KidsOnly – Where Every Child Wants to Spend Their Time
One&Only Cape Town is a renowned destination for families, designing incredible adventures for all ages to discover. Little ones will love KidsOnly, the at One&Only Cape Town takes looking after its young guests to another level. The only kids club of its kind in the city, this impressive 100m2 square metre designated clubhouse is filled with everything from state-of-the-art gadgets, a creative in the arts and crafts area, to high-tech movie and games lounge, quiet reading area, computer room and an exclusive garden and playground.
KidsOnly at One&Only Cape Town is complimentary for resort guests aged from four to 11 years old. KidsOnly enables parents to feel carefree and relaxed on the resort, able to enjoy some time alone whilst knowing that their children are safe, and happy and engaged. Children under four must be accompanied by an adult, and baby-sitters are available at an additional charge.
As well as the facilities and games available, programmes and activities are also easily arranged. These are designed to encourage fun, learning and laughter in a safe and happysecure environment. The supervised programmes are predominantly created around classic resort experiences including are themed around entertainment, discovery, sports and leisure, culinary and social opportunities. Each day introduces a different array of activities, from soccer to African dancing, baking classes and junior yoga, all fully supervised by highly trained, multilingual staff. KidsOnly opens its doors from 10am to 7pm each day, with activity programmes running throughout these hours daily. Activities also include special lunch and dinner menus.
“At One&Only Cape Town, we want to make sure our young guests have a great time, providing them with the opportunity to make new friends and have fun, whilst also allowing them to experience the local flavours and learn about the customs of their surroundings,” says Richard Lyon, General Manager. “We aim to offer children the best of all possible holidays, ensuring their parents have quality time for themselves whilst their children experience a new sense of fun-filled independence.”
Cape Town harbour tours and treasure hunts are ideal for young adventurers whilst budding chefs – kitted out in their own personalised chef’s outfit - can learn all about cookie baking during cooking classes and tastings. Aspiring actors and actresses can enjoy taking part in stage productions and African dance classes, and plenty of creative masterpieces are bound to be unveiled during the indigenous crafts sessions.
Resort Activities Include :
- Mosaics
- T Shirt painting
- African beading
- Big Five masks
- Sand art
- African gift wrapping and card making
- Clay modelling
- Baking with the Pastry Chef
- Swimming lessons
- Junior yoga
- Soccer
- African dancing and music making
- Garden games
- Story-telling and puppet shows: Stories of Africa, African myths and legends, San Tales from Africa, Nelson Mandela’s favourite stories for children and many more
KidsOnly Excursions (at an additional charge) include:
- Two Ocean’s Aquarium, V&A Waterfront – over 3,000 living sea animals
- Scratch Patch, Simons Town – experience wonderful, colourful gemstones
- Canal Cruise – explore the canals around the V&A Waterfront harbour
- Art Jamming – create your own unique full colour art piece by fusing creativity and colour!
- Eagle and cheetah encounter, Spier – cheetah outreach facility, encounters with hand raised cheetahs; eagle encounters is a bird of prey rehabilitation, education, conservation and eco-tourism centre
- Butterfly World, Franschhoek – see and experience hundreds of exotic butterflies
- Boulders Beach and Penguin Colony, Simons Town – swim with African penguins
- World of Birds, Hout Bay – largest bird park in Africa with over 3000 different bird species
- Iziko Planetarium, Cape Town CBD – experience the wonders of our universe
In addition, a programme of activities for guests aged between 12 and 17 years is also available. Teenagers are spoilt for choice with a range of excursions including surfing lessons, indoor rock climbing and more. One&Only Spa Cape Town also offers a dedicated roster of treatments tailored to teens.
For reservations or more information, please visit oneandonlyresorts.com.