Cape Town Voted Top Destination in World

Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa, has been awarded The 2011 Travelers’ Choice World Best Destinations. These awards are based on millions of real and unbiased opinions from the TripAdvisor web site readers. Award winners are determined based on a combination of travellers’ favourite places and overall destination popularity.

Cape Town is commonly known as the, Mother City of Africa. It is the provincial capital of the Western Cape Province, and is the second most highly populated city in South Africa. The area is regarded as one of the most beautiful regions in the world. Cape Town is a rare cultural gem, resulting from the amalgamation of Indonesian, French, Dutch, British and German settlers, the local Bushman and Hottentot tribes and the Bantu tribes from the north.

Cape Town

The impressive presence of Table Mountain, flanked by the legendary Devil's Peak and historical Signal Hill, stands proudly above the city. Beautiful white sandy beaches along a peaceful coastline frame the Cape Peninsula, which is famed for its unique floral kingdom, bountiful rivers, vleis (areas of low marshy ground),dams and magnificent countryside. The surrounding area extends far into the winelands, green in summer and red-gold in autumn.

Greenmarket Square Flea Market

Cape Town boasts a multitude of entertainment, ranging from outdoor activities and adventures in the sun to a roaring night life under neon signs. The vast range of shopping opportunities includes haggling with shopkeepers at Greenmarket Square Flea Market, as well as breezing through sophisticated and stylish shopping malls. The huge variety of Cape Town restaurants reflects the multicultured history of the Cape and caters for everyone's taste, from fast-food outlets and casual to the chic to the very elegant.

Camps Bay

Cape Town provides a setting for many scenic wonders, magnificent seascapes and panoramic vistas. The beautiful coastal areas of Camps Bay, Clifton, Llandudno, Bantry Bay, Hout Bay and Blouberg surround the breathtaking tranquility of the winelands, Constantia, Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek.

Cape Town is a city of culture, built on a history that reflects in the architecture, cuisine, music and dance. Together with a warm summer and temperate winter climate and a friendly community, the Western Cape and the Mother City are an ideal holiday destination throughout the year.