]

Cape Horseracing 2012

Image courtesy of tpower1978 Each summer Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town plays host to a bevy of prestigious horseracing events which draw South Africa’s elite to a day of glamorous fun, exhilarating races and fashionable excess. January is indeed the social highlight on the Cape Town racing calendar. In 2012, the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate will [...]

Cape Town’s Twin Honours Pt 2

Image courtesy of warrenski Cape Town’s image as a premier holiday destination has been further entrenched, having won the World Design Capital 2014 bid and in Table Mountain becoming one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. In part two of our look at Cape Town’s twin honours we look towards 2014 and what this means [...]

Cape Town’s Twin Honours Pt 1

Image courtesy of warrenski Never has there been a better time to visit Cape Town as the city is literally abuzz with excitement over two great international victories which are sure to put South Africa and the Mother City at the top of global holiday destination lists for many years to come. Winning both the World Design [...]

New Year’s Celebrations at the Taj

Image courtesy of derekkeats It’s been a great year for the Taj Cape Town and a fantastic year for the Mother City and with 2012 rapidly approaching; Capetonians and indeed South Africa as a whole have more to celebrate than ever. It’s with this in mind that the Taj Cape Town has put together a range [...]

Christmas Celebrations at the Taj

Image courtesy of jimw Christmas is a time for giving, a time to reflect on whether you have been naughty or nice over the last year and a time for joyous celebration. It’s a time for family, for friends and for loved ones to get together in the unifying spirit of global cheer. It’s our second [...]

City Sightseeing Bus

Image courtesy of RichardAtUCT Cape Town is a culturally rich city filled with a wealth of attractions. There are many ways to explore the city, from the ease of taking a lunchtime walk out of our front doors into the historic city centre to the extravagance of being chauffeured in a luxury car. For a novel, [...]

The Heart of Cape Town Museum

Images courtesy of Heart of Cape Town Museum The Company Gardens, St Georges Cathedral and surrounding museums and cultural centres just opposite the Taj Cape Town have always been considered the historic heart of Cape Town. This December though, marks the 44th Anniversary of another historic heart, not only for Cape Town, but for South Africa and [...]

Designer-Maker Christmas Market

Images courtesy of FreeWorldDesignCentre The beautifully artistic and design-centric facets in the jewel that is Mother City can be explored further this festive season as the third Designer-Maker Christmas market takes place this December. The Taj Cape Town is eagerly looking forward to our second Christmas in Cape Town and as the end of the year approaches [...]

Lost in the Stars

Image courtesy of Cape Town Opera South African author Alan Paton’s phenomenal novel, ‘Cry, the Beloved Country’ has enjoyed critical success worldwide since its first publication selling over 15 million copies during his life time, inspiring two cinema adaptations and one Broadway play. Shortly after its first publication, the incredibly moving tale of Stephen Kumalo, a black [...]

Kirstenbosch Concerts and Carols

Image courtesy of warrenski Kirstenbosch Gardens is the place to be when kicking off the festive season. Not only a fantastic way to spend an afternoon in Cape Town, but a truly festive Mother City musical experience when locals and tourists alike put down their blankets and unpack their picnic baskets. Every Sunday, running from November to [...]

Taj Cape Town Wine Tasting Series #6

The Taj Cape town is pleased announce the sixth and final event in our wine tasting series which affords wine lovers and viticulture aficionados the opportunity to taste some of the country’s best wines and meet the people who created them. The Wine Tasting and Dinner pairing event is scheduled for 24 November 2011 and [...]

Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Image courtesy of Cape Town Opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail, which translates as: The Abduction from the Seraglio, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s three act opera of hero Belmonte’s attempt to rescue his beloved Konstanze from the Seraglio – a sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines – of the Pasha(Lord) Selim with his servant Pedrillo. [...]

Guy Fawkes Celebrations

Image courtesy of Dean Pemberton Cape Town skies are once again about to explode with the dazzling brilliance of colourful fireworks as the annual Guy Fawkes Day celebration swings round. Perhaps one of the best nights of the year to see the mother city alight with the multicoloured glow of fireworks and festiveness, the 5th of [...]

The FNB Whisky Live Festival

Image courtesy of TSKVN The FNB Whisky Live Festival, which runs from 2 to 4 November 2011 in Cape Town, is set to take both whisky aficionados and new whisky drinkers on a merry romp through the origins, flavours and history of this alluring drink. The Whisky Live Festival has already become the largest, liveliest and most [...]

