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Nature & Environment

It’s no secret that South Africa is one of the most beautiful countries in the world, with some of the most impressive flora and fauna.

In and around Cape Town there are many opportunities to experience firsthand the natural beauty the country has to offer.

The Cape Floral Kingdom, with its world-famous fynbos species, is most evident on Table Mountain, whereChapman’s Peak Drive and Noordhoek offer the visitor spectacular views of the Cape coastline.

The coastline is also dotted with beckoning white sandy beaches that attract swimmers, fishermen, divers and boaters. Clifton, Bikini Beach, Gordon’s Bay, Milnerton and the Strand are just a few of many spots worth visiting.

If blooms brighten your day, the Durbanville Rose Garden, a nursery producing some of the world’s most beautiful roses, is a must.

A visit to South Africa wouldn’t be the same without a good dose of African wildlife and there are many locations in the Cape Town surrounds where a variety of animals can be seen, including the Cape Point Nature Reserve.

African Wildlife

Although Cape Town and the Western Cape are probably not the best places to experience a safari (Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces are better known for that), it is possible to have an encounter with South Africa’s big game not far from the Mother City.

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Bikini Beach, Gordon’s Bay

Situated at the base of the Hottentots Holland mountains on the False Bay coast, the pretty village of Gordon’s Bay is a relaxing holiday spot.

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Birding

Birding, or avitourism, is one of the fastest-growing sectors in ecotourism internationally. The avitourism division of BirdLife South Africa (BLSA) has established several birding routes throughout the country.

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Boulders penguin colony

There are few places in the world where you can get this close to a breeding colony of penguins, swim close to them in the sea and enjoy their private sandy beach.

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Camps Bay

Under the looming Twelve Apostles and Lion’s Head, with views out across the turquoise-coloured sea, Camps Bay sports some of the trendiest places in Cape Town to see and be seen.

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Cape Garden Centre

With a big outdoor playground and the largest indoor play area in Cape Town, the Cape Garden Centre is a popular attraction both in sunny weather or even when it rains.

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Cape Point

Cape Point is a spectacular, narrow finger of land, covered in endemic fynbos and home to picturesque bays, beaches, rolling green hills and valleys.

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Chapman’s Peak and Noordhoek

Chapman’s Peak Drive winds its way between Noordhoek and Hout Bay and is touted as one of the most spectacular marine drives in the world.

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City Sightseeing Bus Tours

The open-top double-decker buses of City Sightseeing are one of the best ways to take in the highlights of Cape Town.

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Clara Anna Fontein

About 30 minutes from central Cape Town is Clara Anna Fontein, the only game reserve within the greater Cape metropolitan area.

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Clifton

Home to Millionaire’s Row, fashionable Clifton is known as Cape Town’s St Tropez, and its four beautiful beaches attract holidaymakers in their droves.

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Constantia vineyards

The elegant suburb of Constantia is situated in the Cape’s oldest winelands and is home to renowned wine estates and numerous award-winning restaurants.

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Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary

The Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary is located in a natural wetland populated with waterfowl, migrant waders and Ethiopian snipe.

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Durbanville

Boasting several shopping centres, Durbanville, north of Cape Town, is one of the fastest-growing towns in South Africa with a plethora of restaurants, pubs, guest houses and bed and breakfasts to suit your needs.

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Durbanville Nature Reserve

Two rare plant species, indigenous veld types, short hiking trails, bird watching and picnicking are the main attractions of the Durbanville Nature Reserve.

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Durbanville Rose Garden

When blooms on thousands of rose bushes in Cape Town’s Durbanville Rose Garden unfurl their tender petals to the warming sun, the profusion of colour makes for a truly beautiful and uplifting spectacle.

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Edith Stephens Wetland Park

The Edith Stephens Wetland Park is a place where the natural biodiversity of the Cape Flats and the needs of the local communities are brought together.

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Fynbos and the Cape Floral Kingdom

Fynbos, meaning “fine bush”, is a unique and strikingly beautiful group of flora endemic to a small section of the Western Cape of South Africa.

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Giraffe House Wildlife Awareness Centre

It may have the longest neck of any animal in the world, but did you know that the majestic giraffe has exactly the same number of neck vertebrae as humans do?

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Gordon’s Bay

Gordon’s Bay is a harbour town with excellent beaches, which lies against the Helderberg.

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