--- title: Visiting Cape Town is fun! description: Posted on 8/3/2015 Visiting Cape Town is fun! Visiting Cape Town is a lot more fun if you get to experience it like the locals.If someone tunes* you 'Howzi image: https://blog.nox.capetown/hubfs/nico-smit-0o2pQFLrDeI-unsplash.jpg --- [![Nox. rent. buy. manage. sell](https://blog.nox.capetown/hs-fs/hubfs/rent.%20buy.%20manage.%20sell-2.png?width=155&height=87&name=rent.%20buy.%20manage.%20sell-2.png "Nox. rent. buy. manage. sell")](https://nox.capetown/) [![Nox. rent. buy. manage. sell](https://blog.nox.capetown/hs-fs/hubfs/rent.%20buy.%20manage.%20sell-2.png?width=210&height=118&name=rent.%20buy.%20manage.%20sell-2.png "Nox. rent. buy. manage. sell")](https://nox.capetown/) [![Nox. rent. buy. manage. sell](https://blog.nox.capetown/hs-fs/hubfs/rent.%20buy.%20manage.%20sell-2.png?width=210&height=118&name=rent.%20buy.%20manage.%20sell-2.png "Nox. rent. buy. manage. sell")](https://nox.capetown/) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. - [Property Management](https://noxmanagement.co.za/) - [Property Sales](https://www.noxproperty.co.za/) - [Holiday Rentals](https://www.noxrentals.com/) - More - [Blog](https://blog.nox.capetown/blog) - [We Give Back](https://nox.capetown/we-give-back/) - [Nox in the Press](https://nox.capetown/nox-in-the-press/) - [Contact Us](https://nox.capetown/contact-us/) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Visiting Cape Town is fun! by [Nox](https://blog.nox.capetown/blog/author/nox) | Aug 3, 2015 **Visiting Cape Town is a lot more fun if you get to experience it like the locals.** If someone *tunes*\* you ' *Howzit\** my *bra*\*', don't be surprised. Cape Town has its very own dialect and it simply means you were seen as one of the locals.So, as a tourist in Cape Town you may wonder where the locals hang out. *Ag man\**, relax, there are plenty of great things to do in Cape Town! ## I love my laundry Let's start with a local laundry that doubles up as an eatery. With three branches in the city, [I love my laundry](http://ilovemylaundry.co.za/) offers a great laundry service to visitors who simply don't feel like doing their own laundry in their [luxury vacation rental](https://www.noxrentals.com/accommodation/).So, you can *mos*\* take your laundry to them for excellent same day service. While you are there, enjoy the interesting décor, browse to buy locally made greeting cards, trinkets, sweets and eats, grab a coffee and feast on their *kiff*\* dim sum.Find them at 59 Buitengracht Street, Heritage Square; 14 Bree Street, Cape Town and 50 Buitenkant Street, East City. ## Braai\* like a boer\* Your [luxury vacation villa](https://www.noxrentals.com/accommodation/) will have a barbeque area, so here is your chance to do exactly what the locals do: *braai*.Go to the nearest supermarket and buy a pack of *boerewors*\* and lamp chops. Buy a bag of charcoal and firelighters and you're set.Ask the wife to make the *slaai*\* and stick a garlic bread in the oven. You are set for a *braai*\* to remember. ## Jol\* with the hipsters If it's time to shake things up, head to [The House of Machines](http://thehouseofmachines.com/). Not only a coffee shop, it also has a must see custom bike shop (La Macchina Speed Shop), a bespoke apparel showroom (Thom), and a bar (Prohibition).Basically, it's a *lank*\* cool spot to be seen. Located at 84 Shortmarket Street. ## Live it up with the laanies\* If you're looking for a beach party, don't be *dof*\*. Go to [The Shimmy Beach Club](http://www.shimmybeachclub.com/). This nightlife hotspot is situated at the V&A Waterfront and is the Mother City's very own world-class seaside club that sits right on the water's edge.The club has its own private beach, a large alfresco deck, lounge, champagne bar and a sparkling rim-flow pool. Plus, it is kiddie-friendly during the day.Situated at South Arm Road, V&A Waterfront Harbour. ## Gatkruip\* in the city *Eish*\*! Most locals will deny being *gatkruipers*\*, but with the new [Underground City Tours Tunnel](http://www.goodhopeadventures.com/tunnel-tours), it may just become a must do activity.Explore parts of