If your holiday to Cape Town includes a family of four kids, the spouse and a hard-of-hearing Grandma thrown in for good measure, you'll probably be planning quite a different itinerary than if you are organising a romantic getaway with your significant other half. While taking the family on an adventure to South Africa would no doubt be an experience of a lifetime, sometimes it's nice to escape your busy everyday lives of social occasions and school runs and spend some quality time together - just the two of you. So here, for your pleasure, are some of Cape Town's most romantic attractions. Snuggle up and enjoy.

Cosy up in a Carriage

Now let's start off with one of the most romantic things a boy could ever say to a girl: "Will you share my carriage?" Many a woman's heart has melted in the velvet enclosures of a horse-drawn carriage; and when you add champagne into the equation, you're onto a true winner. Cape Town comes through in style with a carriage ride around the beautiful city gardens and streets. Nibble on hand-made chocolates as you are taken on a magical sunset journey and round the evening out with a candle-lit dinner on the waterfront - be still my beating heart!

Wine and Dine and Please be Mine

Speaking of candle-lit dinners on the waterfront, if you're planning on popping the question while on your romantic break to Cape Town, you will have an incredible selection of restaurants along the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront to choose from. Baia (just one of the choices) is one of the city's best seafood restaurants and if you book ahead for a table on the deck you will be rewarded with fabulous views of the harbour right at your fingertips. With a combination of delicious, out-of-this-world seafood dishes, wonderful local wines and an ambience that would make Don Juan swoon, no-one could resist a proposal and by midnight Cape Town waterfront will be the stuff of future grandchildren's legends! Finish off your evening with a stroll along the bustling waterfront which comes alive after dark and is the heart of Cape Town's exciting night-life.

You Make My Heart Do Flips

Now, we're assuming you don't need any help making your loved one's heart do back flips, however here's an idea to make their entire body feel the effect of your adoration! The Cape Town 'helicopter flip' is an experience you will remember for ever. As you soar over the spectacular harbour, within touching distance of a cloud, you will get what could easily be in the running for the title of the world's most scenic view. You can choose a variety of tours each taking in a different direction and, if budget permits, you can even hire the helicopter for a longer jaunt - perhaps to visit a vineyard for lunch? But before you think we're sending you on a death-defying stunt trip, don't worry; a flip is merely Cape Town's term for a joyride so you will definitely remain right side up on your romantic sky tour.