Cape Town Travel Guide

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Destinations Near Cape Town

Table Mountain National Park, ZA
(3.5 mi.)
Milnerton, ZA
(5.2 mi.)
Wynberg, ZA
(6.4 mi.)
Robben Island, ZA
(8.0 mi.)
Hout Bay, ZA
(8.9 mi.)
Tokai, ZA
(10 mi.)
Steenberg, ZA
(11 mi.)
Bellville, ZA
(13 mi.)
Durbanville, ZA
(15 mi.)
Simonstown, ZA
(19 mi.)

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Cape Town Overview

Cape Town, the oldest city in southern Africa, is regularly heralded as one of the most beautiful on earth. The massive sandstone bulk of Table Mountain, often draped in a flowing "tablecloth" of clouds, forms an imposing backdrop, while minutes away, pristine sandy beaches line the cliff-hugging coast. Mountainous slopes sustaining the world's most varied botanic kingdom (some 9,000 species strong) overlook fertile valleys carpeted with vines, and driving from the highway you can spot zebra and wildebeest grazing unperturbed by the hubbub below. Every year brings a slew of new awards ("best value for money," "best city in the world to eat out in," "best destination in Africa and Middle East"), leaving no doubt that Cape Town is now a permanent fixture on the map of global hot spots. Yet the city feels—and is—very different from the rest of Africa. Read More

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Feature Articles

Trophy Hunting
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Searching for travel treasure in Cape Town, the epicenter of African cool
Technicolor Darkness
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In the red-rock high ground of South Africa, climbing still comes down to black and white. Greg Child goes on belay to explore the crags, boulder gardens, and post-Apartheid complications of the world's next climbing mecca.
The Cape of Good Hope: Africa's Metaphorical Southernmost Point
Stomping along Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
Horseback Riding Along South Africa's Long Beach
Finding "the quiet within" along the Noordhoek Valley
Sea Kayak in Hout Bay
A paddle-perfect cove, a seal-crowded isle, and cold, cold water

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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

South Africa: Western Cape to the Elephant Coast
Country Walkers
from $5798, 11 days
Our journey in this land of astonishing ecological diversity reads like pages from Sir Francis Drake's diary of four centuries ago - so dramatic are...
Meaningful Tour: The South Africa Adventure and Conservation Experience
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from $1990, 14 days
If you're the sort of person who wants to see the "real Africa" then get off the beaten track, as well as over a few swamps and over a mountain or...
Hands-On Work with Endangered Wildlife in South Africa
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from $1425, 56 days
Are you desperate to visit a magical place where friendly cheetahs roam free and curious monkeys swing gracefully from the trees outside your bedroom...
Nairobi to Cape Town Experience
G.A.P Adventures
from $4599, 54 days
This exciting 54-day adventure encompassing nearly half of the African continent from Kenya down to the southern tip of Africa will take you through diverse wildlife, landscapes and people on a journey you won't forget!! ......
Community Work with Orphans near Cape Town, South Africa
i-to-i
from $1990, 84 days
Surrounded by children aged five and under, you'll be dishing out lots of love (as well as the odd tissue) to the children at this home who have had...