the underground canals and rivers dating back to 1652, which were used to supply the passing ships with fresh water. These tunnels, approximately two metres in diameter, are under the busy streets of Cape Town and now help with storm water drainage and channel fresh run-off water from Table Mountain into the sea.Tours are accompanied by a qualified guide and a professional rescue medic and each explorer gets a permit and a hard hat. ## Cape Town Dictionary - **tunes** - tells you or says - **howzit** - greeting used by most, means hello and how are you? - **bra** - or bru, slang for brother - **ag man** - oh man - **mos** - Afrikaans, implies that what has been said is well known or self-evident, obviously - **kiff** - great, wonderful - **braai** - barbeque - **boer** - Afrikaans for farmer - **boerewors** - sausage made from beef, pork and spices, ideal to barbeque - **slaai** - salad - **jol** - to party - **lank** - very, a lot - **laanies** - fancy people - **dof** - stupid or slow to understand - **gatkruip** - literally means crawling in a hole, but can also mean sucking up to someone - **eish** - exclamation form, means the same as golly or oh my - **gatkruipers** - people who suck up to others **Find your [upmarket holiday accommodation](https://www.noxrentals.com/accommodation/)through Nox Rentals from where you can immerse yourself into Cape Town life.**  [< Previous Post](https://blog.nox.capetown/blog/popular-cape-town-activities-tourists) [Next Post >](https://blog.nox.capetown/blog/cape-town-accommodation-specials) Recent posts [Why Winter Is Actually a Great Time to Visit Cape Town](https://blog.nox.capetown/blog/why-winter-is-actually-a-great-time-to-visit-cape-town) [Cape Town Wine Farms with the Cosiest Tastings](https://blog.nox.capetown/blog/cape-town-wine-farms-with-the-cosiest-tastings) [Best Bakeries in Cape Town for a Rainy Morning](https://blog.nox.capetown/blog/best-bakeries-in-cape-town-for-a-rainy-morning) [What's On in Cape Town in July 2026](https://blog.nox.capetown/blog/whats-on-in-cape-town-in-july-2026) [Where to See Snow Near Cape Town: A Guide to Matroosberg and Beyond](https://blog.nox.capetown/blog/where-to-see-snow-near-cape-town-a-guide-to-matroosberg-and-beyond) ### Subscribe to blog [![NOX. rent. buy. manage. sell](https://blog.nox.capetown/hs-fs/hubfs/rent.%20buy.%20manage.%20sell-2.png?width=205&height=115&name=rent.%20buy.%20manage.%20sell-2.png "NOX. rent. buy. manage. sell")](https://nox.capetown/) #### Quick Links --- [Property Management](https://noxmanagement.co.za/?__hstc=2313647.43a2b64962d5b73d0b5aec151d98d567.1757947230699.1757947230699.1757947230699.1&__hssc=2313647.1.1757947230699&__hsfp=3975824757) [Property Sales](https://www.noxproperty.co.za/?__hstc=2313647.43a2b64962d5b73d0b5aec151d98d567.1757947230699.1757947230699.1757947230699.1&__hssc=2313647.1.1757947230699&__hsfp=3975824757) [Holiday Rentals](https://www.noxrentals.com/?__hstc=2313647.43a2b64962d5b73d0b5aec151d98d567.1757947230699.1757947230699.1757947230699.1&__hssc=2313647.1.1757947230699&__hsfp=3975824757) [About Nox](https://nox.capetown/about/) [Terms of Use](https://nox.capetown/terms-of-use/) [Privacy Policy](https://www.noxrentals.com/privacy-policy?__hstc=2313647.43a2b64962d5b73d0b5aec151d98d567.1757947230699.1757947230699.1757947230699.1&__hssc=2313647.1.1757947230699&__hsfp=3975824757) #### Contact Us --- Nox Cape Town 1st Floor, 13 Totnes Avenue Camps Bay, Cape Town, 8005 +27 21 201 1217 [info@nox.capetown](mailto:info@nox.capetown) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/noxcapetown) [Follow us on Facebook](https://za.pinterest.com/noxcapetown/) [Follow us on X](https://www.youtube.com/@noxcapetown570) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/noxcapetown/) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/noxcapetown) [Follow us on Facebook](https://za.pinterest.com/noxcapetown/) [Follow us on X](https://www.youtube.com/@noxcapetown570) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/noxcapetown/) #### Sign up to our Blog --- Copyright © Nox 2026 All rights reserved. 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