| Vibrant, diverse, colourful and captivating are just | | | | accommodation to ultimate 6 star luxury, from |
| some of the adjectives that describe this beautiful | | | | cultural to theatrical entertainment and vast |
| city. Set at the edge of the cold Atlantic Ocean, | | | | gastronomic experiences accompanied by some of |
| surrounded by the Cape Floral Kingdom (a World | | | | the best wines in the world. Cape Town is a |
| Heritage Site) and adorned with a world-renowned | | | | destination that for a traveller requires an absolute |
| landmark, Table Mountain, Cape Town offers visitors | | | | minimum of 3 nights stay to be able to grasp its |
| and locals a multifaceted experience. Its not surprising | | | | diversity. |
| then that Cape Town has been awarded so many | | | | Cape Town is a popular venue for many international |
| accolades: | | | | sports events such as the Cape Argus Pick n Pay |
| · 3rd Best City In The World - US Travel | | | | Cycle Race (109km road race), Two Oceans |
| And Leisure July 2008 | | | | Marathon (56km), the start of the ABSA Cape Epic |
| · Best City In Africa & Middle East - US | | | | Mountain Bike Challenge (800km over 8 days with |
| Travel And Leisure July 2008 | | | | approx 16 000m of climbing!) and the start of the |
| · 4th Top City In The World - Conde Nast | | | | biannual Cape to Rio Yacht Race. Cape Town hosted |
| Readers' Choice October 2008 | | | | the 2005 Rugby World Cup and 2003 ICC Cricket |
| · Best City In Africa & Middle East - | | | | World Cup. Cape Town is also host to the 2010 FIFA |
| Conde Nast Readers' Choice October 2008 | | | | World Cup taking place from 11 June to 11 July 2010. |
| · 3rd Best City In The Top 10 World Food | | | | South Africans in general are great sport enthusiasts |
| Cities - Lonely Planet Blue List 2008 | | | | and Capetonians certainly play their part in this role. |
| · Best Destination, Africa - World Travel | | | | Generally Capetonians are known by the locals of |
| Awards May 2008 | | | | other South African cities to be very laid back and |
| · Best City To Live In, Africa & Middle | | | | easy going. Compared to the bustling metropolis of |
| East - Mercer Quality Of Living Survey 2008 | | | | Johannesburg for instance where life is upbeat, fast |
| · One Of The "Places Of A Lifetime" - | | | | and social, things happen in order and on time. Well, |
| National Geographic Traveler, July 2008 | | | | mostly, we need to keep in mind that this is Africa |
| · One Of The World's Most Sustainable Cities | | | | after all! All in all, South Africans are known to be |
| - Ethisphere Institute, Sept 2008 | | | | very friendly and welcome travellers from all over |
| · Boulder's Beach: World's Best Family Beach - | | | | the world. |
| UK Telegraph March 2007 | | | | Cape Town is an excellent gateway to the rest of |
| · Cleanest City In SA - DEAT Annual | | | | southern Africa and a visit here can be combined |
| Cleanest Metro Awards March 2007 | | | | with world-renowned wildlife safari destinations such |
| · #1 Uk Long Haul Destination - UK Trends | | | | as Sabi Sands Game Reserve west of the Kruger |
| And Spends Survey 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 | | | | National Park, the Okavango Delta in Botswana or |
| · One Of The World's 5 Bluest Sky | | | | the malaria free Eastern Cape game reserves. |
| Destinations - Expedia.co.uk July 2006 | | | | Amongst other travel options to combine with your |
| · Favourite Foreign City - UK Telegraph 2004, | | | | visit to Cape Town is a desert wilderness experience |
| 2005 | | | | in Namibia or a luxury tropical beach experience in |
| · Ideal Travel Destination - Markinor-Sunday | | | | Mozambique. |
| Times Top Brands Survey 2005 | | | | Having travelled extensively all over southern, east |
| · Africa's Leading Destination - World Travel | | | | and north Africa and abroad (mostly Europe) I made |
| Awards 2008 | | | | my home in Cape Town. A home in a city I am very |
| · Best Tourism Investor City of the Year - | | | | proud of and don't intend leaving at any cost at this |
| AI Tourism Investor Awards 2009 | | | | stage of my life. |
| Cape Town offers a diverse menu for everyone: | | | | Motto: Living and Loving Cape Town |
| from extreme outdoor adventure activities to the | | | | Come and visit and see for yourself... |
| quiet indoors, from budget backpacker | | | | |