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Gold of Africa Museum


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 121 attractions in Cape Town
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Attraction type: Art museum
Address: 96 Strand Street
Martine Melck House Cape Town 8001
South Africa
Tel: 27-21-405-1540
Fax: 27-21-405-1541

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5 of 5 stars
ClaireMJ_9   1 contribution
Hongkong
Oct 9, 2009

The museum is derived from a real Gold mind existed hundred years ago, the real life of a worker at that time was well demonstrated and the danger of their work and simple but clever measures that was used hundred years ago to minimize accident was illustrated. The tour was well organized with a right amount of educating material as... more

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4 of 5 stars
GlennieM   1 contribution
Cape Town
Apr 16, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

If you are looking at truly experiencing Africa in the heart of Cape Town, then Gold Restaurant is the place to go. It is situated behind the Gold museum where you sit in a courtyard surrounded by trees and are greeted by a friendly hostess who will show you to your table. All of the waiters and waitresses are dressed... more

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4 of 5 stars
CTG23   1 contribution
Cape Town
Apr 15, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

What an amazing restaurant! The food was delicious, service excellent and ambience truly African. Upon arrival we were greeted by the friendly hostess and shown to our table. Alexandria, our waitress, was always nearby to refresh our wine glasses and deliver the 14 (fourteen) different dishes. It was difficult to choose a favourite dish but the Bobotie Samoosas with chutney... more

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5 of 5 stars
midway42   281 contributions
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Mar 14, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

This will essentially be two separate reviews, one on the restaurant and one on the museum. They exist as separate entities at the same address. I made two trips to the museum and one to the restaurant during my time in Cape Town. Gold of Africa museum: This is definitely one of the more intriguing museums I have been to... more

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5 of 5 stars
ladyspin   8 contributions
Germany (English)
Nov 13, 2008
3
people found this review helpful

Being someone who is always picking up leaflets on Holiday I was going through my day's collection in my handbag and found one about Cape Town's Gold of Africa Museum which hosts nightly Dinner and Dancing entertainment. http://www.goldofafrica.com/ Having tried many types of Restaurant during our stay in South Africa we decided to take a chance and booked it for... more

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Gold of Africa Museum Address

96 Strand Street | Martine Melck House, Cape Town 8001, South Africa
Tel: 27-21-405-1540 Fax: 27-21-405-1541