5 free must-have apps when traveling to Cape Town

May 23, 2016

Public Transport App

Being a car hire company, it may seem strange to offer apps for other modes of transport. Although hiring a car in Cape Town is often the easiest way around, it may not be suitable for some reason. The City of Cape Town is promoting other forms of transport, including walking, cycling and public transport. They have created a good app to help you plan your trip or to be in contact directly. Download the official TCT app here.

Events in Cape Town

“Whats on in Cape Town” right now? Check out this app for the answer. You can sort the events by date or category. They have upcoming events, Monthly events, Markets, Kids attractions, Museums and competitions. Get the app that tells you whats on in Cape Town.

Payment apps

Credit cards are old school – use your phone to pay nowadays! Zapper is worldwide popular app to pay with your phone, but a more local, and very popular app is SnapScan. You can use these in many restaurants, markets and even to pay for your parking.

Finding your way around

GPS systems are fantastic, but not always handy. The popular app to use for live directions would be Waze, however, to navigate Cape Town offline, you may want to download the “Cape Town Map” app

Cape Town tourism

What would Cape Town be without an official app? Here is the tourism app that will direct you to the closest attraction, activity, restaurant or night hotspot that you are looking for. Download the official Cape Town tourism travel app