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There are many companies offering such tours and you can also opt for the hop-on hop-off bus.

Real Barcelona Tours (realbarcelonatours.com) offers an eighthour tour which is specifically designed for people off cruise trips who have limited time in the city.

It ticks all the boxes for the first-time visitor. You will see the Gaudi buildings, including the Sagrada Familia, Casa Batllò and Casa Mila, the Gothic Quarter, Las Ramblas, the Palace of Music, the food market, and Montjuic hill with the Olympic stadium and views of the city.

If this tour is too long, you could take a shorter one focusing on fewer places, or even book a private tour. Remember to leave enough time to get to the airport in time to check in for your flight.

As the company caters for people in transit, RBT will have ways of storing your luggage if need be. As they can pick you up at the port and drop you at the airport, you could also keep your luggage with you. When it comes to apartments and homes that are available to rent over the holiday season in Cape Town, there is both a huge supply and perhaps an even larger demand. As you have already booked your flights, this restricts your flexibility, so you are right that you should book as soon as possible.

It really does also depend on your price range, and the area you would like to stay.

There are still many properties going on Airbnb, anything from R6 000 per night upwards. Here are a few examples picked at random. A house in Camps Bay could cost you R42 300 for the period, including cleaning and service fees.

A three-bedroom penthouse in the city centre at R3 685 per night would cost R24 577, including the service fee, while Mountain Manor Guest House in Oranjezicht would cost R19 386.

A Best Western Cape Suites apartment in the City Bowl would cost you R16 380.

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