Cape Town, South Africa

Welcome to Cape Town - a city with a diverse range of attractions, sights and activities to offer. From lavish and luxurious to back-packing on a budget, Cape Town has something for everyone. From the landmark beaches of Clifton and Camps Bay to the vibrant V&A Waterfront and Cape Town city centre and the award winning wine farms of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek - time spent in CapeTown will not be forgotten.

What to do:

Robben Island

Robben Island has served as a leper colony between 1836 and 1931 and later as a maximum security prison for political prisoners until 1991. South Africa's former President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela, spent 18 years of his 27-year sentence in a tiny cell on this island.

Table Mountain

Cape Point juts into the southern Atlantic Ocean and forms the tip of the peninsula’s rugged mountain chain, which stretches from Table Bay, soaring out of the sea to a height of 1,087m above sea…

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

This is the oldest part of Cape Town's harbor, dating back to 1860. Although still a working harbor, it has transformed into one of Cape Town's prime attractions.

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens is the largest of South Africa’s eight National Botanical Gardens run by the South African Biodiversity Institute.

Boulders Beach

Sir Francis Drake said, “This Cape is the most stately thing and the Fairest Cape we ever saw”. He was talking about the view of the Cape over False Bay, and his words still hold good today.

Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve

Ever since my days as a philatelist, collecting the triangular Cape of Good Hope Stamps, I have wanted to see this spectacular part of the South African coastline.

Greenmarket Square

It became a farmers' market in 1710 and is now the city's best-known flea market. It is also home to many buskers including dancers, singers and musicians.

Drakensberg Sights & Attractions

Central Drakensberg and northern Drakensberg form one region, and by far the best example of this section of the Drakensberg Mountains isGiants Castle National Park.

Rhodes Memorial

On the slopes of Devil's Peak, Table Mountain's left shoulder, lies Rhodes Memorial. It’s a huge temple like construction made out of granite quarried from Table Mountain.

Cape Town Tour

We did the Thompsons Africa Half-Day Cape Town City Tour and thoroughly enjoyed it. Here is a summary of our stops: Table Mountain: Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain that rises 3,500 feet above Cape Town.