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 101 THINGS TO DO IN CAPE TOWN FOR UNDER R101.00 |
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101 Things to do in Cape Town for under
R101.00. From climbing to the top of Table Mountain, horse riding on Noordhoek Beach, a
picnic club-hopping to see up-and-coming South African Musicians, Dragon Boat racing at
the Waterfront, Cruise around Cape Town's historic harbour, museum visits, wine-tasting,
indoor karting, Sight-seeing on the double-decker, topless City Explorer Bus ... 101 Things to do
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| TABLE MOUNTAIN |
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Cape Town’s icon, Table Mountain,
stands with her base firmly within the Table Mountain National Park, 1 086 metres above
Table Bay. The imposing table top, more often than not draped in rich cloud that seems
never to quite tumble from its sides, is a national monument and her shape has been
adopted as a ubiquitous scribble for many a company logo of those working within her
shadow ... more about Table
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| ROBBEN ISLAND |
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Robben Island, just off the coast of Cape
Town, is famous for the imprisonment of South Africa’s first democratic President,
Nelson Mandela in its maximum-security prison and its association with apartheid. However,
today the island is a World Heritage Site and home to a museum that reflects the triumph
of the human spirit over adversity. Robben Island lies just 12 km offshore and is one of
the highlights ... more about Robben Island
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| CAPE TOWN
BEACHES |
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Cape Town is known for its icy water but
that’s made up for by its beautiful beaches - and the beautiful bodies to match. With
the magnificent background of the famed Table Mountain, what other beaches could compete?
Bantry Bay is home to a unique little beach known as Saunder’s Rocks. This beautiful
Cape Town beach contains awesome tidal pools for safe swimming. The cosmopolitan area of
Camps ... more about Cape
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| CAPE POINT |
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At the end of the Cape Peninsula, about 80
km from Cape Town, is Cape Point. Also known as the Cape of Good Hope or Cape of Storms it
lies within the Good Hope portion of the Table Mountain National Park, a World Heritage
Site. This wind-battered, tip of land that ventures out into treacherous seas has some of
the highest sea cliffs and freshest air in the world. It is not the southern most tip of
Africa. This ... more about Cape Point
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| V&A WATERFRONT |
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The V&A Waterfront, a renovation of part
of Cape Town’s Dockyard, is one of the mother city’s biggest tourist
attractions. It draws over 20 million visitors a year and is a combination of shopping,
entertainment and office locations, hotels, apartments and residential marina. The idea is that one lives,
works, shops and plays at the V&A. Shops are open well into the night and cinemas and restaurants
attract both ... more about V&A
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| THE CAPE TOWN TOWNSHIP EXPERIENCE |
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Do a full day visit to the poverty stricken
“Townships” of Cape Town. Experience Township life, visit schools and be
entertained by the school’s cultural groups, converse with the locals. This tour
starts with a visit to the District 6 Museum,
followed by a drive through District 6. Visit a school in an “African” and
“Coloured” area and be entertained by the school’s cultural groups. You
will be exposed to singing ... Cape
Town Township Tour » |
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| KIRSTENBOSCH BOTANICAL GARDENS |
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High on any visitor’s list of things to
do in Cape Town, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens is over 528 hectares of some of the
world’s most beautiful gardens that lie literally at the feet of the eastern slopes
of Table Mountain. Catching a glimpse of the large bird population, the Egyptian geese and
the resident meercats as well as strolling through the cultivated garden, which displays
collections ... more about Kirstenbosch
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| CAPE WINELANDS |
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The fertile green valleys of the Cape Winelands are surrounded by proud mountain ranges. Towns and
villages have many historic homesteads and monuments, and every so often fruit orchards
are to be seen, whose produce may be found in all corners of the world. It is the
Mediterranean climate and winter rainfall of the south-western Cape that produces some of
the best wines in the country. The rich, fertile ... more about the Cape
Winelands » |
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| CAPE WHALE COAST |
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The coming of the whales to the Cape Overberg coastline, also known
as the Cape Whale Coast, every year between June and November, not only creates a stir,
but brings to our shores a large, intelligent and remarkable giant of the sea and the only
mammal to have adapted to life in the open oceans. Whales, including the Southern Right
Whale and the Humpback Whale, are frequently sited along the Cape Overberg Coast ... Cape Whale Coast » |
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| ROUTE 62 |
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Route 62 is modeled after the iconic US
Route 66, made famous by the late, great Nat King Cole in the song of the mid 20th
century. Travelers headed for the Garden Route will
find that Route 62 offers a better alternative to the dull N2 motorway between Cape Town
and George, being more scenic and slightly shorter. This well-maintained blacktop highway
meanders from Worcester, by way of the Breede River valley
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| CAPE TOWN MAPS |
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Map of the Cape Peninsula and Cape Town
showing Cape Town popular Tourist attractions and popular spots to visit including Cape
Town beaches, Robben Island, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens,
popular suburbs and more. Map of the Map of the Western Cape Region in South Africa showing indicating
the popular towns and regions including the Cape Winelands, Cape West Coast, Cape
Peninsula, Karoo and ... Cape Town Map » |
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