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| View of Table Mountain, from the City Bus Tour |
Right in the middle of Cape Town sits Table Mountain which
towers 1,000m above the city and creates the most spectacular backdrop for
everything that is Cape Town. Table Mountain is also the top tourist attraction
and it does not disappoint.
Going Up Table Mountain
There is no need to climb to the top of the mountain
(although you can) – a wonderful gondola takes you up 700m in 5 minutes. The
ride is worth every penny and the floor of the gondola rotates 360 degrees on
each ascent and descent, so everyone gets a view.
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| This Gondola brought to you by VISA |
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| View from half-way point going up! |
Once at the top, the views are simply jaw-dropping. You can
see forever across the South Atlantic Ocean and catch views of False Bay, which
is part of the Indian Ocean. The Cape
Point peninsula stretches south, and is the official separation point between
the two oceans.
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| Looking South along Cape Point |
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| The beach community of Camp's Bay |
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| The "City Bowl" of Cape Town |
Many of CT’s landmarks standout from the view points: the
Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (Alfred was Queen Victoria’s second son); Robben
Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned; the new Cape Town stadium, site of
the FIFA Soccer World Cup in 2010; Lion’s Head, Devils Peak and Signal Hill, “lesser”
natural landmarks but all impressive in their own rights.
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| The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. |
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| Robben Island - the hill in the foreground is Signal Hill. |
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| The Cape Town Stadium |
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| Lion's Head |
Looking south along the peninsula the mountains continue – the “12 Apostles” as they are called, although I think there are more like 14 peaks, but who’s counting, and Cape Point itself, the most southerly point in Africa.
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| The 12 Apostles |
It was at the top of Table Mountain that I fell in love with
Cape Town and with so much natural beauty, how could you not!!!??
