Cape Town's nightlife in the summer cannot be paralleled anywhere else in South Africa. The assortment of night clubs, venues and events in Cape Town will test even the most hardened clubber to work their way through. The heat is on as the sun goes down.

The sounds going around this year will ensure that all musical tastes are catered for. Overground, underground, progressive, house, hip hop, techno, electro, r 'n' b, breaks, drum n bass. From the legendary outdoor psytrance parties - the home of the sunrise set - to the dirtiest deepest house club nights - with a little bit of DCT's help you'll be able to find your groove.

The clubland in Cape Town is a cosmopolitan mix of residents, tourists, freaks and metro's, the stylish and the eclectic with a wide range of sexualities.

One of the most sophisticated and stylish night clubs in the City Bowl is Hemisphere. The spectacle of the city's night life, mountain and ocean can be viewed as one indulges in a decadent cocktail and grooves to the mostly mainstream 70s 80s and 90s and R&B with a splash of commercial house thrown in for good measure.

Long Street has developed into the strip for nightlife. A gentle cruise down Long Street will reveal a host of groove bars and smaller more intimate clubs.

Heading to the legendary Green Point Main Rd will reveal the legendary OPIUM groups stable of bars, restaurant and plush clubs.

Camps Bay rules the day time scene. The backdrop at sunset to the cocktail and groove bars is quite spectacular - perfect for an early start, or a late finish, to a night on the tiles.