The Mother City and the Western Cape
High on the list of the world’s most beautiful cities, Cape
Town is presided over by iconic Table Mountain. Here you can enjoy the best
calamari in town, drinking in the view of breathtaking Chapman’s Peak or listen
to the stories of ex-inmate on a tour of Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela
was imprisoned.
Other famous landmarks include Cape Point, Kirstenbosch Gardens
and the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.
The golden beaches of Cape Town provide the perfect foil for
the quaint historical towns of the Cape Winelands, where a picnic among the
vines is washed down with a chilled bottle of Sauvignon Blanc. From the
waddling penguins of Boulders Beach it is an easy journey to the Whale Route,
where southern right whales make their annual appearance from June to November,
while humpback, Bryde’s and Minke whales and bottlenose dolphins can be seen
year around.
The Garden Route & The Eastern Cape
Following the whales east along the coast, you come to the
lush indigenous forests, endless beaches, rolling mountains and serene lakes of
the Garden Route. Hiking trails venture into the thickly forested hills, while
an array of adventures will satisfy even the most ardent adrenalin junkie.
Devour fresh oysters by the dozen on the shores of the
lagoon in Knysna, sheltered by the spectacular cliffs known as the Knysna Heads
or browse the many arts and crafts shops along the vibrant main street.
Knysna’s craggy shoreline gives way to beautiful, sandy beaches in Plettenberg
Bay, a paradise discovered on spectacular walks and hikes. Catch up with the
whales and dolphins again, this time on an ecomarine cruise.
Further up the
coast, the golden beaches blend into the dense wonderland of the Tsitsikamma
forests, where you can explore the furthest reaches of this lush wonderland on
a thrilling tree top canopy adventure.
Not far from Port Elizabeth, the gateway to the Eastern
Cape, yet another aspect of this constantly changing coastline lies waiting to
be discovered.
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