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| Cape Town Travel |
| Cape Town is a vibrant city offering shops, colourful markets, restaurants, bars and nightclubs, many of which are located in and around the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. Very few cities can boast such an amazing backdrop as Table Mountain, which gives the city a distinctive skyline. Take a cable-car journey to the top, or if you are a little more adventurous, hike one of the many trails to its summit. Cape Town has many attractions to offer the visitor. Kirstenbosh Botanical Gardens are beautiful, as is the nearby Constantia Valley with its tree-lined lanes and Cape Dutch properties. Take a fascinating guided tour into one of the local townships, or perhaps take the ferry across to Robben Island for a tour of this infamous prison. Beaches surround the city, with plenty of beautiful coves and secluded bays for you to discover. Allow a full day to explore Cape Point and ensure that you make a stop at Boulders Beach, home to hundreds of penguins. |
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Cape Town Hotels Offers |
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Discount Hotels in Cape Town - Ritz from - £15.25
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Cheap Cape Town Hotels - Protea sea point from - £31
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Cheap Cape Town Hotels - Protea pier place from - £31
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Cape Town Hotels - Vineyard from - £52.25
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Discount Hotels in Cape Town - St georges from - £18
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Cape Town Flights Offers |
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - £486.00 |
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - £481.00 |
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Lufthansa - £585.00 |
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Cape Town- Need to Know |
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| Airport Directions |
Cape Town International Airport is a 20-minute drive from Cape Town. The N2 highway is the fastest way to get there. |
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| Transport |
Cape Town is very much a motor city, with car hire the only way to really experience everything the place has to offer. Public transport is improving however, with buses and taxis of all shapes and sizes increasingly available. |
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| Currency |
Rand |
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| Cost of Living |
A tourist boom has driven up prices, but Cape Town is still cheap |
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| Health and Hospital |
Dial 10177 for emergencies, 10111 for the flying squad. While public hospitals are understaffed, Cape Town does have some of the best private medical clinics in the country. HIV infection rates are extremely high, so practice safe sex. |
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| Embassy Numbers |
Most embassies are in the capital, Pretoria. Numbers are Australia (012) 342 3740; Canada (012) 342 3720; France (012) 429 7000; Germany (012) 427 8900; India (012) 342 5392; Ireland (012) 342 5062; Italy (012) 430 5541; Netherlands (012) 344 3910; New Zealand (012) 342 8656; UK (012) 483 1200; USA (012) 342 1048 |
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| Public Holidays |
New Year (Jan 1); Human Rights Day (Mar 21); Good Friday; Family Day (Easter Monday); Freedom Day (Apr 27); Workers" Day (May 1); Youth Day (Jun 16); Women"s Day (Aug 9); Heritage Day (Sep 24); Reconciliation Day (Dec 16); Christmas (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26). |
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| Time Zone |
GMT +2 |
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| Dial Codes |
27 (country) 021 (area) |
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| Etiquettes |
Capetonians are fiercely proud of their city to such an extent that the rest of South Africa regard them as rather snooty. The people of the Mother City might lean towards overconfidence but they are never less than generous and welcoming. |
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| Visas |
Countries not requiring visas are USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, EU, Singapore, Japan, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. |
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| Language |
Eleven official languages with English the most widely spoken. |
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| Safety |
Crime-levels in the new South Africa have been too well-documented for visitors to be completely blasé about their safety. While Capetonians have begrudgingly accepted high crime levels as part of everyday life, for the time being tourists still very rarely encounter problems. To be sensible is to be safe in the Cape. Whenever you can, walk around in a group, don"t try and negotiate the city in the early hours and, above all, be confident when travelling. Do proper research and you should never look lost enough to be a target. |
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