Family Days Out, Sorted!

Are We There Yet is the app that helps South African parents find places that genuinely welcome kids, and helps family-friendly venues get discovered.

60 days free for parents. Venues start on our free Get In plan.

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Find places to take the kids

Every family friendly place near you, on one map, with directions to the front gate.

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Get discovered by local families

Put your venue in front of parents actively looking for somewhere to go.

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For parents

Somewhere new, every weekend.

The children are bored, someone asks where are we going, and you are picking from the same four places you can remember.

Are We There Yet exists to make that list a lot longer.

The Are We There Yet venue map on an iPhone, showing Cape Town venues as coloured category pins

Every family friendly place, on one map.

Open the app and the whole city is there. Each venue sits in its own category colour, so you can see at a glance what is near you and what kind of day it would be.

  • Pinned by categoryEleven colours, from play parks and farms to water and museums. Tap a pin to open the venue.
  • Filter to what suits youActivities, amenities, indoor or outdoor, free or paid. Narrow it down before you leave the house.
  • Real parent reviewsWritten by parents with accounts, never by us, and never changed by what a venue pays.
  • One-tap to directionsTake me there hands you straight to your maps app, already pointed at the front gate.
The parent sign in screen

Saved places, anywhere

Sign in once and the places you save follow you to any device.

The venue directory with search and category filter chips

Browse and filter

Search by name, or tap a category to see only the kind of day you are after.

A venue page showing description, location, setting, pricing and phone number

Know before you go

What is there, where it is, indoor or outdoor, what it costs, and the number to call.

Find the perfect activity type for your family.

Twelve categories, each with its own colour on the map.

Play parks
Indoor play
Outdoor / Nature
Arts & crafts
Museums
Water
Farms
Sport
Restaurants
Theme parks
Animal experiences
Wine farms & breweries

What can a cup of coffee get you?

One flat white, drunk in ten minutes and forgotten by lunchtime.

Or a month of never being stuck for somewhere to take the children.

Are We There Yet is R49 a month.

The first 60 days are free, so you can use it for two full months of weekends before you decide whether it is worth the coffee.

A takeaway coffee and an iced coffee
60 days free

Parent subscription

R49 a month
Less than one takeaway coffee.
  • Access to every venue on the map in your region
  • Filter by category, area and what suits your family
  • One-tap directions to the front gate
  • Save the places you want to go back to
  • Reviews written by other parents, not by us
  • Featured venues and fresh ideas every week
Start your 60 days free

R49 a month after your trial, only if you choose to continue. No card needed.

CitiesCape Town, Joburg & Pretoria
60 daysFree trial for parents
48 hoursOur target to review a listing
800+Venues across Gauteng & Western Cape
A mother crouching beside her son at a playground, phone in hand, as he points excitedly at the play structure they have just found.
For venues

Every weekend, a decision gets made without you.

Saturday morning is decided in about four minutes.

If your venue is not already in a parent's head, it is not in the running.

Nobody browses for funEvery parent on Are We There Yet is actively deciding where to take their children. There is no idle traffic to pay for.
You show up when you fitParents filter what they want for the day by activities, amenities, indoor or outdoor spaces, and free or paid options, from nearby places to destinations worth the road trip.
One-tap opens directionsTake me there hands the parent straight to their maps app, already pointed at your door. No copying an address.

Already listed? Find your venue

Many venues are already on Are We There Yet. Search for yours and ask to claim it.

How a listing goes live

Three steps, and our team reviews every detail before any parent sees it.

Claim your free listing

Register your venue or claim your pre-populated listing. Six short sections covering your details, location, hours, photos and contact. About 30 minutes.

We review your details

Every listing is read by a person, not a filter. We aim to get to yours within 48 hours and will let you know the outcome.

You go live

Your venue appears on the map, in search and in its category, ready for parents to find and navigate to you.

Set aside about half an hour.

Registration takes roughly 30 minutes end to end. Have your address, opening hours, a short description and a few photos ready before you start and it goes quickly. A laptop is easier than a phone.

Get on the map for free.
Pay only when you're ready to unlock more value.

Start here

Get In

Free

Get your venue on the map and let parents find their way to your door. No card, nothing to cancel.

Claim your free listing
  • Your venue on the map, in its category
  • One-tap directions to your door
  • 1 photo and a short description
  • Opening hours
  • Parent reviews shown on your listing
  • Eligible for the Gold badge
  • –Phone shown, but not tappable
  • –No website or email link
  • –Standard placement only

Get Found

For venues that want to be discoverable.
R299 a month
  • Everything in Get In, with 3 photos
  • Appears in the app, on the map and in search
  • One-tap directions to your door
  • Manage your own listing details
  • Tappable phone, website and email links
Get Found
Our recommendation

Get Noticed

For venues that want to be chosen.
R699 a month
  • Everything in Get Found, with 5 photos
  • Reply to parent reviews from your dashboard
  • Show your offers and specials to parents
  • Higher placement in map and search, always labelled sponsored
  • Insights: profile views, directions taps and your rating
Get Noticed

Get Featured

For venues ready to actively market to families.
R1,499 a month
  • Everything in Get Noticed, with 9 photos
  • Featured venues placement every month
  • One social post a month across our channels
  • Priority in newsletters and quarterly guides
  • Full insights: suburbs, trends and a monthly email (coming soon)
Exclusive to 18 venues per region.
Get Featured
The Are We There Yet Gold badge
Gold badge
4.7 or higher, across at least 10 real parent reviews

The Gold badge is earned.

Many directories will sell you a star rating or a "Best Of" badge. We won't.

The moment recognition can be bought, it loses its meaning for parents and its value for venues.

Our badge is earned through genuine family experiences, not paid for.

  • No subscription can buy the badge.
  • No subscription can change or hide reviews.
  • Every piece of paid placement is labelled to parents as sponsored.
  • Reviews come from parents with accounts, not from us.

Good for families. Good for business. Good for our community.

10% of all Are We There Yet subscription revenue goes back to charity and community initiatives. So when a venue joins, they are not only investing in their own visibility, they are helping us give back too.

An open hand with a heart shape in the palm

One cause at a time

Every quarter we choose a single charity or community initiative, name it on this page, and send it that quarter's ten percent. Four a year, each one named, so you can go and look at it.

Non-profits are listed free

If you are a registered non-profit or a community run venue, your listing costs nothing. Not a discount. A commitment.

Our first giving starts in February

As we build our community and onboard our first venues, we will name our first cause at the end of December and begin giving in February. We will publish the running total on this page as it goes out.

Growing Day by Day

Are We There Yet launches across three cities at once.

Are We There Yet grows with the families who use it.

Every venue sign-up, parent recommendation, and honest review helps build a better guide to days out across our featured regions.

800+growing venues
Pretoria Johannesburg Cape Town
Western Cape, Gauteng & Surrounds

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60 days free for parents. Venues start on our free Get In plan, no card required.