Historic sites

Bo-Kaap, Cape Town

South Africa Western Cape City of Cape Town

Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
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A neighbourhood of brightly painted houses and cobbled streets on the slopes of Signal Hill, the historic home of the Cape Malay community. The Bo-Kaap Museum tells its story; take a Cape Malay cooking class.


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Attractions

V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Cape Town's working harbour, turned into a lively area of shops, restaurants, hotels and museums, with Table Mountain as a backdrop.

Natural features

Table Mountain, Cape Town

Cape Town, Western Cape

The flat-topped mountain above Cape Town, 1,085 m, one of the New7Wonders of Nature.

Natural features

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

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One of the world's great botanic gardens, on the slopes of Table Mountain, devoted to South Africa's native plants, including proteas.

Historic sites

Robben Island

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

The island prison where Nelson Mandela was held for 18 of his 27 years in prison, a UNESCO site.