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Wine Desk Waterfront Cape Town

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Abseil Africa Cape Town

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  • Sep 19, 2009: ... receive a confirmation of my booking with Abseil Africa. Few more hours left for me in Cape Town, and huge clouds were still ...
  • Nov 8, 2006: ... we arose early for a hike up Table Mountain. Accompanied by our guide, Chib, from Abseil Africa, we took the route from ...

Table Mountain Cape Town

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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 ...

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Cape Town

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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, ...

World of Birds Cape Town

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  • May 18, 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 11, 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.

Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve Cape Town

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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 ...

Robben Island Cape Town

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  • Jan 2, 2009: ... CT having seen the main attractions it has to offer (except Robben Island, fully booked up to 6th Jan). Bring on Oudtshoorn, ...
  • Dec 12, 2006: ... , shopping, beach, and ferry tours of the bay and Robben Island (where Nelson Mandela was held prisoner for over 25 years). ...
  • May 11, 2006: ... really want to get up at 7:30am for our 9am boat to Robben Island. This was where Nelson Mandela was locked away at for 20+ ...
  • Dec 6, 2006: ... 1960's which housed political prisoners opposed to South Africa's system of apartheid. On the island the day I arrived, the ...

Boulders Beach Cape Town

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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 ...

Cheetah Outreach Cape Town

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  • May 16, 2009: ... ; Amy was excited to go to this winery because they had a cheetah outreach program on the grounds.  As we entered the ...
  • Sep 18, 2009: ... ;cases) of wine! At Spier we were able to visit the Cheetah Outreach project - check it out: http://www.cheetah.co.za/team. ...

Cape Point Cape Town

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  • Nov 24, 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 ...

Long Street Cape Town

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  • Jan 1, 2009: ... a great city. The taxi home dropped us at the bottom of Long Street as the road was closed due to the passing Coon Carnival ...
  • Oct 24, 2009: I deliberately made no plans for my time in South Africa after the project - alone in this unknown country I wanted to do ...
  • Dec 29, 2008: ... Town I had expected but by a quiet ghost town that seems to shut down on Sunday. Long Street, our home for the next six days ...
  • Dec 31, 2006: ... going down to the Victoria and Albert Waterfront for lunch. South Africa has incredibly tasty cheap food and fantastic wine, ...

Cableway Cape Town

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  • Sep 21, 2009: ... , We have been so lucky with the weather. Many people come to Cape Town hoping to visit Robben Island and hiking up Table ...
  • Apr 4, 2009: We flew from Windhoek to Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday, where Dave and I picked up a rental car.  Dave had many ...
  • Sep 19, 2004: I am now on my last evening of five nights in Cape Town and tomorrow starts the part of my journey of which I will be on my ...
  • Apr 10, 2006: ... to walk around the summit plateau and some great views of Cape Town spread out below. Two of the group decided to hike ...

Skydive Cape Town

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  • Jul 6, 2007: ... with a parachute.  Yes, we decided we would skydive in South Africa... That night, we drove out of the city and ...
  • Aug 2, 2007: ... After 4 hours of sand boarding, it was finally time to skydive.   When we got to the skydiving place, we had to ...
  • Jul 11, 2008: ... fun. Usually, touristy things are not my type of fun, but in Cape Town, if you want to see more than just a city, you have ...
  • Mar 11, 2009: ... as everyone is suffering today but that's it in a nutshell. In Cape Town for a fortnight but might take off up the Garden ...

Slave Lodge Cape Town

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  • Feb 15, 2007: ... trade and the conditions under which slaves lived.   In South Africa it was very difficult for slaves to get their ...
  • Aug 12, 2009: ... and museums were closed. Spent the day looking around a slave lodge it also contained a Steve Biko exhibition. This was ...
  • Feb 5, 2008: In the morning we visited the Slave Lodge, the building used by the Dutch East India Company to house slaves ...
  • Feb 22, 2009: ... had a sushi lunch (the first I've had since I arrived in South Africa) and now I'm just waiting for my host father to pick us ...

District Six Museum Cape Town

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  • Dec 13, 2008: ... We ticked off a visit to the Cape town fort and to the District six museum, a very emotive museum about the re-location ...
  • Sep 26, 2005: ... a long 8 days at sea I have finally made it to Cape Town, South Africa. It is a dream come true to be here. This is the ...
  • Aug 25, 2005: ... , but I never felt uncomfortable at all. I went to the district six museum and also took a trip out to robben island (in 6 ...
  • Oct 1, 2005: ... the castle, Greg and I made our way back to the District Six Museum. We had both already been, but went back again to enjoy ...

Signal Hill Winery Cape Town

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Gold of Africa Museum Cape Town

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Castle of Good Hope Cape Town

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  • Nov 19, 2005: ... , which happens alot in Cape town), numerous cathedrals, City Hall and the Castle of Good Hope where the canon has only ever ...
  • May 17, 2009: ... a bit windy).   We start off by driving to the Castle of Good Hope which is right in the center of the city.  ...
  • Oct 1, 2005: ... Greg. We began by walking downtown to the Castle of Good Hope. The Castle served as a colonial fortress and today still ...
  • Feb 4, 2009: Day 2:  Walked downtown today, and went to the Castle of Good Hope, the Gardens downtown.  Very pretty, and ...

Hout Bay Cape Town

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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 ...

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens Cape Town

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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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