Cape Town

Cape Town is the most popular tourist destinations in South Africa because of good climate, natural setting, and relatively well developed infrastructure. The city has few known natural features that attract tourists, especially Table Mountain, which forms a large part of the Table Mountain National Park and the back end of the City Bowl. Reach the top of the mountain can be achieved either by hiking up, or view the Table Mountain Cableway. Cape Point is recognized as the tip of the dramatic at the end of the Cape Peninsula. Many tourists also drive in the Chapman's Peak Drive, a narrow road that links Noordhoek with Hout Bay, for the views of the Atlantic Ocean and nearby mountains. This may be one of the top drive or increase in Signal Hill for closer views of the City Bowl and Table Mountain.

Many tourists also visit Cape Town beaches, popular with local residents. Because the city's unique geography, it is possible to visit the several beaches in the same day, each with a different setting and atmosphere. Located in the coastal Atlantic Coast tend to be cold water from the Benguela current coming from the South Sea. Water in False Bay beaches is often hot to 10 ° C (18 ° F). Both equally famous beach, although plentiful in the Clifton beach and other places in the Atlantic Coast more developed with restaurants and cafes, especially with the vibrant strip of restaurants and bars that are accessible to the beach in Camps Bay. Boulders Beach near Simon's Town is known as the colony of African penguins. Surfing is popular and the city hosts Red Bull Big Wave Africa surfing competition every year.

The city has several notable cultural attractions. The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, built on part of the pier in the Port of Cape Town, is one of the city's most popular shopping, with several hundred shops and two oceans Aquarium. Part of the charm of the V & A, as it is known locally, is that the Port continues to operate and visitors can watch ships enter and exit. V & A also hosts the Nelson Mandela Gateway, through which ferries depart for Robben Island. It is possible to take the ferry from the V & A to Hout Bay, Simon's Town and Cape Fur Seal colony on Duiker and Seal Island. Several companies offer tours in the Cape Flats, which is generally colored land, and Khayelitsha, a black majority country. Is an option to sleep at night in Cape Town's townships. There are several B & Bs where you can spend a safe and real African night.

Cape Town is a record for the architectural heritage, with the highest density of Cape Dutch style buildings in the world. Cape Dutch style, which combines the architectural traditions of the Netherlands, Germany and France, the most visible in Constantia, the old government building in the Central Business District, and along the road length. Cape Town's annual minstrel Carnival, also known by the name of Kaapse Afrikaans Klopse, laureate of the festival is held every year on January 2 or "Tweede Nuwe Jaar" (Afrikaans: Second New Year). Competing teams of minstrels parade in flamboyant costumes, either carrying colorful umbrellas or playing an array of musical instruments. Artscape Theater Center for the performing arts is the main place in Cape Town.
Cape Town's historic streets and buildings of great interest to tourists

Cape Town's transport system links to the rest of South Africa, which functions as the gateway to other destinations in the province. The Cape Winelands and especially in cities in the Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek are popular day trip from the city for sightseeing and wine tasting. whales are very popular amongst tourists: Southern right whales and humpback whales are seen on the beach during the season (August-November) and Bryde's whales and Killer Whale can be seen at any time throughout the year. The nearby town known as the Hermanus Whale Festival, but whales can also be seen in False Bay. Heaviside's dolphins are endemic in this region and can be seen from the coast north of Cape Town; dusky dolphins live along the coast and sometimes can be seen from the ferry to Robben Island.

Around 1.5 million tourists visited in Cape Town during 2004, so that in the R10 billion of total income. [Quote necessary] The forecasts for 2006 anticipate 1.6 million tourists spending total R12 billion. [Who?] The most popular area for visitors to stay include Camps Bay, Sea Point, V & A Waterfront, City Bowl, Hout Bay, Constantia, Rondebosch, Newlands, Somerset West, Hermanus and Stellenbosch, as well.

Cape Town is the City of Cape Town Tourism's Office of Regional Tourism Organization, which is responsible for marketing purposes, visitor and service industry. They offer a comprehensive service that offers information and bookings for Cape Town tourism, travel and accommodation. You can visit their website at http://www.capetown.travel

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