V&A Waterfront - Surrounding the Mount Nelson Hotel

The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront is one of South Africa's most popular tourist attractions and attracts a wide variety of visitors every year. The IMAX and the aquarium prove time and again to be the most visited entertainment venues.The V&A Waterfront attracts more than 20 million visitors each year. It consists of over 400 stores, 45 different restaurants and bars, an arts and crafts centre.

Shopping

The Waterfront is a blend of Victorian architecture and African culture. It is based around a harbour that encompasses a true maritime tradition. All stores at the V&A Waterfront are open until 9pm, seven days a week for your convenience, and there are over 6000 open-air and underground parking bays, patrolled and monitored 24 hours a day for greater peace of mind.

Seal Landing

A unique feature that you will not find anywhere else in the world is probably the familiar sight of a colony of Cape fur seals resting on the seal landing in the Clock Tower precinct and they can often be found in old tyres lining the quaysides.

The Two Oceans Aquarium

The Two Oceans Aquarium offers glimpses of over 3000 living animals, including fishes, invertebrates, mammals, reptiles and birds. The Aquarium offers unique opportunities such as diving with the sharks and copper hat diving, sleepovers for children, facilities for conferences and functions and the daily feeding of the fishes at 15h30.

The V&A Waterfront Marina

Six years of planning and designing are now taking shape in the form of the V&A Marina on the water's edge, one of the world's foremost Marina developments. The V&A Waterfront Marina is being developed in phases and when complete will consist of some 600 dwelling units with over 200 boat moorings.