Cape Town Travel Guide
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Fodor's The Complete Guide to African Safaris
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If you visit only one place in South Africa, make it Cape Town. Whether you're partaking of the Capetonian inclination for alfresco fine dining (the so-called "Mother City" is home to many of the country's best restaurants) or sipping wine atop Table Mountain, you sense—correctly—that this is South Africa's most urbane, civilized city.
Cape Town Hotels
Finding lodging in Cape Town can be a nightmare during peak travel season (December-January), as many of the more reasonable accommodations are booked up...read more
Cape Town Restaurants
Cape Town is the culinary capital of South Africa. Nowhere else in the country is the populace so discerning about food, and nowhere else is there such...read more
Things To Do in Cape Town
Cape Town has grown as a city in a way that few others...read more
Travel Deals in Cape Town
- $1150* & up -- South Africa & Senegal Sale Fares, R/T South African Airways
Cape Town Experiences
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City Sophistication. Cape Town is a cosmopolitan city with a rich heritage that's proudly on display. It might be more laid-back than Johannesburg... Read more
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It's said that Cape Town owes its very existence to Table Mountain. The freshwater streams running off its slopes were what first prompted early... Read more
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The Gourmet Festival is an exclamation mark on the Cape culinary calendar. The festival usually begins in mid-May with the announcement of the... Read more
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Arabella. Breathtaking 360-degree views and ambrosial aromas (courtesy of Anne Sémonin and St Barth products) greet you at this streamlined... Read more
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Cape Town Stadium will hold 70,000 World Cup fans, is 15 floors high, and has 16 elevators, 135 VIP suites, and basement parking for 1,200 cars... Read more
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Despite being virtually surrounded by the city, Table Mountain is a remarkably unspoiled wilderness. Most of the Cape Peninsula's 2,200 species... Read more
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Trip Ideas
From its food to its vibrant nightlife, Cape Town's eclectic mingling of cultures and history make fo ... Read more
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Hotels
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Trip Ideas, Arts & Culture
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