Visit, Explore, And Experience The Many Contrasts Of Cape Town

By Author: Patrick Vanti
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‘The Mother City’ as it is fondly called, Cape Town, is the perfect tourist destination served on a ‘Table Top’. The laid back city is known for its famous Table Mountain as well as its rich culture, exotic cuisine and heady wines. Read on to know more about the city’s delights.

Cape Town is South Africa’s second largest city and the most visited tourist destination. Visitors lose themselves in the relaxing city immersing themselves in the subtle swish of the ocean and inaudible hum of the mountains. The more active ones get their adrenaline rising with hiking, jogging, cycling, surfing and horse riding. If you like the sun and the sand, you will like Cape Town too.

Many choose the heady Mediterranean climate during the frozen winter months in the Northern Hemisphere. The Mother City will welcome you with great weather and sun filled days, as you leave your bleak cold wintry hometowns behind. The holidays in Cape Town are the best way to experience South Africa- the culture, the cuisine as well as the stunning natural beauty.

The city’s icon Table Mountain will enthral you with its stark ...
... beauty. It may seem to you like more than a regular mountain- some see it as a fortress guarding the city’s borders; some think of it as a sleeping goddess and for some, it is nothing short of the stairway to heaven. You will not be the first one to feel a silent energy radiating from Table Mountain. People wishing to absorb the energy and explore the mountain take a trip up to the top of Table Mountain in the 4-minute rotating cable car. From the top, see the stunning view of the sea on the South, the scenic landscape spreads North before you, while looking West try to see the horizon where Antarctica and Argentina lie.

Hit the beach once you are in Cape Town and enjoy the perfect water temperature on the False Bay coast like Fish Hoek or Boulders beach. The coves at Boulders house a large colony of African penguins and charm yourself with penguins passing by as you soak up the sun on the beach. Other popular Atlantic beaches are Camps Bay beach and Clifton’s four coves where you can spend an entire day of fun and relaxation. The water here is freezing, so visitors do not get in the water, but do worship the sun and get busy in tanning themselves. Explore the many restaurants lining the beach for a good taste of local food.

To get a closer look at the laid back yet interesting Cape Town life, head to the Greenmarket Square. This place is the heart of the city with curious shops lining the city offering African handicrafts. Barter your way to buy exquisite and ethnic gifts to take back home.

Do not leave your Cape Town visit incomplete without a visit to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. This harbour has shops, restaurants and bars of all types that are filled with locals and tourists alike. Indulge yourself here with dining, shopping and taking a yacht out to the sea. Take the excursion from the V&A Waterfront to Robben Island and tour the infamous prison where Nelson Mandela was jailed for 27 years.

There is a lot more to see and do in the city. Just book a well located and reputed Cape Town hotel and your trip will turn out to be a memorable one.

The writer is associated with a luxurious and legendary Cape Town hotel – the Grand Daddy. The Daddy is an award-winning hotel famous for its Airstream Rooftop Trailer Park apart from exquisite suites, bars and restaurants.