Cape Town South Africa

Cape Town South Africa

Flight KLM Toronto to Amsterdam  7 ½ hours

Flight KLM Amsterdam to Cape Town  11 hours

Long flight with only a two hour stopover in Amsterdam but KLM is an excellent airline and the time passed quickly.

We arrived in Cape Town South Africa at 10:30 p.m so straight to the hotel for some much needed sleep before the adventure began.

Cape Town is the second-most populated city in South Africa, after Johannesburg , and it is the provincial capital. Located on the shore of Table Bay, Cape Town was originally developed by the Dutch East India Company as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to East Africa, India, and the Far East. As of 2011 the metropolitan region had an estimated population of 3.74 million.

Our hotel was the stunning Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel, located at the entrance of the V & A Waterfront. A large hotel with 600 rooms, breakfast restaurant, bar, gym, pool and dinner restaurant, it is conveniently located to everything.

We were both surprised and impressed by the city of Cape Town. Both culturally and visually, Cape Town is one of the most beautiful and vibrant cities we have visited.

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens provided wonderful scenic walks through the indigenous Fynbos vegetation. Located along the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, the views from every angle were awesome. Covering 36 hectares, the gardens are large and we returned the next day to finish our tour.

The V&A Waterfront quickly became one of our favorite places with shops, restaurants and lively outdoor bars, it was a wonderful place to relax and people watch.

A day trip to Cape of Good Hope and Boulder Beach proved to be the highlight of our Cape Town visit. The scenery was spectacular and the penguins were a joy to visit.

Our trip would not have been complete without a cable car trip up Table Mountain. The views from the top were amazing and the hiking trails gave us some much needed exercise.

I would recommend the Hop on and Off bus. At less than $20 Cdn. for an all day pass, you will see and experience Cape Town at its finest.

All in all, we were impressed with Cape Town and would definitely consider returning to the vibrant city. Sadly, we left South Africa on Tuesday and Mr. Mandela passed away on Thursday. He will be missed.

NOW  OFF TO PILANESBURG GAME RESERVE……………….