Cape Town Outdoor Sports & Nature
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- Jan 2, 2009: ... to see any Dassie (over-sized guinea pigs native to Table Mountain and strangely the closest living relative to the elephant ...
- May 9, 2006: ... Bay where there were fantastic views of the 12 Apostles with Table Mountain towering above. Further on I came to the tolled ...
- May 12, 2006: ... another peak overlooking the city, Camp's Bay and view of Table Mountain. Again truly fantastic views.
I was going to ...
- May 11, 2006: ... sunset. The bit I liked was the way the sun lit up Table Mountain with a red glow as it set.
That place is mobbed ...
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- Nov 3, 2006: ... We were back at the visually appealing but soulless Victoria & Alfred Waterfront by 1pm and seeing as Table Mountain was once ...
- May 1, 2002: ... where shopping is actually a national pastime. The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront is another popular place with lots of ...
- Feb 21, 2009: ... it easy our first day there - hung out at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront for a few hours and basically tried to figure out ...
- Nov 12, 2005: ... algunas fotos:
El tour sale desde el famoso Victoria & Alfred Waterfront que no es sino el muelle conjunto de muelles, ...
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- May 19, 2006: ... because of the weather.
We ended up going to the world of birds. This place was a huge mish mash of birds and animals ...
- May 12, 2008: ... I made the most of it.
Next we went to the World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park. They had hundreds of ...
- May 24, 2009: Lots of birds, including owls, raptors, and penguins.
Also went into Monkey World, where a couple of monkeys tried to take ...
- May 24, 2009: ... didn't cooperate to go up on Table Mountain.
Botanical Garden and World of Birds/Monkey Jungle will have separate entries.
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- May 15, 2003: ... a fleet of mountain bikes and peddled our way through Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. At the front, the Canada and England ...
- Nov 19, 2005: ... Dublin, they are adorable but dangerous! Entered the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, where the hard work began. We cycled ...
- Mar 30, 2006: ... a cool African vibe. Yesterday we went to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, which was beautiful. Boulder's Beach was cool ...
- Feb 21, 2009: ... used to it more quickly than I'd expected.
The Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve boasts the southwestern most point in ...
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- Dec 31, 2008: ... water in their masses. We then travelled along the coast to Boulders beach to see the African Penguins (formerlly known as ...
- May 16, 2006: ... passed the beautiful Camp's Bay and down to the penguins at Boulders Beach. That was pretty cool and we spend a good hour ...
- Apr 23, 2007: ... in the car and headed to the Cape of Good Hope, the most southwestern point of South Africa. We parked the car and walked up ...
- Sep 30, 2004: ... to the seals, then across to Simons Town which is near a place called Boulders Beach famous for it's penguins. We travelled ...
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- Nov 25, 2008: ... Bay area to drop off our bags and then head South from there to Cape Point.
With new plan in hand we headed South and as ...
- May 9, 2006: ... huge crime rates.
Eventually I made it down to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope where I could see where many sailors ...
- Dec 31, 2006: ... hippos, lions and pose with the cheetahs. We take a tour to Cape Point and ride bikes through the Cape of Good Hope National ...
- Sep 2, 2003: ...
Day 12 - Saturday 6 September 2003
Drove down to Cape Point National Park, called off for great fish and chips in ...
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- Dec 31, 2008: ... were very entertaining and looked extremely happy. We started at Hout Bay and went to Seal Island, as the name suggests, ...
- Apr 6, 2006: ... from Rich's cousin Ali brightened our very last morning in Cape Town. The weather had cooled down and the skies were grey - ...
- Apr 23, 2007: ... in the car and headed to the Cape of Good Hope, the most southwestern point of South Africa. We parked the car and walked up ...
- Nov 9, 2007: ... ; We will forever cherish our memories of South Africa and we all fell in love with Cape Town. It was a teary ...
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- Jan 16, 2006: ... foggy, they might be closed). Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens. Drive along the Cape Peninsula (Indian Ocean side). ...
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- May 15, 2003: ... coastline. We past Clifton into Camps Bay where the spectacular Twelve Apostles towered over our tiny bus as she hugged the ...
- Dec 30, 2007: ... surrounded by the amazing vista of Table Mountain and the Twelve Apostles (12 other peaks) which photos can't do justice to. ...
- Nov 2, 2008: ... the news - it was election day in the US when we left South Africa! Obama was on the front page of every newspaper, and one ...
- Sep 3, 2000: ... coast is backed by the lofty mountain range, called the Twelve Apostles.
Other highlights of this tour includes a visit to ...
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- Nov 6, 2006: ... the foreign office were talking about when they were raving about Cape Town. The climate, the scenery and the way of life as ...
- Sep 3, 2000: ... the pick up address should you not stay at Cape Town Seamore - Express Guesthouse.
