Here lies some of the oldest parts like Oranjezicht, Tamboerskloof, Gardens and the Bo Kaap (Malay Quarters). The closer they are to Table Mountain, the steeper plots become. In the City Bowl there are, besides shops and offices, a number of tourist attractions like, for instance, the Castle of Good Hope, City Hall, the park of Company's Garden, the Parliament and many museums.
All these attractions can be reached on foot.The conical mountain west of Table Mountain is called "Lion's Head" (apparently because the last Cape lion was shot there in 1923), and the pass between the two mountains is "Kloof Nek".
A road leads through Tamboerskloof up to Kloof Nek, where it goes left to the Cableway Station and straight down to Camps Bay and - if continued along the sea - to Hout Bay and Llandudno on the Cape Peninsula, all very popular and likewise expensive parts of the town with beautiful beaches.

Travelling from the City Bowl in a western direction, past the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, you get to the Atlantic Seaboard. Green Point and Sea Point at the foot of "Signal Hill" lie directly at the Atlantic and are characterised by high-rise apartment buildings with innumerable restaurants and bars. There are promenades for leisurely walks, but no beaches for swimming.The coastal road leads further on to Camps Bay. On the way one, comes past Fresnaye, Bantry Bay and Clifton. Here are mainly terribly expensive luxury apartments with stunning seaviews. You find great beaches in secluded rocky bays.