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Information on Cape Town accommodation, Cape Town tourism and tourist destinations, Cape Town businesses, Things to Do in Cape Town and Places to see in South Africa, with information on tourist destinations, including accommodation available in V&A Waterfront, Greenpoint, Cape Town City Centre, Clifton, Constantia, Hout Bay, Muizenberg, Fishhoek, Simonstown, Boulders, Seapoint, Bantry Bay, Camps Bay, and the wine routes of Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek

One of South Africa's major tourist destinations is found in Cape Town. Accommodation in Cape Town, South Africa, is mostly of a very high standard.
There is a huge variety of things to do and places to see in the Cape, including many and varied activities, adventure activities, hiking,Big 5 Game Reserves, National Game and Nature parks. The Cape is, of course, world renowned for its wines and there are magnificient wine routes and wine tours on offer in Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl - to name just a few.

If you are looking for B and B accommodation, or even self-catering accommodation, especially for longer stays, this is the place to be, while you explore some of the many and varied tourist destinations.There is an abundance of tourist attractions in South Africa, many of which are situated in Cape Town South Africa. Adventure holidays and entertainment abound in Cape Town Scenic tours, day trips and overnight stays in Cape Town are easily arraged through tour operators in the Cape Province. Each town on Cape Town Happenings website has a fascinating history,

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TABLE MOUNTAIN

The Cableway Station - operating times

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The top of Table Mountain is approximately 3km wide, and at its heighest point, Maclears Beacon, rises to 1085m.Table Mountain is a sandstone plateau. It is one of South Africa's most famous landmarks. The steep cliffs and rocky outcrops of the mountain are home to a number of plants and animals. There are approximately 1470 species of plants. Many fauna also inhabit the mountain. The Table Mountain Ghost Frog, being found in no other place in the world.

16 Sep - 31 Oct 2002
First car up:08h30
Last car up:18h00
Last car down:19:001 Nov 2002 - 30 Nov 2002
First car up:08h30
Last car up:18h00
Last car down:19:00 1 Dec -31 Jan 2003
First car up:08h30
Last car up:18h00
Last car down:19:0

Free parking is available along the road leading to the lower cable station. Ample space has been allocated for visitors who wish to be picked up and dropped off outside the front entrance. Dedicated parking bays for tour buses and taxi's
Always bring a warm jacket with you, as the temperature is often cooler on the summit than at the lower station.If you plan to walk to the heighest point on the mountain, Maclears Beacon, be sure wear a good pair of walking shoes.

The area is crisscrossed by a network of excellent roads and railway connections, making it highly accessible to the tourist. Because of its popularity as a tourist destination, Cape Town is also well served by an international airport.

The San (or Bushmen) hunter-gatherers relied on the seashore for most of their food and are known colloquially as the strandlopers or beachwalkers.In 1487 the explorer Bartolomeu Dias set sail from Portugal to find a sea route to the riches of the East. 10 years later Vasco da Gama set sail from Portugal, rounded the Cape and reached India, making him the first person to open the sea route from Europe to the East. On April 6, 1652, Jan van Riebeeck,landed at Table Bay in order to establish a refreshment station for the Dutch East India Company and their ships that sailed the route to the Dutch East Indies. A fort (the castle) and gardens were established at the foot of Table Mountain. A viticulture industry was initiated and land was granted to settlers to grow crops.

The Cape Colony of the future South Africa was established by the Dutch East India Company (not by the Netherlands, as is often mistakenly presumed) in 1652, with the founding of Cape Town. It was subsequently occupied in 1795, and finally just taken in 1806 by the British - the period immediately before and during the Napoleonic Wars. It was coextensive with the later Cape Province, stretching from the Atlantic coast inland and eastward along the southern coast, constituting about half of modern South Africa: the final eastern boundary, after several wars against the Xhosa, stood at the Fish River. In the north, the Orange River, also known as the Gariep River, served for a long time as the boundary, although some land between the river and the southern boundary of Botswana was later added to it.