A Quick Guide to Cape Town |
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In recent times Cape Town has emerged as a premier tourist destination with range of activities and sights on offer. Nature lovers and travelers find Cape Town of great interest with its rich flora and fauna and natural beauty. Cape Town is a coastal city situated on the south west coast of South Africa; the city is well connected with world with the refurbished and renovated Cape Town International Airport. Although Johannesburg is the major airport in South Africa still you will find flights from almost every country to Cape Town and the air connectivity from Johannesburg to Cape Town is on the hourly basis. |
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From five-star luxury hotels to guest houses and backpackers lodge there is accommodation available for every kind of traveler in Cape Town. The city front and waterfront areas offer you the costly and the most luxurious hotels with top notch and world class facilities. In recent times backpacking culture has been picking up in Cape Town with most of the backpackers lodges available in the city centre area with facilities like internet cafes, swimming pools and bars available for drinks and light snacks as well as the availability of self catering kitchens and barbeques.
Different people have different likings like air, water or land adventures which they want to indulge in, and if one wants to indulge in all three then Cape Town is the place to be in, with the background of mountains, sunny skies and exotic sceneries Cape Town has something for lovers, travelers and families. For adventure sport lovers there are number of activities available like mountain trekking, walking, surfing, windsurfing, kayaking, deep sea fishing, shark cage diving, kite-surfing and Scuba diving. Especially in scuba diving presence of shipwrecks and caves on the coastline the experience of diving is unmatched. For the guys who want to fly high and set adrenaline pumping one can take a flight in the world war two fighter jets for a very little hole in your pocket. Hot air ballooning and helicopters are other ways to have a bird’s eye view of Cape Town. Paragliding and Hang gliding are the other adventure activities that can be taken, the view while gliding from Mountain Table to the sea is once in a lifetime experience. The South African community being an amalgamation of different nationalities and cultures there is a fulfilling experience at local theatres and various art galleries which give you a distinct South African feel. If one loves to indulge in wines then a visit to the Cape Winelands is a must, rich in culture and history, entrenched in beautiful surroundings these are the highly acclaimed wine estates. Some of these being Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Wellington and Paarl, for any wine lover a visit here would be a fulfilling experience. Cape Town also has great shopping; one can shop for hand-crafted jewelry, intricate beadwork and traditional African art to designer labels, diamonds and precious stones here. Thumb rule to enjoy Cape Town to its fullest is to hire a car/bike: drive and explore at your own pace without any hassles. If you loose your way or in doubt then mountains are your guide. Roads are well laid out with proper sign posts to guide you. Cape Town is also linked to rest of the cities through bus and rail.
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