We may still be in winter, but yesterday we were given a taste of summer, and man does it feel great. Summers in Cape Town are always glorious. The outdoor adventures, the late sunsets and all the amazing tourists that flock to our city to stimulate our economy. In the wake of the busy summer season, Cape Point is undergoing upgrades to ensure they are ready.
Traveller24 reports the popular tourist attraction is currently getting upgraded to the tune of an estimated R34 million. The upgrades should help enhance the visitor experience and are expected to be completed by summer.
Most of the funds allocated to Cape Point are going towards the main gate and upgrading the roads. An additional lane is being added to the main gate and the road will be expanded to ease congestion flow.
SANParks Cape Region’s Tarcia Hendricks says that upgrades to the Cape of Good Hope will also affect Cape Point. Their water line and sewerage system are being redone and all ablution facilities are also getting an upgrade. The Cape Point lighthouse will undergo its annual maintenance as well.
While the upgrades are taking place, people who are travelling the Cape Point Route should be aware of delays. There is a stop/go traffic management system in place while the roadworks are done. If you find yourself waiting at the stop/go point, and feeling a little annoyed, think about how wonderful it will be when the upgrades are done and you can access Cape Point easily. It won’t be long, summer is just around the corner!
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Theres a stack load of people starving out here in Cape Town.. that money could help these people with decent warm shelters… i personaly think… Please home before pleasing anyone else..
after how Lang ?? Is joke.
Very true Mpendulo but tourism is one of the biggest contributors to our country’s growth, particularly Cape Town tourism. What would make more sense is to stamp out corruption and the theft of millions and millions of Rands which would benefit our people.
What? Why?
It’s beautiful as it is. Why mess it up? It’s nature at its best…
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Make more accommodations for this disabled. I came there last year and your staff vehicle conveniently parked in a disabled parking bay and completely ignored the fact that we needed that bay. Not impressed at all.
That money could be used to build homes for the destitute or for pensioners or feeding schemes for the homeless.
However if its going to be spent on upgrading the city why not use it to beautify Robben Island which is a barren wasteland. Fill it with beautiful vegetation greenery landscaping hotels water features etc make it beautiful drawing attention to the place where Nelson Mandella and other historic people sacrificed many years of their lives to change the history of this country – don’t destroy the history, just beautify the surroundings.
Yip and so the entrance fee will also get a revamp…
As little as possible thanx
Sounds allot but it’s a tiny drop in the ocean vs what that place makes. It’s actually criminal what they charging tourist these days. U0001f620
How can they upgrade perfection?
Way too much money spent but if anything needs an upgrade..it’s the toilet/bathrooms at @capepoint.
But ot will create jobs for the people who do the upgrades.
Feeding the hungry is a bottomless pit, creating jobs is the answer.
I agree. Leave it as beautiful as it is. Drop the entrance fee so that locals can also afford to go there.
Maybe a change in our country and putting the money to better use!!!
Scrap that exhorbitant entry fee just upgrade the toilets spend money on more important things that affects the lives of those that struggle to survive
Roads, policeman/traffic cops monitor taxis who are or seemed to be above the law!
Robben Island is meant to be barren, void of vegetation. That’s how nature intended it to be.
Great news .it is the most awesome place to visit and the restaurant on top is fabulous.
Yes. I agree. The natural look is best but there is so
Much junk and building rubble lying around! I grew up there and it is now a disgrace
I hear you guys…. and am truly aware as a person who studied tourism… the site has never run at a lose.. meaning is it that 34mil will do that 17mil cant do.. i’d silented if we was told out of 68mil 50/50 was thrown if such and such.. including the uplifting of those in no hope.. 34/34mil – 17/17mil mmmmmm atleast its something… thats shows something was done…. 34mil… what are they doing putting aircons the out the whole attraction… might as well build a mini Nkandla whilst they at it..
I do not agree, it doesn’t have to remain barren, its ugly. If ‘nature’ intended it to be that way then there shouldn’t be a Chapman’s peak or whatever, there is lots of scope to beautify the surroundings. I’ve seen little islands like that looking stunning with more vegetation.
I still believe though that money like that should be put to use to uplift the quality of life to the less fortunate.
Creating…. out of a 100% only 15% will get the job what happens to the rest? Back on street corners , doing what is neccesary to get a coin.. major of the underpaid turn out to be the heaviest alcoholics… it seems to far to get yourself a decent car , house and nice clothing for me to look human clean like everybody else.. its not just in this country… Brazil argentina and lots more suffer from this govt greed… totaly not on.. but i like keeping quiet… cause The Creator Sees All… lets help where can and where cant leave to the Creator… sorry i pushed to far with this..
I wonder how much money was originally spent to make Robben Island a tourist attraction… and why it was not successful. I know that the boat that takes one out is often out of service…. that might be a problem.
1) Wider roads
2) Maps on arrivals
3) Road signs eg “This way to…….”
