Cape Town Travel Guide
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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
- Round-Trip Flights from New York to Africa South African Airways
- Cape Town & Namibia IExplore
- South Africa - Black Culture Experience — $6,175 IExplore
- South Africa Cape Wildlife Family Adventure — $3,249 IExplore
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 (021/797-4500. www.gourmetsa.com) is an exclamation mark on the Cape culinary calendar. The festival usually begins in mid-May... 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 & Itineraries
It's summer in South Africa's city by the sea. Read more
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Trip Ideas & Itineraries
It's not hard to get swept up in the frenzy that is the Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week... Read more
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Trip Ideas & Itineraries
Inspired by the setting of the exciting World Cup?... Read more
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With just a few hours left in Cape Town, I plan one more brief visit to the nearby Stellenbosch wine region. Read more
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South Africa, Cape Town By Night And Day
It is Tuesday evening and already I know I have made the mistake of not allowing myself enough time to visit this beautiful part of South Africa. Read more
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