Cape Town is the most famous city in South Africa. It is very easy to visit it and surprisingly very safe as well. The capital is the home to millions of people and it’s certainly one of the most beautiful cities in Africa that you have to consider visiting. The main focus on this article are some of the places that you should visit when you travel to Cape Town.
Table Mountain
The views of Cape Town from Table Mountain are truly magnificent. The place is always full of tourists from all over the world. One of the things its famous for is the tablecloth – a sheet of clouds that constantly descends over the mountain and all of this causes the cable car to close. If you want to visit Table Mountain with a cable car, there are some things you need to consider. Check out the website to see if the cable car is open and book tickets for it in advance. You can also go there by foot, especially if you are a fan of hiking. If you want to visit the Table Mountain, you can book a tour with AWOL Tours. Instead of using the services of a cable car, they can help you hike up all the way to the top of the mountain.
Cape Penninsula
What’s good about Cape Town is that besides the town itself, there are plenty of breath-taking places that you can go to. Instead of going to the city centre and spending the day inside the city, you can go for a tour around the Cape peninsula. If you have a car, it would be much easy for you to see it. It will be a lot more cheap as well. Luckily for visitors who don’t have cars, there are plenty of offers by tour companies. There are a lot of companies that actually combine both tour inside the town and outside around the peninsula.
Cape Town Sightseeing
In Cape Town, you can se the services of a tour guide or a sightseeing tour bus. Not only you can check out every route but you can buy your ticket beforehand by using the official website. If you want to visit everything, it’s good to do it in a few days. Sightseeing all routers can be too expensive if you decide to spend one day for it. Another tip is to bring sunscreen because the sun can be unforgiving.
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
If you love greenery, then you must pay a visit to the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens when you travel to Cape Town. There are a lot of tour agencies that offer a trip to that location. While there, you can enjoy all sorts of greenery. You can expect the smell of roses and so many other flowers there. The aforementioned Cape Town City Sightseeing Bus offers a tour and stops at the gardens, so you can try that option. If you prefer, you can also take advantage of some of the free guided Gardens tours. There are different tours that are organised and all of the information is usually published and updated on the SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute) website.