4) Mobile pay Personnel/ Cashiers
Maybe I missed something. Hope someone can add more
How much is this place? Lol… everybody complaining about entry fees..
Absolutely kak news,it’s been more than year the road is not even 1%done
Not sure what it is now but 7 years ago we paid about R100 per person!
Pity we can’t take back nkandka and sell that. R227m would go waaaay further plus improving and maintaining major tourist destinations and landmarks will increase tourism and thus, bring on more revenue.
From a tourist point of view -came no problems/complaints. They love it just the way it is! U0001f60a
Talk further about Nkandla i’ll hang myself lol… just to much.. waaaaaaaay to much lol…
why not better streets schools housing jobs list goes on and on
What they doing…..Sharpening the point….U0001f644
let’s try feeding people instead
Road is taking long, hasn’t been upgraded in over 15 years if not longer, the upgrades are sorely needed at Africa’s number one natural attraction (Table Mountain National Park of which the Cape of Good Hope National Park is part). The facility cannot cope with the increasing number of people visiting. December through to March is insane with an expected waiting time of close to 90min just to get in. Another entrance point is needed 2 km down the road (closer to Scarborough side) hopefully with as little impact on the environment as possible
Let’s use the money to teach the needy to feed themselves….. We must move away from filling beginning hands and move the hands to self help ..longer term benefits .
Tch tch so many needs….
Its 125. Get a greencard. It cost 125 and it allows 12 entries and multiple people can go in on it.
125 is criminal? Its not even 10 dollars, 6 pounds 8 euros? Tourist can afford to pay and locals have the green and wild card programs. Its not expensive
Its going to very good use where it is
125 is exorbitant? Mmmhhh i dont think so. Its not even 10 dollars, 6 pounds 8 euros? Tourist can afford to pay and locals have the green and wild card programs. Its not expensive. Green card give you 12 entries for 125.
No entrance fee for locals. Lower entrance fees for tourists.
Maar daar is nie werk en behuising nie? Mooi so DA! Weet hoe om geld vir k…aan te wend.
I think that if you go for lunch in the restaurant you shouldn’t have to pay the entrance fee …… The same for Kirstenbosch.
Hope they improve the Restaurant menu at the point with Affordable prices for locals as well.
Last season entry was free for locals on producing ur SA iD doc. Keep that going and it’s a winner. R125 is less than $10
I say leave it the way it is, the more construction that is done then there is a higher chance of ruining something that is beautiful. The money should go towards helping people build their lives.
Oh yes,most definitely,that new entrance fee will never be over looked.
Do you all want a once off handout or support for the tourism industry that employed over half a million people directly in 2009 already. Sure social structures need assistance but if there is employment for the unemployed then a large burden will be removed from social dependence
Firstly,use that amount of money to stop firearm crime in this country,which at the moment is priority and of great concern.It will most definitely be a better place to live in.Once that has being sorted out,then we can grow from there and beautify what needs to be done.
There are many shelters in town. Almost R800, 000 was handed over to the Haven Night Shelter a few months ago. No one needs to sleep on the street.
We live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world but what a lot of whingers we are!!
Cheaper rates for locals to make it accessible to Capetonians.
Crime stopped and paths, trails and hikes to be safe!!
Elaine… lets rather leave this topic… lol please…
Madness. Haven’t been there in a few years, can just imagine what it costs for a family of Four…If it’s tourist improvements you can imagine the price in order to get a return on that expense.
What’s the card cost for a family of four.
Make it hooker friendly U0001f44cU0001f3fd
Get rid of the crime. Other than that LOVE Cape Town!!
Socialism doesn’t work….
Why why why?spend that millions in fish hoek where people are starving
Mpendulo Mtungwa I just meant to say that there are shelters for the homeless. I am not an insensitive person. My husband is a songwriter and has just released a new album. I wish I could play you one of the songs on the album that he wrote.
If there’s really R34million available, don’t use it on a tourist spot, build homes abd create jobs for our brothers and sisters living in poverty
The article doesn’t have any dates? I see in the comments that the road upgrades have begun already, but when are the renovations expected to be finished?
Wow. So many negative comments and complaints. This post if filled with pessimists.
????????..This is about facilities to attract tourists to create jobs so people dont starve. Fishhoek is an upper Middleclass area and I wouldnt think there are too many ‘starving’ people there ????
Hi Dirk, I for one don’t live on handouts so I don’t know what you mean by ‘all’ or ‘handouts’ let’s not start a whole new war here. There are thousands who live on the streets through no fault of their own who actually live in fear, you are fortunate to not be one of them.
Tourism creates a huge amount of jobs and boosts the economy. It’s a long term solution to feeding the poor
I get you now Elaine… whats his brand name , will search and download…. im a guy of variety genres… inlove with good meaningful music…
@Theresa true right there… atleast we gather masses… even though they dont pitch up lol
Most people I know are too scared to come visiting me in CT. Not sure why crime is accepted as something you can’t change…
That’s awesome news