Cape Town, Where the Land Runs Out at a Mountain

Overview

Cape Town works as a city trip and a nature trip at once: Bo-Kaap's colorful streets and the V&A Waterfront sit a short drive from penguins at Boulders Beach and the cliffs at Cape Point.

Table Mountain anchors the skyline from nearly every angle in the city, and the cable car up is worth timing around clear weather. Four days covers downtown and the peninsula; a week adds the Constantia wine valley without rushing.

Things to Do

Curated moments that make Cape Town unforgettable

From £25

Table Mountain Cableway

360-degree views from a rotating cable car

From £15

Boulders Beach Penguin Colony

African penguins nesting among granite boulders

From £45

Cape Point & Cape of Good Hope

Where two oceans meet at the peninsula's tip

From £60

Constantia Wine Estate Tour

Tastings at the Cape's oldest wine valley

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