Cape Town places in South Afica's “Mother City”.

Cape Town places has Table Mountain as its backdrop, gorgeous beaches, beautiful vineyards, spectacular landscapes and unique flora and fauna. One Of The World's Most Stunning Locations

Cape Town places often make the lists of places that everyone should see before they die.

Cape Town is the most popular tourist destination in South Africa due to its good climate, natural setting, and relatively well-developed infrastructure. Visitors expecting a conventional African city will be disappointed.

Instead what they will find is a sophisticated city famed for its hospitality and its huge number of trendy restaurants, bars, hotels and casinos which compare favourably with any other cosmopolitan centre. The general ambience is relaxed and easy going.

Cape Town places are in a relatively small area by world standards and travelling its length involves only an 80km (50 mile) journey through ever changing landscapes.

Climate

Summers are hot and dry but enlivened on occasions by southeaster winds which can at times reach gale force and are known as the Cape Doctor for their supposedly cleansing effect on the city.

Winters are relatively mild but long, chilly wet conditions can occur at any time. These are often broken by a few glorious warm days which send the locals rushing to the nearest beach.

Places of Interest

City Centre

Once on top there are organized walks; fabulous views around the city and of course the ubiquitous café with its 360 degree aerial view of Cape Town places.

Victoria and Alfred Waterfront:

It comprises several hundred shops; the Two Oceans Aquarium; Craft Markets, numerous restaurants and up market hotels. A lot of its charm is down to the fact that it is a working Port and visitors can watch ships come and go.

Robben Island

Visitors are shown the cell where Mandela spent such a large part of his life. Tours are hosted by ex-prisoners who give their own slant on the workings of the prison.

When visiting Cape Town, you will find that there are many Gold and Silver coins and medallions available that commemorate the life of Nelson Mandela. Commemorative coins are a very good investment as well as a great momento of your visit.

Central Cape Town

Elsewhere in the city centre are the Jewish, Cultural History and South African museums, the Planetarium, National Gallery and Houses of Parliament

Cape Point

The peninsula is dotted with old, attractive little seaside towns any one of which could fill up a couple of hours exploring and eating in the many good restaurants that abound there.

Boulders Beach

Simons Town is still a naval town with several museums which celebrate the fact.

Cape Point itself is situated in the Table Mountain National Park and a drive through the rather bleak scenery is often enlivened by the sight of group’s of baboons sitting in the middle of the road or clambering over, or even climbing in, some poor unsuspecting tourist’s car.

Occasionally zebras, cape foxes, antelope and ostrich can be spotted wandering over the terrain. There are very few trees to be seen but the area is covered by more than 1200 flowering species that in springtime transform the scenery in a blaze of colour.

The Two Oceans Restaurant at Cape Point is well worth a visit but if you prefer there is a shop that sells sweets, ice cream, crisps and cold drinks but beware of muggers, of the baboon type that is.

The high point, literally, of the reserve are the sheer cliffs that fall just under 1000 feet ( 300 metres) into the ocean. From here you can often see huge shoals of fish, dolphins, seals and the occasional whale.

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

It is one of the Cape Town places that is a must to visit with over 300,000 specimens in the herbarium house alone.

An astonishing array of flowering plants and birds can be seen when wandering along the numerous pathways.

Concerts are held in the gardens during the Summer months and visitors often bring their own picnics.

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