A must in Cape Town is a visit to the V & A Waterfront.

The V stands for Victoria and A for the Queen’s second son, Prince Albert.

It was the Prince who initiated construction of the harbour in 1860. The first basin was named after himself, the second after his mother, hence the name.

It is located in historic heart of Cape Town and South Africa’s most-visited destination, having the highest rate of foreign tourists of any attraction in the country.

The Waterfront is situated between Robben Island and Table Mountain and set against a backdrop of sea and mountain views, it offers a variety of shopping and entertainment options to visitors, intermingled with office locations.

It also houses the Nelson Mandela Gateway and you can take boat trips out to Robben Island where Mandela was held as a political prisoner.

At the time of my visit last Sunday morning the harbour was abuzz with activity. There was also a large cruise ship in town and the South African warship Islandwana named after the famous Zulu victory over the British Empire at the start of the Zulu-Anglo War in 1879.

Hope you enjoy the photographs below.