Africa Travel Guide, Africa Travel and Tourism

Wrapped around the most famous icon of South Africa, Table Mountain, is the Mother City with its green gardens and white beaches. It is one of the loveliest cities in the world. There is such a wide variety of activities and attractions, that many visitors spend their whole holiday in this "Most Beautiful Cape of Them All". There are various scenic drives, like the one through the picturesque harbor town of Hout Bay along the breathtaking Chapman's Peak towards the Cape Of Good Hope (the most south-western point in Africa). Here one can imagine the two oceans (Indian and Atlantic) meeting. Take a stroll in the popular Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the harbor, a boat ride to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was a prisoner for two decades, or visit one of the many architectural and historical buildings in the city center. The highlight of any visit is a trip, either hiking or using the ultra modern cable car, up the 1089 meter Table Mountain for some magnificent views of the surrounding areas. It serves as a good base for excursions to the nearby Cape Winelands of Stellenbosch and Paarl, the less touristy, but attractive West Coast and the Garden Route starting from Cape Town along the coast to the Storms River in the Eastern Cape. This 600-kilometre stretch of small towns, wineries, farms and sea villages has been a traveller's joy for more than a century.