Oriental Dance Festival

Image courtesy of Alaskan Dude The 6th International Oriental Dance festival will be taking place in Cape from the 27th – 30th October 2011, where Cape Town belly dancers attempt to break a Guinness World Record. The belly dancers will attempt to break a Guinness World Record for “Most people belly dancing simultaneously” which currently stands at 826 [...]

Cape Town Diwali Festival

Image courtesy of chintanmannan An initiative supported by the City of Cape Town and Indian High Commission, the Diwali Festival was held for the very first time in Cape Town in 2009 and has since become a permanent feature in the Western Cape Province. The heart of the Mother City will be lit up once again as [...]

Taj Cape Town hosts Tutu’s Guests

Archbishop Desmond Tutu recently celebrated his 80th birthday at St. George’s Cathedral here in the heart of the mother city and the Taj Cape Town was proud to host many of the international celebrities attending the Archbishop’s birthday celebrations just across the road. Birthday wishes poured in from across South Africa and the international community and [...]

Cape Town Craft Markets Pt 2

Image courtesy of Urban Adventures Cape Town craft markets are the perfect place for those looking for that fond memento or perfect gift. Often an experience all their own, the variety and uniqueness of the many craft markets to be found can still amaze and delight. Green Market Square in the Cape Town city centre is one [...]

Cape Town Craft Markets Pt 1

Image courtesy of the constant nomad Craft markets have long been a part of Cape Town culture, each offering a little piece of the mother city lifestyle and the diverse cultures that have made Cape Town their home. All uniquely different, Cape Town craft markets are the perfect places to find that special memento or thoughtful [...]

Chapman’s Peak Drive

Images courtesy of coda The Chapman’s Peak Drive on the western side of the Cape Peninsula is a spectacular stretch of road that whose flank falls sharply for hundreds of metres into the Atlantic Ocean. The road hugs the near-vertical face of the mountain from Hout Bay to Noordhoek and is much loved for the magnificent [...]

La Traviata

Image courtesy of Piano Piano! Verdi’s shockingly realistic contemporary tragedy about a courtesan dying from tuberculosis was considered scandalous in Venice at the time as audiences were unprepared for and shocked by the realism of an opera in modern dress. La Traviata has become the second most frequently performed opera in the world, becoming a prime example [...]

Gun Run 2011

The super popular half-marathon that winds its way through the heart of Cape Town, this year’s OUTsurance 94.5 Kfm Gun Run will have a new start and finish with participants lining up outside the Cape Town Stadium. The 2011 Gun Run takes place on Sunday 9 October, starting in Fritz Sonnenberg Road and finishing in [...]

Cape Town Oktober Bierfest

This year, Capetonians won’t have to travel all the way to Munich to experience the Oktober Bierfest as the Bavarian beer festival will be coming to Cape Town from 29 September to 1 October 2011. The Oktoberfest is a two-week festival held each year in Munich, Germany during late September and early October. This 16–18 [...]

Cape Town Boat Show

Image courtesy of Trevor Wilkins If you’re interests lie in miniature remote controlled boats, inflatable dinghies, speedy powerboats, huge catamarans or even the ever impressive dragon boats, this year’s Cape Town International Boat show will have something for you. Now in its 11th year, the show continues to provide everything water sport related that boat enthusiasts could [...]

National Braai Day

Image courtesy of barbourians Heritage Day (24 September) is a time for all South Africans to recognise those unique aspects of South African culture. From our creative expression to our historical inheritance, the languages we speak, the land in which we live and the food we eat as well. Braai4Heritage is a non-profit organisation solely committed [...]

Taj Cape Town Wine Tasting Series #5

The Taj Cape town is pleased to present the 5th in a series of wine events which afford wine lovers the chance to taste some of the country’s best wines and meet the people who created them. The latest wine tasting and dinner pairing is scheduled for 29 September 2011 and includes wines from Genevieve, [...]

Chefs Warehouse and Cookery School

Image courtesy of Elle Decoration The Chef’s Warehouse & Cookery School is all about food and promises exciting cooking classes and short courses by Dublin born Liam Tomlin and a host of local celebrated chefs and presenters. Liam is the author of two highly respected books, “BANC” and “Season to Taste”. The school itself forms a [...]

