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Travel » Within 2 hours of Cape Town!
Spreading like a carpet from the foot of Cape Town's distinctive, flat-topped Table Mountain, the Western Cape reveals itself as a province of diversity in a way no travel brochure can equal.
The following places and activities are just a few of the marvels that await the excited traveller within a few hours of Cape Town!
Hermanus / Gansbaai [Whale & Great White Shark Territory]
- Hermanus Situated only one hour's drive from Cape Town, this popular holiday resort is well known for its land-based whale-watching. The town offers miles of safe beaches, restaurants, shops, unique flora, fauna and marine life. Main attractions include the old harbour and the MTN whale crier.
- Gansbaai Small village known for rock and boat angling, diving and whale-watching. For the more adventurous traveller, shark-cage diving provides the opportunity to watch the great white shark feeding.
Namaqualand
This area is world renowned for its spectacular wild flowers, making this region unique amongst South Africa's natural attractions. Each spring [September] this area is transformed into a wonderland of multi-coloured flowers.
Winelands and the Cape Wine Route
South Africa produces some of the world's best wines. The magnificent farms along the wine route are popular tourist destinations. Enjoy wine-tasting, delicious meals or even horse-riding through the vineyard
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