See & do · Landmarks & architecture
Castle of Good Hope
Opening hours
- Monday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Sunday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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Expansive, 17th-century, colonial castle housing military & historical art museums.via Google
A pentagonal fortress built by the Dutch East India Company in the 17th century, making it the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa.
- Good to know
- Open daily; features a key ceremony and cannon firing on weekdays.
Reviews from Google
Great history lesson and background for understanding the current Cape Town. We arrived just in time for a tour so we joined it. It took 45min and was very well communicated. The guide was humorous, knowledgeable and showed us what rooms would have looked like back in the day by turning off the light and closing doors to give us the best possible impressions. The museum is a must visit. There are several “museums” or exhibitions inside, including military, heritage, the the governors house. You can walk around the top of the pentagonal building and learn the reasons why it was built the way it was. We highly recommend visiting and taking a tour.
I can only give the Castle of Good Hope 3 stars overall. For the history itself, I would easily give it 5 stars. The history and atmosphere are incredible, and if you love historical places, it is definitely worth visiting. However, some areas need better maintenance. There is a window missing, and certain historical sections, like the Dolphin Pond, are dirty and not properly looked after. That being said, the museum itself is clean, well-kept, and still a very interesting experience overall. Definitely worth a visit if you are passionate about history.
Would be good to get there early, before crowds. Can explore quite alot in the castle. Would recommend outer perimeter and then spiraling inwards. Note there is am artist on top of the roof in a tower, not sure if they or us got a bigger fright lol. The most interesting part is how often this place has been rebuilt and refitted.. Dutch and English didnt know what to do with the space half the time.
I found the place so interesting. However there was a very loud music concert that was really out of place. Without that loud music concert, it would have been a perfect experience. There was a bagpipe music club upstairs that was interesting. It improves the atmosphere in the Castle.
It is situated at central of City of Cape Town. few mins walk from City Hall and Train Stattion. The Entrance fee is only R50. It is very worth especially if you love history. I highly recommend the guided tour. It was Built by the Dutch East India Company between 1666 and 1679 , there are many buildings and museums inside the castle. Very beautiful view of Table Mountain when you climb up the top of castle. The Castle are genuinely impressive, please be high alert when you at Parking and Entrance. I don't see any homeless people are surrounding, but you do have feeling the area is not safe.