The Mother City is known around the world for its beautiful greenery, its beaches, and the plethora of outdoor activities we have on offer here in Cape Town. But when it’s wet outside, a hike up Table Mountain or a trip to Camps Bay just doesn’t seem as appetising as it usually would.
So when the weather isn’t playing along, here are 5 indoor activities to try that will bring your appetite for Cape Town’s treasures right back:
Let loose at Rollercade
Cape Town’s first indoor roller-skate arena is the perfect place to be if you’re yearning for the 80s, looking for something fun for the whole family, or simply in need of something to help you let off some steam as you groove to the music and glide with the crowd.
If you’re not that into skating, there’s even an area to chill with arcade games and pool boards.
“For the most fun on eight wheels, let’s roller skate!”
- Location: Battery Park parking lot, Alfred Street, Waterfront
- Website: rollercade.co.za
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Bring out your inner detective at HintHunt
Pick a theme, have your phone taken away, and get locked up in a surveillance room where you and your partners must work out the puzzles, decode the riddles and unravel the clues to solve the mystery before the 60-minute timer goes off in order to escape the room.
Sounds as thrilling as abseiling down the mountain, doesn’t it?
And if you don’t feel like facing the rain to get there, you can enjoy the thrill and adventure of solving puzzles and unravelling clues in the comfort of your very own home with their range of online escape games.
- Location: Watershed, 17 Dock Road, Waterfront
- Website: hinthunt.co.za
Pamper yourself at Mount Nelson’s Librisa Spa
Spoil yourself and your loved ones with a journey of soulful splendour at one of Cape Town’s most opulent spas. There’s nothing quite like a good day of pampering to warm up your soul, rejuvenate your body and soothe your tired mind.
And for all the parents wondering what to do with the kids, you’re in luck. There’s a family-friendly children’s club for kiddies between the ages of 4 and 12. With a range of educational games and toys, organised activities, group games and story telling, you can indulge in blissful pampering knowing they’re taken care of.
- Location: Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel, 76 Orange Street, Gardens
- Website: belmond.com
Get your ninja on at Total Ninja Cape Town
If it’s endorphins you’re seeking, then Africa’s largest indoor obstacle and inflatable park is the place to be. With a range of ninja courses suitable for children under five all the way to adults of all ages, it’s sure to be an adrenaline-pumping fun-filled day for the entire family.
And to give you an authentically ninja experience, they even have headbands, sweatbands, gloves and socks to help you feel and look the part as you conquer the Ninja challenge.
Can you beat the wall to become one of Cape Town’s official Total Ninjas?
- Location: South Park Entrance, Black River Park, The Warehouse, 2 Fir Street, Observatory
- Website: totalninja.co.za
Catch a movie at the Labia Theatre
Nothing beats popcorn, Coca-Cola in a glass bottle and a wholesome movie accompanied by the pitter patter of raindrops against the ceiling. South Africa’s oldest independent art-repertory cinema with its old-fashioned feel and cozy atmosphere will offer just that and more.
Showcasing the best of alternative, independent, foreign and off-circuit movies, the Labia Theatre will make you fall in love with the arts. But don’t worry, they do show mainstream movies too for those slightly less art-inclined.
You can even buy dinner-and-a-movie tickets for two, making it an ideal date for any hopeless romantics.
- Location: 68 Orange Street, Gardens
- Website: thelabia.co.za
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