Cape Town

CAPE TOWN (South Africa)
In Cape Town, mountains and ocean meet. Where one would expect abrupt step
of one another, is the City of Contrasts, moderating everything, that everything connects.


 The mountain is called "Table Mountain" (Table Mountain), it ends in a plateau, the ocean, the Atlantic. In the header image you can clearly see the top of Table Mountain, consisting of quartz rock from the Ordovician period. From just feel a desire to see her climb this mountain! No wonder then that the climbing (climbing) is a popular pastime for locals and many foreigners come to Cape Town for the sole purpose of climbing the mountain. Another way to reach the flat top is to climb by cable car. It may take more than 60 passengers per cabin and rotates 360 degrees to offer a panoramic view of the city. The decline can be done with rope (rappel). The entire trip is an unforgettable trip. Since the last station you can see the city, Table Bay (Table Bay) and Robben Island (Robben Island), north, and the Atlantic coast, west and south. For lovers of walking (hiking), walking and there are multiple paths to choose from that offer various difficulties. The waters of the Atlantic, who have day-and especially in summer, an intense emerald green color, are particularly suitable for the practice of water sports: windsurfing, kayaking (kayaking, kayak surfing) and all variants water skiing.


For nature lovers, Cape Town is a magical place. Some places to visit are: south, the Cape Peninsula, with its beautiful white sand beaches, surrounded by small towns and luxury homes that reach the Cape Point Nature Reserve (Cape Point), on the east, the mysterious Overberg region, with its plains, deserted beaches and the majestic mountains of Southern Cape (Southern Cape), on the north and northwest, the misty West Coast region (West Coast), with the austere natural beauty of the Cedar Mountains ( Cedarberg) and the green valley of Ceres. For those who want to take a vacation, Cape Town is an attractive tourist destination throughout the year. Summer days are long and hot, but nights are mild, but those who appreciate tranquility the number of tourists may find it excessive. During the spring you can enjoy the utmost of the richness of the flora of the region. In the fall predominantly temperate and foggy days. During the winter, which is usually cold and wet, there are several weeks of warm weather and clear. This season the city has few visitors, dolphins and whales come to the small bays, and waterfalls glinted silver in its descent through the walls of the mountains.


The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky ledge on the Atlantic coast of South Africa. In the languages ​​spoken in South Africa receives the following names, all equivalent in meaning: Cape of Good Hope (English) Hoop Goeie die Kaap (Afrikaans) Kaap de Goede Hoop (Dutch) and Cabo da Boa Esperança (Portuguese). It was traditionally an important point in the path of European ships traveling to the Far East and Australia. The Cape of Good Hope is not, as was thought in the past, the crossroads of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. That point is Cape Agulhas (Cape Agulhas), located 150 kilometers to the south. The name 'Cape of Good Hope "was also used to designate the Cape Colony (Cape Colony), established in 1652 (the oldest in South Africa) next to the Cape Peninsula (Cape Peninsula). Prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa, the name used to refer to the region in 1910 became the Cape Province. There is a nature reserve inhabited by monkeys, antelopes and zebras mountain gray. If we add to these penguins, seals, dolphins and whales that abound on the coasts, we have the true dimension of the rich fauna of this region.