Cape Town has a warm climate, gorgeous untouched beaches, and steep hills that overlook a busy bay and streets lined with Victoriana. The dazzling city is made even more dramatic with the massive flat-topped Table Mountain as a backdrop. It's the most European of African cities, although over the course of its troubled history, the Old World blended first with indigenous Khoisan and imported Malay slaves, then more recently Xhosa (pronounced ko-za) culture. It's crammed with sites of great historic and moral importance. And, as if that isn't enough, its fruitful vineyards have inspired a fledgling culinary revolution. Re-energized since democracy came to South Africa in 1994, and soaking in its newfound status as a favorite tourist destination, Cape Town is riding high.
AIRPORT
|
TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM AIRPORT
CITY LINKS
EVENTS
|
|
SUBSCRIBE to BUDGET TRAVEL
The world's most useful travel magazine costs just $12 for 10 issues--or $20 for 20 issues!
|
REAL DEALS
Libya, 10 Nights, $2,834A rare opportunity to take a guided sightseeing tour of this North African country on the Mediterranean. Ancient ruins—left by the Greeks, Romans, Carthaginians, and Egyptians—stretches of the Sahara, and the cosmopolitan cities of Tripoli and Benghazi are among the highlights. |
MOST POPULAR
Hang on to summer by retreating to an easygoing, affordable lake town, where you can embrace simple pleasures—fishing, huckleberry picking, go-karting, and old-fashioned sweets. We've picked seven to jog your memory; chances are, there's a similar one near you. More…
|