Accommodation: Accommodation at Cape ...
- Mar 19, 2009: ... [persoenlich bevorzugten Superlativ einsetzen]. Die Stadt - zu englisch "Cape Town", zu afrikaans "Kaapstad" - hat ALLES zu ...
- Aug 25, 2008: ... Just spent the day walking about before the rugby match between South Africa and Australia in the evening. Went back to ...
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- Nov 24, 2008: ... Cape Point.
With new plan in hand we headed South and as we left Cape Town for the coast we could sense a complete ...
- Sep 2, 2003: ... 2003
Caught 8.20am Biggsy's Buffet car to Simon's Town to see penguins at Boulders Bay - best way to get there to see the ...
- Dec 31, 2008: ... to the Cape of Good Hope which IS the most south-westernly tip of Africa,
the winds (gale-force) were incredible and I did ...
- Nov 13, 2007: ... are some of the highlights of our stay in Cape Town:
V&A Waterfront
We also thought the V& ...
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- May 12, 2006: ... for some lunch, I turned around and headed up the 2,300ft Lion's Head, another peak overlooking the city, Camp's Bay and view ...
- Sep 2, 2003: ... mouth. Up to La Med, Camps Bay for sundowners. Drove up to Lion's Head peak and broke the rule of not dining in the same ...
- Nov 3, 2006: Day 39 out of 41 and we finally make it into South Africa. We camped at the rather ugly fishing village of Lamberts Bay - ...
- Jul 4, 2005: ... to pass up price on a flight from Buenos Aires to Cape Town, South Africa. So, June 22 we found ourselves at the Buenos Aires ...
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- May 9, 2006: ... early all things considered. I walked up a steep 1 hour climb to Signal Hill, right behind the hostel. What can I say, more ...
- May 12, 2006: ... and James came round to the hostel and we headed off up Signal Hill for the sunset and to watch the nearly full moon rise ...
- Oct 2, 2004: ... so will hopefully get them up soon. Got bloody stranded on signal hill as I couldn't call for a taxi from there but some ...
- May 16, 2003: ... halfway there, the driver talked us into going to Signal Hill. This was a spectacular location to watch the evening sun ...
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- Oct 19, 2005: ... are what remains of the old Botanical Gardens that once covered a large area of Cape Town. They are really nice but only ...
- Jan 14, 2009: ... still remains today. We strolled through the beautiful Company's Gardens (formerly The Dutch Indian Company Gardens) which ...
- Feb 13, 2007: ... again.
We walked through the Company's Gardens and visited the South African National Gallery for a few minutes ...
- Oct 2, 2005: ... occurs once a month in Cape Town called the Green Point Market.
Since 1994, South Africa has experienced a huge influx ...
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- Dec 12, 2005: ... to be set free from truck routine.
We visited the gorgeous Bloubergstrand beach north of the city on Saturday morning, it ...
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- Dec 27, 2008: ... been great to have my cousins here and great to be in Cape Town for Christmas! Tomorrow, we go see the penquins at Boulders!
- Feb 12, 2004: ... 1086 m summit. From above you enjoy stunning views over Cape Town, Table Bay and outlying areas.
Cape Town has some of the ...
- Sep 20, 2005: ... on a project for a department of the government of South Africa. They are mapping and identifying the 60+ shipwrecks that ...
- Mar 31, 2008: ... any ideas to that effect.
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-The tour of Robben Island. We had ...
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- Mar 22, 2009: ... Und die beiden anderen Gipfel ueber Kapstadt - Lion's Head und Devil's Peak - sahen von dort nicht minder genial aus.
Nichts ...
- Jul 17, 2007: ... points. These points resulted sights of Lion's Head, Devil's peak, Robin's Island (where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned) and ...
- May 25, 2007: ... worked with me at Sierra Camp, and now lives back in South Africa again. And John is working for an import-export firm that ...
- Oct 11, 2006: ... ducks); however, I do not know if they are indigenous to South Africa.
We got back about dinner time and I ...
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- Feb 9, 2009: ... st, which is the main strip of bars and clubs in downtown Cape Town. We were all really excited about it, and as a result I ...
- Nov 6, 2006: ... the foreign office were talking about when they were raving about Cape Town. The climate, the scenery and the way of life as ...
- Feb 12, 2004: ... of TABLE MOUNTAIN stands sentinel over the cosmopolitan city of Cape Town. The revolving cable car is the quickest and ...
- Sep 7, 2008: Wine, Cheese & Exotic Gardens
Location: Cape Town
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- Nov 28, 2008: ... and then down the coast a bit to Camps Bay(?) and Cliffton Beach. We hopped off the bus at the clocktower area which is ...
- Aug 19, 2008: ... and niccest beach I have been so far in the Cape. I went to Cliffton Beach, a very nice (but posh) neighborhood located in a ...