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Even transient visitors can't help but become enamored with Cape Town's exquisite beauty: its striking Table Mountain backdrop, gorgeous beaches, enchanting vineyards, rugged landscapes, and its variety of wonderful plants and animals. In fact, some visitors extend their stay to a good bit longer than what you'd consider a vacation!
Cape Town is also famous for its hospitality. Its mix of trendy hotels and hostels matches up favorably to those in any other cosmopolitan city. There's a lively cultural scene, particularly when it comes to music, which seems to pervade every corner of the city. The people are open-minded and the mood relaxed.
Best of Cape Town: Top 3 Must-do Experiences
Best of Cape Town: Suggested Itineraries
Cape Town has everything: stunning scenery from the beautiful Table Mountain to the coastline, enchanting vineyards, great surf beaches, and all kinds of wildlife. The city itself is lively: full of music and culture and its share of great restaurants and nightlife. Catering to everyone from the safari-going wildlife enthusiast to the shark diving thrill-seeker, the Cape Peninsula is one of Africa's most popular tourist destinations for a reason. In fact, tourists have been known to extend their stays to a bit beyond vacations!
For a complete list of activities and in Cape Town, check out the things to do tab at the top of this page. Or, take a look at the itinerary below to find the best way to utilize your time in the on the Peninsula.
Day 1: An Introduction to Cape Town
Where to start? If you ask most tourists, Cape Town's greatest asset is its amazing scenery; from nearby Table Mountain to the Peninsula's beautiful coastline. The Cape Peninsula Tour from Cape Town is an ideal way to tour the area and see its beauty, some local townships, and even optional seal and penguin colonies.
If you'd rather stay close on your first day, try the Table Mountain and Cape Town Half-Day Trip, which will let you see the city from a top Table Mountain and then take you to the city's essential spots. For the do-it-yourselfers out there, the Cape Town City Hop-on Hop-off Tour gives you an easy introduction to the parts of the city you want to see.
Now that you've gotten your bearings in the city, why not get out and enjoy its surroundings? No trip to Africa is complete without a wild game safari, and this one will take give you a taste of Africa's wildlife at Aquila Game Reserve, the closest game park to Cape Town.
Cape Town is also famous for its wines, and its beautiful vineyards are certainly something every visitor should see. The Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl Valley Wine Day Trip will give the wine connoisseur a full-day introduction to the area's wineries. Those who don't have a day to spend sampling delicious wines can still get a taste on the Cape Point Highlights Tour and Wine Tasting in Stellenbosch trip, which takes you to Cape Town's highlights in the morning and then relaxes you with a nice, wine-infused afternoon.
After two days of driving next to the peninsula's pristine blue waters, you'll probably be looking for any excuse to jump into the ocean. And who wouldn't be? Quench your thirst for some wave riding with a Cape Town Surfing Safari in Cape Town's picturesque Big Bay. Beginners and seasoned surfers alike will enjoy this surfers' paradise.
Not wet enough for you? Go whale watching in Hermanus and risk getting soaked, or just enjoy watching the whales from a distance.
For those who would rather stay dry, the Cultural Cape Town tour gives you unique cultural and historical insights into the city.
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Best of Cape Town: Top Hotels
If you're looking for more options than those below, take a look at these options for self catered Cape Town accommodation.
Winchester Mansions is a lovely, old-fashioned Dutch-style hotel located on Cape Town's Platinum Mile, with rooms on one side facing the mountains and those on the other overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Locals frequent the sunny veranda at the front of the hotel to watch the sunset over Green Point, and the popular Sunday brunch features live jazz every week.
Each room in this delightful boutique hotel is decorated to reflect one of the origins of Cape Town culture, from Malay to Dutch and English. The beautifully decorated hotel is set in a former boarding house that was built in 1771, and is known for its great service and exceptionally friendly staff.
dysART Guest House is located in the Green Point area of Cape Town, only about a mile from the Cape Town city center and 1.5 miles from the waterfront and beach. Contemporary art decorates the hotel's public areas, giving it the unique style that inspired its name. Rooms open out onto sitting areas and balconies and have DVD and CD players, satellite TV, and wireless internet access.
- Plan Cape Town vacations on Yahoo! Travel
- Cape Town hotels, South Africa from PlanetWare
- Cape Town hotels from HotelsCombined.com
- Cape Town trip planner & travel guide from NileGuide
- English-language news from the Cape Argus
