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Gourmet Cape Town

Cape Town boasts no fewer than five S. Pelligrino Top 100 Restaurants: Jardine’s, Le Quartier Francais, La Colombe, Aubergine and Rust-en-Vrede. However, the range and inspiration of Cape Town cuisine is diverse and exciting – a never-ending landscape for foodies to explore.

Sustainable Cape Town

Known around the globe as a place of beauty, Cape Town has exceptional diversity in a small geographical area. The sheer economic value of Cape Town’s natural heritage is driven largely by its importance to tourism.

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Creative Cape Town

Cape Town is widely recognised as a cool, creative city. Home to the Design Indaba, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, Infecting the City, the Cape Town Festival and several other major events and public art festivals, Cape Town is already putting together a bid for the World Design Capital 2014.

Celebrity Cape Town

Cape Town is similar to Hollywood in many respects. Both are close to the sea, located at the base of a mountain and full of beautiful people. Now, Cape Town and Hollywood have one more thing in common – both are popular film locations.

Adventure Cape Town

Take a city that offers everything from mountains to forests and beaches to semi-desert, add a stunning coastline curving all the way from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean and throw in a temperate, sunny climate. To this, add a sports-mad population and you have the perfect ingredients for a dream destination that attracts sports lovers, adrenaline junkies and outdoor enthusiasts.

Historic Cape Town

Although the first explorers arrived in Cape Town from Portugal in 1487, it wasn’t until 1652 that any explorers decided to settle.

Budget travel

A British Airways survey has confirmed that Cape Town is the world’s most popular destination for 2010.

Budget accommodation, for example a private room at a backpackers’ lodge, ranges from around R250 to R500 per person per night. Due to Cape Town’s popularity, advance booking is certainly advisable.

Gay Cape Town

Cape Town, the sparkling jewel at the southern tip of the African continent, is famous for its vibrant gay scene. With countless gay and gay-friendly bars, restaurants, coffee shops and hotels popping up, the Mother City is fast becoming a favourite destination on many a gay traveller’s list.

The posh side of the Northern Suburbs

Cape Town’s Northern Suburbs – Century City, Goodwood, Parow, Bellville, Tyger Valley, Durbanville, Kuils River and the airport and surrounds – are notorious for being “zef”, a colloquialism for the ironic glorification of all that is considered common.