Nederburg Wine Auction

Images courtesy of Nederburg Auction This year marks the 37th year of the prestigious Nederburg Wine Auction, showcasing the spectrum of award-winning and rare Cape wines created by the country’s most talented winemakers. It’s one of the premier events on the Cape Town wine calendar as local and international wine buyers bid for some of the [...]

Secretaries Day

On Secretaries Day, 7 September 2011, employers everywhere can really show their office assistants how much all their hard work and efforts throughout the year are appreciated. Stressful, demanding and often overworked, secretaries keep the wheels of business and industry turning. The event is celebrated worldwide and Secretaries Day will fall on 7 September this year [...]

Cape Town Extreme Pt2

Cape Town is abundant with exciting extreme sport activities and extraordinary experiences. We’re continuing our look at unforgettable, heart-pounding escapades to be found in the Mother City with this second dose of adrenalin-pumping adventure activities spanning land, sea and air. High Speed Boat Rides For an exhilarating 100km/hour ECO adventure that’s fun and safe, high speed inflatable [...]

Cape Town Wine Expo

A firm Cape Town favourite, The Rand Merchant Bank WineX Cape Town is renowned as the largest and most important premium consumer wine exhibition in the Western Cape. WineX returns to the CTICC on 8 & 9 September 2011. Thousands will be flocking to WineX Cape Town this September where the country’s finest wine producers and [...]

Toffie Food Festival

The first Toffie Food Festival and Conference takes place at the Cape Town City Hall from Saturday 3 until Sunday 4 September and is considered by festival organizer, Peet Pienaar, to be more of a food salon than a food show, focusing on learning and forging food-based friendships and relationships as much as it does [...]

Experience Taj Cape Town

Originally home to the South African Reserve Bank and Temple Chambers, later the Board of Executors (BOE), it successfully combines the heritage of the old with the luxury of the new. This luxury five-star hotel is ideally located in the centre of historic Cape Town at the entrance to the famous pedestrian precinct, St George’s Mall [...]

Cape Town Extreme Pt1

Those looking for unforgettable, heart pounding adventures will find Cape Town abundant with exciting extreme sport activities and extraordinary experiences. Get your adrenalin pumping with a range of adventure activities spanning land, sea and air. Abseil on Table Mountain Step over the edge into the pure empty space of “The Long Drop” and abseil down Table Mountain, [...]

The Rakes Progress

Stravinsky’s first English-language opera about a young man’s fall from grace in three acts and an epilogue, The Rake’s Progress makes its debut at the Baxter on August 30th 2011. Staged by the creative team responsible for 2010’s uproarious Il viaggio a Reims, Stravinsky’s wacky neoclassical masterpiece is sure to delight audiences with its wit [...]

Hiking in Cape Town

Image courtesy of LaertesCTB Cape Town’s beautiful Table Mountain is a hiker’s delight with an abundance of flora and fauna and some of the most breathtaking views available. Indeed the mountains which hug our wonderful city of Cape Town provide a range of hiking trails for travellers keen on great walks, fantastic views and the natural [...]

The Croissant Challenge

Image courtesy of meshmar2 The Taj Cape Town is delighted to invite select members of the press to a brunch experience with a difference today. Our chefs will be coming out of the kitchen and showing our guests how to create what could be crowned as the best filled croissant in Cape Town. Our guests will have [...]

15th Nando’s Cape Comedy Festival

The 15th annual Nando’s Cape Comedy Festival will be bringing the world’s hottest comedy to the beautiful mother city as a host of international and local comedy acts perform for the first time at the Artscape Theatre. For over a decade, the Nando’s Cape Town Comedy Festival has put Cape Town on the world entertainment map [...]

40th Youth Music Festival

15 exceptionally talented young singers and classical musicians will get the opportunity to perform with the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra as the 40th annual Youth Music Festival introduces top up-and-coming Cape Town performers to the professional stage. The creation of the Youth Music Festival itself dates back to the opening of Artscape, then known as the [...]

Cape Winemakers Guild Auction Showcase

Image courtesy of Cape Wine Makers Guild For twenty nine years, the Cape Winemakers Guild has raised the quality bar for the South African Wine Industry. They motivate their members to craft the highest quality wines available in South Africa and, indeed, some of the best in the world. Each year rare limited edition wines are [...]