Cape Town is certainly part and parcel of the world’s history. It has been repeatedly mentioned in the travels of ancient explorers like Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco de Gama. Although its harbor is a place where merchants and traders have been conducting business for ages, modern Cape Town has an impressive harbor line that is both pristine in its natural setting and yet very impressive.

For those of you seeking the solace and solitude of Mother Nature, there is no higher recommendation than for you to visit the Cape’s floristic region, otherwise known as the Cape Floristic Kingdom. This is a vast landscape covered mostly by fynbos shrubs and covered with flora and small fauna indigenous only to South Africa. The panoramic site alone is well worth the travel. Some of the prominent nature sites we also suggest you go to are: Cape Point, Chapman’s Peak Drive, the City Bowl and the Table Mountain (within the Table Mountain National Park.) For added spice to your travel, we suggest you take the cableway to get to the top of the mountain park.

However, if you prefer to stay in the city, Cape Town will certainly accommodate you. There are numerous hotels to book into, as well as luxury villas and penthouse apartments for rent. If you are on a tighter budget, then we suggest you try one of the bed-and-breakfast inns or hostels near the beaches, harbor and water ways. They do come cheap but still very private and quite comfortable.

Speaking of beaches, one of the favorite past time of locals here is beach-hopping. The locations of the different beaches make this past time possible and each place has something different to offer. The glacial melt near the Atlantic Coast gives the beaches here its icy cold waters, while the beaches at False Bay are relatively warmer. Beaches at Camps Bay and Clifton also have warm waters but it’s the affluent setting here that calls to people. There are a number of first class cafés and restaurants here, as well as small themed eating establishments that offer that unique but exquisite South African cuisine. The beaches are home to a lot of water sports activities, particularly surfing – and if you want to learn how, there are some small companies down by the water ways that are willing to teach you (for a fee, of course) on a per-hour basis. If you are still on that nature streak though, we suggest you visit Boulders Beach in Cape Town between February and August. This is the time when African penguins are nesting and rearing their young.

Recently, Cape Town is also the seeming place for family and group tours. If you are indeed traveling with a group, here are our top recommendations: Two Oceans Aquarium (perfect place to spend the afternoon with nearby shopping places for souvenirs); and the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (for a variety of entertainment and shopping chances.) There are also individual tours you can avail of that will run through the Cape Fur Seal colonies on Seal and Duiker Islands; Cape Flats; Khayelitsha; and Simon’s Town.

Now, if nocturnal entertainment is what you seek, we recommend the action at the clubs, bars and open pubs at Cape Malay Quarter, De Waterkant and Long Street.

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