Cape Towns City Bowl

Cape Towns City Bowl is South Africa's oldest and most pleasant city centre, featuring a combination of Cape Dutch, Georgian, Victorian, and 20th-century architecture, all framed by the backdrop of Table Mountain.

The peaceful suburbs of Higgovale, Oranjezicht, Tamboerskloof, Vredehoek and Gardens have two unique advantages, tranquil suburban living combined with the convenience of being close to everything. Living in the City Bowl may require one small compromise space, but the advantages far out way the compromises. Here one is literally five minutes from anywhere, shops, restaurants and a bustling nightlife, to the serenity of the outdoors. Within five minutes of stepping out your front door, one can find themselves hiking up one of the many spectacular mountain trails, or lazing on Camps Bay beach. This type of lifestyle is almost unique in South Africa, as in Europe where one does not need a large garden, where friends gather in the park to socialize, or walk from their homes to small side street coffee shops, or simply fall out of bed, into the en-suit Mountains that form the larger garden of the City Bowl.

Being on the fringe of the CBD a further benefit is not having to sit in the mindless traffic each day, but rather enjoy a casual freewheel into work. Ask any City Bowl dweller how wonderful those extra hours a day can be when spent walking in De Waal Park, rather than sitting on a freeway. But talking about freeways, should one need to access the N1 or N2, both are easily accessible from the Bowl, with the airport being only fifteen minutes away.

One of the fist suburbs of the Bowl, Tamboerskloof, has experienced at least three development booms in its history. The first boom took place from 1895, when the City Bowl broke its banks under a flood of immigrating Europeans and people fleeing the Boer War up north. With no accommodation left in the city, the farms on the slopes of Lion's Head were carved up to make space for the growing population. The many beautiful Victorian houses and terraced homes that grace the area today were built between then and 1905, when the Boer War ended and the allure of gold drew the Gauteng refugees back north again.

Tamboerskloof its eccentric architectural character, but it's the people who stay in those homes today that give it life. When talking about the kinds of people who sell, buy and rent in Tamboerskloof, 'cosmopolitan' is the word used, Germans attracted to the German school, and young, dual-income South African couples are drawn to charm, comfort and convenience of the City Bowl, all making the most of the area's accessibility, character and panoramic views of Table Mountain, the city and the harbour.

The leafy, upmarket Higgovale combines the qualities of seriously glamorous homes with the small-scale intimacy of a superbly-run guesthouse. The elegant modern and unique propertys descends via show-stopping views of the city and bay

A wonderful mixture of South African and Europians grace the street side coffee shops and where children can still play in a park, and walk safely on the streets.
All this on the fringe of Cape Town's city centre where everything: from vibrant nightlife, excellent cuisine, great boutique can be found.
New developments are also rife amongst the communities, with special attention being paid to improving both the safety and beauty of public parks in Cape Town and to addressing security and community building needs.

Friends of De Waal Park and the Oranjezicht Higgovale Neighbourhood Watch are two organisations formed by the people for the people and have brought a great deal of upliftment to the area.

The retail and hospitality industries are also raising the bar in implementing world class standards, contributing to Cape Town's reputation which is synonymous with the travel and tourism industry.

Talking to those who live in the City Bowl it is unanimous; there is no better place to be.
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