Cape Town sights and sounds
Voted among the top 10 cities in the world to visit, Cape Town is a definite must see. Being the only city of it’s kind to have a solitary mountain rising from it’s centre, Cape Town has a history of natural beauty, cultural clash and peace, turmoil and rest, incredible night life, and relaxed day time frolics.
For ease of direction and to give you a focal point to start on, the Cape has been divided into 4, Central Cape, Cape Town North, Cape Town South, and Cape Town East.
Central Cape:
This area is situated at the foot of the table mountain and includes the CBD, the city beaches along the Atlantic seaboard. The sights and places to visit in the Cape Central area are Museum Mile, The company gardens, Green Market Square, St Georges mall, the Bo Kaap, V&A Waterfront and much more.
If it’s the surf that you’re after then here are the beach side suburbs of Central Cape, Bakoven, Bantry Bay, Camps Bay, Clifton, Fresnaye, Green Point, Mouille Point, Sea Point, Three Anchor Bay, Llandudno and Hout Bay. Full of culture and history Cape central is the hub of culture and life in the cape and there isn’t time to be bored with the things you can see and do.
Cape Town North
The Area found between the Blouberg coastline and Tygerberg hills and incorporates Milnerton, Sunset Beach, Bloubergstrand, Table View, Atlantis, Melkbosstrand, Durbanville, Century City, Pinelands, Goodwood, Parow, Bellville and Langa.
The area’s attractions are the Durbanville wine route which is synonymous with its fantastic crisp Sauvignon Blanc.
You have numerous shopping complexes where you can find anything from African curious to Wellness clinics.
The area boasts a Sun international casino, Grand west, for entertainment which ranges from gambling to opera with all the drama that goes with it, the area also offers bars, restaurants, clubs, and various other entertainments for a special holiday.
Cape Town South
A beautiful area which boasts 2 coastlines and a mountain, an area full of wonder and housing most of the main attractions that Cape Town is famous for. Here you have Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, The Table Mountain national park, Cape point (reputed to be the Southern most point of Africa), Boulders beach which is home to the famous Jackass (African) penguin and where you will see whale sightings from between May and September.
You have numerous wine routes with the Constantia wine route boasting the oldest wine estate in South Africa called Groot Constantia. You also have numerous shopping experiences to visit including Cavendish Square and some wonderful arts a curious shops set all along the way.
It is home to two of the most popular sorting stadiums in South Africa, namely the Newlands cricket grounds and the Newlands rugby Stadium. It is also home to the University of Cape Town where academia excels.
The suburbs of the area are Mowbray, Rondebosch, Newlands, Claremont, Kenilworth, Landsdowne, Wynberg, Constantia and Tokai. Seaside villages of Muizenberg, Zeekoeivlei, St James, Kalk Bay, Clovelly, Fish Hoek, Simon's Town, Scarbourough, Kommetjie and Noordhoek. As well as the infamous Cape flats suburbs of Athlone, Grassy Park, Gugulethu and Mitchell's Plain.
Cape Town East
Here you will a feast of scenery with beautiful coastlines, inebriating vineyards, and rugged enchantment. Come and drive along Clarence Drive which is widely regarded as one of the top 10 most scenic drives in the world. It also has the Hottentot Holland Mountain Range and the Helderberg Mountain Range to boast its magnificence and to show that it is a place where nature lovers can come and play to there hearts content with open areas, hiking, fishing, Surfing, and many other good open air activities.
What is traveling without your own vehicle, come and rent a car in cape town from us at www.wisewheels.co.za and get the best deals on offer.
For more tourist information go to www.tourismcapetown.co.za
For ease of direction and to give you a focal point to start on, the Cape has been divided into 4, Central Cape, Cape Town North, Cape Town South, and Cape Town East.
Central Cape:
This area is situated at the foot of the table mountain and includes the CBD, the city beaches along the Atlantic seaboard. The sights and places to visit in the Cape Central area are Museum Mile, The company gardens, Green Market Square, St Georges mall, the Bo Kaap, V&A Waterfront and much more.
If it’s the surf that you’re after then here are the beach side suburbs of Central Cape, Bakoven, Bantry Bay, Camps Bay, Clifton, Fresnaye, Green Point, Mouille Point, Sea Point, Three Anchor Bay, Llandudno and Hout Bay. Full of culture and history Cape central is the hub of culture and life in the cape and there isn’t time to be bored with the things you can see and do.
Cape Town North
The Area found between the Blouberg coastline and Tygerberg hills and incorporates Milnerton, Sunset Beach, Bloubergstrand, Table View, Atlantis, Melkbosstrand, Durbanville, Century City, Pinelands, Goodwood, Parow, Bellville and Langa.
The area’s attractions are the Durbanville wine route which is synonymous with its fantastic crisp Sauvignon Blanc.
You have numerous shopping complexes where you can find anything from African curious to Wellness clinics.
The area boasts a Sun international casino, Grand west, for entertainment which ranges from gambling to opera with all the drama that goes with it, the area also offers bars, restaurants, clubs, and various other entertainments for a special holiday.
Cape Town South
A beautiful area which boasts 2 coastlines and a mountain, an area full of wonder and housing most of the main attractions that Cape Town is famous for. Here you have Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, The Table Mountain national park, Cape point (reputed to be the Southern most point of Africa), Boulders beach which is home to the famous Jackass (African) penguin and where you will see whale sightings from between May and September.
You have numerous wine routes with the Constantia wine route boasting the oldest wine estate in South Africa called Groot Constantia. You also have numerous shopping experiences to visit including Cavendish Square and some wonderful arts a curious shops set all along the way.
It is home to two of the most popular sorting stadiums in South Africa, namely the Newlands cricket grounds and the Newlands rugby Stadium. It is also home to the University of Cape Town where academia excels.
The suburbs of the area are Mowbray, Rondebosch, Newlands, Claremont, Kenilworth, Landsdowne, Wynberg, Constantia and Tokai. Seaside villages of Muizenberg, Zeekoeivlei, St James, Kalk Bay, Clovelly, Fish Hoek, Simon's Town, Scarbourough, Kommetjie and Noordhoek. As well as the infamous Cape flats suburbs of Athlone, Grassy Park, Gugulethu and Mitchell's Plain.
Cape Town East
Here you will a feast of scenery with beautiful coastlines, inebriating vineyards, and rugged enchantment. Come and drive along Clarence Drive which is widely regarded as one of the top 10 most scenic drives in the world. It also has the Hottentot Holland Mountain Range and the Helderberg Mountain Range to boast its magnificence and to show that it is a place where nature lovers can come and play to there hearts content with open areas, hiking, fishing, Surfing, and many other good open air activities.
What is traveling without your own vehicle, come and rent a car in cape town from us at www.wisewheels.co.za and get the best deals on offer.
For more tourist information go to www.tourismcapetown.co.za
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