NRF|SAAO Cape Town Day Tours
August 6 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
The NRF|SAAO invites you for a private day tour in celebration of National Science Week 2025.
During the day tour, the guests are given a historical site tour that includes a visit to our main building which is one of the oldest formal buildings in Cape Town, a tour of the grounds, a visit to some of the telescope domes on site, including our main dome; the McClean telescope which is over 120 yrs old, a visit of our Museum and then concludes at our newly opened visitor’s center where, weather permitting, the guests are also treated to sun gazing/spotting.
Gates open at 11:00, no visitor’s will be allowed on site prior to this time.
Tour bookings must be paid in advance – no payments will be accepted on-site.
This is a secure site and all other buildings are off-limits to the public.
For queries, please email cptbookings@saao.ac.za or call +27 21 447 0025.