Canal Walk
Overview
Off the N1, take exit 10 Century City, West Coast, Cape Townphone: view phone+27+21 529-9614
fax: view fax+27 21 555-3257
website: http://www.canalwalk.co.za
e-mail: send an e-mail
Description
Canal Walk Shopping Centre merges the world's most desirable brands with shopping convenience, and inspired entertainment with everyday leisure -- all in a commanding majestic setting.
With 400 stores representing leading local and global brands, Canal Walk offers the most comprehensive and compelling lifestyle shopping experience in South Africa, including the widest selection of specialty stores in the Southern Hemisphere.
It is located at Century City, a 250ha city in the making, midway between the Cape Town and Bellville CBD's. Canal Walk is the core catalyst driving further commercial and residential development on site. Situated a convenient 10-minute drive from Cape Town's city centre, Canal Walk enjoys direct access from the N1 highway. Scheduled tourism shuttles offer luxury transport between the city, Atlantic Seaboard hotels and Canal Walk.
The super-regional centre includes all national major retailers, most of whom have a flagship store at Canal Walk. The largest anchor is department store Woolworths with its biggest ever first-phase store of 9,000m2. Nu-Metro provides its largest 17-cinema multiplex, grocery stores Pick ‘n Pay and Checkers and fashion department store Edgars all trade from between 6,000m2 and 7,000m2 each.
Canal Walk's success, with over 21 million shoppers visiting the centre each year, continues to attract leading international retail brands such Puma, Pringle of Scotland, Sissy Boy, Adidas, La Senza, Nike, Lacoste, Jeep, Levisons – which offers glamorous brands such as Hugo Boss and Mont Blanc – Rockport, Nike, Soviet, Diesel, Nine West, Morgan de Toi, Accessorize, Fossil, The Body Shop, Uzzi, Timberland and Guess. New brands that have joined the centre are Canterbury, Ecko Unltd, Converse, Mango and Crabtree & Evelyn.
At the epicenter of Canal Walk is a large entertainment zone featuring a sophisticated and technologically advanced promotions court as well as a fast food court. The entertainment zone also has Canal Walk's in-house television station – CWTV – with two giant LED screens and 32 plasma screens.
Other special features at Canal Walk include its own in-centre state-of-the-art Medical and Wellness Centre, spectacular views of Table Mountain and the Grand Canal from the popular outdoor patios of Canal Walk's restaurants, cafés and coffee shops.
The spectacular La Piazza dining experience features fabulous destination restaurants and cafés, surrounding a magnificent central animated feature fountain with spectacular views of the canal and Table Mountain.
Neighbouring attractions include Ratanga Junction theme park with more than 30 rides and attractions, Intaka Island, a 16ha wetlands conservation area rich in bird life and indigenous flora. Intaka Island provides a green lung and wonderful eco-tourism attraction for the Western Cape. Intaka Island comprises 8ha of reconstructed highly sensitive wetlands, amongst the last remaining of their kind in the world.
Secure customer parking is provided in 6 500 parking bays, many of which are undercover. Canal Walk is open daily until 9pm.
