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Western Cape
The Western Cape is one of South Africa’s premier tourist attractions, and for good reason. It is home to the famous Table Mountain, vast winelands, magnificent beaches, world-class restaurants and cosmopolitan entertainment haunts. The Cape boasts exquisite scenery and a myriad of cultures and tourist treasures that are just waiting to be discovered, so get going to the fairest Cape…
Climate
The Western Cape enjoys hot summers and cool rainy winters – perfect weather for the production of fruit, grains and, most important – wine.
Overview
Situated on the south-western tip of Africa, the Western Cape is the meeting point of the cold Atlantic and the warm Indian Oceans. Its capital city Cape Town, is dominated by the flat-topped bulk of Table Mountain. The province has South Africa’s fifth largest population, numbering in the region of 4.5 million inhabitants. The story of the Republic of South Africa began in the Western Cape, some 350 years ago, when it was inhabited by the Khoi, San and other Bantu-speaking groups. In the late 15th century European seafarers arrived here in search of a halfway stop on trade routes to the East and thereby changed the face of South African history forever.
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Attractions
Table Mountain, The Famous V & A Waterfront, Robben Island, Cape Fortress, Africa’s Most Southerly Point - Cape Agulhas, Cape Point, Township Vibes, Most Fabulous Beaches in the World, Clifton for those who want to see and be seen, Sandy Bay for the nudists, Muizenberg with its colourful bathing boxes for a good swim in warm water, Kommetjie for watersports, Fishhoek is a quaint seaside village, Hout Bay has a colourful fishing harbour and craft market, Kalk Bay attracts antique hunters, Boulder’s Beach at Simon’s Town is home to a colony of Jackass penguins, Shopping Frenzy, Great Gardens of the World - Kirstenbosch, Nightlife, The West Coast National Park, The Winelands, The Garden Route, The Klein Karoo, Oudtshoorn, The Central Karoo, The Breede River Valley, The Overberg - Whale Watching
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