About Cape Town and the Area

Welcome to Cape Town.

A city with a diverse range of attractions, sights and activities on 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 center and the award winning wine farms of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek - time spent in Cape Town will not be forgotten.
Cape Town is Southern Africa's most beautiful, most romantic and most visited city. Indeed, few urban centres anywhere can match its setting along the mountainous Cape Peninsula spine, which slides into the Atlantic Ocean. By far the most striking – and famous – of its sights is Table Mountain, frequently shrouded by clouds, and rearing up from the middle of the city.
More than a scenic backdrop, Table Mountain is the solid core of Cape Town, dividing the city into distinct zones with public gardens, wilderness, forests, hiking routes, vineyards and desirable residential areas trailing down its lower slopes. Standing on the tabletop, you can look north for a giddy view of the city centre, its docks lined with matchbox ships.

Looking west, beyond the mountainous Twelve Apostles, the drop is sheer and your eye will sweep across some of Africa's most valuable real estate, clinging to the slopes along the chilly but spectacularly beautiful Atlantic seaboard. Turning south, the mountainsides are forested and several historic vineyards and the marvelous Botanical Gardens creep up the lower slopes. Beyond the oak-lined suburbs of Newlands and Constantia lies the warmer False Bay seaboard, which curves around towards Cape Point.
To appreciate Cape Town you need to spend time outdoors, as Capetonians do, hiking, picnicking or sunbathing. Sailboarders from around the world head for Table Bay for some of the world's best windsurfing, and the brave jump off Lion's Head and para glide down close to the Clifton beachfront. T he city offers sedate pleasures as well, along its hundreds of paths and 150km 's of beaches.