Excange Money: Change your money in Cape Town, where you will get a much better exchange rate. You may not take more than ZAR 50,000 into South Africa without prior permission.
Credit Cards: In shopping centres, credit cards (Visa und MasterCard) and traveller's cheques (American Express and Thomas Cook) are normally accepted in conjunction with your passport. Small shops and street vendors accept cash only.
Business hours: Regular business hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; shopping centres are usually open until 9:00 p.m. Flea markets are generally held between 10:00 a.m. and 17.00 a.m.
ATM's: The local Automatic Teller Machines (ATM's) - accept many international bank and credit cards. With South Africa's modern and sophisticated banking and commercial system, all major credit cards are accepted in the shops.
VAT Refund: VAT (Value Added Tax) - 14% already included in your purchases. Foreign visitors can reclaim VAT on any purchase of R250,00 or more at any VAT office, usually situated at all major airports, provided that the tax invoice, your passport, and the goods are visible for inspection. The banks in the departure halls can give you a refund in your home currency. As this can sometimes be time consuming, allow some extra time at the airport. If you have any questions, contact the free hotline of the VAT Refund Administration: 0800 199 868.
Bargains: Bargain and go shopping at flea markets or street stalls, you can save up to 50%.
Jewellery: Visit one of South African finest Jewellery stores, Destinee's at Buitengracht, Corner Castle Street in Cape Town.
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Shopping - In and out of Cape Town
Cape Town is a shopping paradise - for both lovers of ex-
clusive articles and bargain-hunters. You will find the best boutiques along Adderley Street between the railway station
and parliament, and numerous small book and antique shops
in Long Street. The shops on the Victoria & Alfred Water-
front are expensive, but they offer luxury articles that are
well worth the price.
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You should take the time to visit the Canal Walk, Century City just 15 minutes away by car. It is conveniently located at the N1/N7 motorway intersection and houses Africa's largest shopping centre. The Canal Walk complex is like a fairy-tale palace, offering over 500 shops, several restaurants and the largest cinema in the city. The Ratanga Junction amusement park is right next door.
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For the ones that can’t get to far away from the beach, because it
might get windy... There is also a couple of small shopping malls in
the Bloubeg area, like the Bayside Centre, Paddocks, Big Bay Eden Mall, Seaside Village;
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The market culture
Cape Town is famous for its numerous markets where you will find
antiques, arts and crafts, textiles and much more - e.g. colourful
beadwork, bead animals and figures, ethnic design ceramics, hand-
knotted carpets and the famous bird carvings from Knysna.
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A flower market is held daily in Adderley Street, and on Grande Pa-
rade in the city centre you will also find fruit, vegetables and fine
fabrics in addition to flowers on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Arts and crafts are sold daily on Greenmarket Square at the Waterfront Art & Craft Market (December and January).
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The organic market in Woodstock at the newly refurbished Old Biscuit Mill, Albert Road is every Saturday from 9.00 to 16.00h. It offers a wide range of wholesome delicious organic foods, locally produced by the community of Cape Town.
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