Overview Of Flights To Cape Town
Cape Town has the second largest airport in South Africa, known as the Cap Town International. It is the main Tourism entryway for the Western Cape. Nearly 7 million passengers reach their destination through this airport annually.
If you are visiting Cape, then your first entry point will be the Cape Town International. Many airlines come and take off from the Airport daily, and it is generally the first place that the tourists get to see while visiting South Africa.
The first thing on every tourist’s list should be the majestic Table Mountain. This stunning World Heritage site has a cable car that takes you to the top of the mountain, at 1036 m above MSL, to enjoy the marvellous vista of sea and land. There’s a restaurant and the Cableway Cocktail Bar ‘ a great place from which to view the setting sun. If adventure is your cup of tea, you can abseil down Table Mountain too!
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens is a must stop destination for all. Its main goal is to save the native plants; and has successfully grown 6000 diverse species of plants.
The Robben Island is another must see World Heritage site. It is famous historically for its symbol of anti-apartheid. It has been named after the ‘seals’, in Dutch. Situated at the entrance to the Table Bay, the Robben Island has now been transformed to a museum, which takes just 30 minutes to reach by boat.
One stop on your itinerary has to be the busy V & A Waterfront. This is an entertaining bustle of craft markets, fascinating shops, theatres and places to eat and drink. The Two Oceans Aquarium and the Maritime Museum are located here as well.
The Good Hope Nature Reserve is located at Cape Point, flower-lovers will adore the remarkable variety of flowers. There’s also a lighthouse at Cape Point, which is said to the largest in the country.
The Cape Town beaches are a desired holiday destination for tourists and locals. On the Atlantic front, you can laze on the striking beaches of Llandudno, Camps Bay, and Clifton.
Cape Town is a haven for shopaholics and, best of all, it is not very expensive. There is a wide array of tempting bits and pieces to take home as a gift, or for that special corner in your house.
Those who love history must come to the Castle of Good Hope, which is the oldest building in the country, build between the years 1666 and 1679. This well maintained pentagonal castle stands as a testimony to South Africa’s martial history; after the arrival of Jan van Riebeeck’s. Ensure that you have a look at the dolphin pool, the dungeons, and blacksmith. If you manage to reach there by 10am during the weekdays, then you can see the Key Ceremony; while at 12pm you can see the Change of Guards. You might just see a ghost, if you are lucky or unlucky?
Keep some time in hand to enjoy the wine routes, which include Franschoek, Stellenbosch, Paarl, and Constantia. Cape’s wine estates are some of the finest in the world. Many estates are open for visitors to taste wine and the wine makers happily agree to ship the valuable bottles to any corner of the globe. You must also enjoy the superb cuisine in Cape Town. Loiter at the Constantia Uitsig’ veranda, test the finest Franschoek at Quartiere Francais or just bite at the delicious seafood platter at “On The Rocks”, in Blouberg.
Tourists to Cape Town must visit the Cape Point, where the famous Portuguese voyager, Bartholomew Dias, stopped by in–88. It’s indeed a striking sight. It is hard to deem how the sailors came through the dangerous water ways long ago. Other must see places are the Kalk Bay Caves and the famous the East India Company’s Gardens, among others.
Graham McKenzie is the content syndication coordinator for South Arica?s leading Flight comparison & Booking portal, which includes Alitalia Airlines amongst others.
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