Cape Care Route
011-27/21-448-3117, tourcapers.co.za
Community tours by minivan that focus on uplifting social, economic, and environmental programs. Participants can rspeak directly with people working on projects. Run by Faizal Gangat, who won Best S.A. Tour Guide Award in 2004--2005 from the Tourist Guide Registration Office. Township walking tours also available. Reservations essential. $75 per person for a full-day tour.

Daytrippers
011-27/21-511-4766, daytrippers.co.za
A 14-year-old adventure-tour company with a stellar safety record. Day tours include hiking, biking, and picnicking on Cape Point and Peninsula, cycling through the Winelands, and even kloofing down Suicide Gorge. Kloofing is an exhilarating and uniquely South African sport where you hike along a gorge and then jump into pools from varying heights. $57--$90, includes equipment and lunch.

NUMBERS TO KNOW

• Emergency Services 107 or 112 from cell phone
• Mountain Rescue Services 011-27/21-948-9900
• Telephone Directory Assistance 1023
• Tourism Info 011-27/21-462-4260
• Computicket Ticket booking service for most events, 011-27/83-915-8000, computicket.com
• Mr. Delivery Wide range of food deliveries from local restaurants; Cape Town: 011-27/21-423-4177, the suburban coastal neighborhood of Sea Point: 011-27/21-439-9916, mrdelivery.com

For local calls, drop the international access number (011), the country code (27) and the city code (21). All local numbers have seven digits. For cell numbers (those beginning with prefixes 74-, 82-, 83-,or 84-), add a 0 before the prefix.