The City of Dreams, Cape Town

Beautiful, exciting, gorgeous and lively these are few of the words that come to mind when one think of Cape Town. The city is the biggest recipient of the tourist traffic in the continent and rightly so as no other city in Africa can compete with it when it comes to scenic beauty and vibrant lifestyle. One can find almost every aspect of beauty in this gorgeous city, from the bone white and soft sandy beaches along its shoreline to the magnificent vineyards in its countryside, and of course the attractive table mountain with all of its majesty and grandeur.

For most tourists Cape Town provides enough fun and excitement that a whole vacation can be spent there. The city along with scenic beauty has a rich history as well. Before the arrival of the Europeans in the 17^th century the area around Cape Town was a settlement of the indigenous khosian tribe of South Africa. Dutch were the first to discover and colonize the area but later they moved inland leaving the British in control of the cape area. Today one can find the monuments and artifacts from all of these eras in the museums of the city.

Being the most famous tourist destination of the country finding a cheap flight to Cape Town is an easy task. It must be mentioned thou that you will find the cost of spending a vacation in Cape Town to be a lot higher than what you are expected to pay for a similar amount of time spent in the neighboring countries. But then no other place in the region can provide you with the amount of fun that Cape Town promises. There are quite a few world class hotels in the city from which you can choose one according to your taste and budget.

The first place most tourists want to visit is the awesome Table Mountain right in the center of the city. This is a huge slab of sand with its own unique ecosystem with many hundred species of flora and fauna that are exclusive to the mountain. For most of the days the summit of the mountain is covered with fog that the locals call the table cloth but if you are arriving there on a clear day then you can get the best view of the city and the shoreline from the top of the mountain. There is an aerial cableway available to take you to the top of the mountain but if you think that you are physically fit enough then you can always use the hiking tracks to reach the summit.

The beaches of Cape Town are some of the most beautiful in the continent with soft white sand and picture perfect settings. They are also famous for their water sports mainly scuba diving, gliding and Para gliding. A tour to the vineyards in the country area of the Cape Town provides an awesome vine tasting experience and also will provide you with an insight into the daily lifestyle of the locals. The nightlife of Cape Town is thought to be best in the continent and most famous of its night clubs are located close to the Victoria and Alfred water front.