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Cape
Town
The city of Cape town is approximately a 2 hour
drive from de Kelders
Cape Town is the third most populous city in South
Africa. It is the provincial capital of the Western
Cape, as well as the legislative capital of South
Africa, where the National Parliament and many
government offices are located. Cape Town is famous
for its harbour as well as its natural setting
in the Cape floral kingdom, including such well-known
landmarks as Table Mountain and Cape Point. 
Cape Town is often regarded as
one of the world's most beautiful cities and is
one of the most popular tourist destinations in
South Africa. The city has several well-known
natural features, most notably Table Mountain,
the top of which can be reached either by hiking
up, or by taking the Table Mountain Cableway.
Cape Town has some great beaches each with a different
setting and atmosphere. Beaches located on the
Atlantic Coast tend to have cold water as the
water is mostly glacial melt from Antarctica.
The water at False Bay beaches is often warmer
by up to 10°C. Both coasts are equally popular,
although the beaches in affluent Clifton and elsewhere
on the Atlantic Coast are better developed with
restaurants and cafés. The most famous
beach in Cape Town, Boulders Beach is known for
its colony of African penguins.
The city also has several notable cultural attractions.
The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront (V &
A), built on top of part of the docks of the Port
of Cape Town, is now one of the city's most popular
shopping venues, with several hundred shops and
the Two Oceans Aquarium. Part of the V&A's
charm is that the Port continues to operate and
visitors can watch ships enter and leave. The
V&A also hosts the Nelson Mandela Gateway,
through which ferries depart for Robben Island.
It is possible to take a ferry from the V&A
to Hout Bay, Simon's Town and the Cape Fur Seal
colonies on Seal and Duiker Islands.
Cape Town serves as a gateway to other destinations
within the province. The Cape Winelands and in
particular the towns of Stellenbosch, Paarl and
Franschhoek are popular for wine tasting.
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