What To See And Do In Cape Town

Beautiful Cape Town has an unfair advantage as a unique tourist destination. Only Cape Town can boast one of the new seven wonders of nature as a backdrop. Table Mountain attracts many local and international visitors to Cape Town. In Cape Town you can hike or take the cableway to the top of Table Mountain to enjoy the spectacular view of the ‘mother city.’

In Cape Town there is plenty to see and do.

Established in 1652 by Jan van Riebeeck as a half way stop for the Eastern shipping trade of the Dutch East Indian Company, Cape Town supplied much needed fresh produce and water to passing ships. Cape Town is serviced by a network of tarred roads, a busy modern harbour and the third largest airport in Africa, Cape Town International Airport. It is only a short two hour flight from the Oliver Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.

Cape Town has grown into a cosmopolitan city with coastal and inland property values in Cape Town soaring. Cape Town hosts many international sporting events, conferences and festivals including the legendary Cape Coon Carnival and an annual International Jazz Festival. The Cape Town Stadium built for the 2010 Soccer World Cup and the popular V&A Waterfront are a must see as is the family-friendly Two Oceans Aquarium and Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens.

In Cape Town at the Victoria and Albert Waterfront you can embark at the Nelson Mandela Gateway to go by boat to Robben Island. There are several museums and galleries and no visit to Cape Town is complete without a visit to the Tourist Information Centre and a lazy day at the beach. Cape Town is a spectacular location for film shoots, accommodation as well as corporate experiences.

Cape Town is the capital city of the Western Cape Province. It is a multicultural mix of many nationalities from all over the globe, many of whom have found Cape Town the ideal portal into African business and property portfolios. Cape Town has become a popular wedding venue destination and religious freedom is entrenched in the constitution and many beautiful churches, synagogues, mosques and shrines can be found in Cape Town.