Cape Town Links

This is a collection of links related to the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa and all its major attractions.

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Cape Town Tourist Information

Fynbos Here is an interesting web page about the remarkable plant species which makes Cape Town, South Africa, the richest floral kingdom in the world.

Weather See what the weather is like in Cape Town today.

Cape Town Tourism This is the attractive website of the city's official tourist bureau. If you are in a wintry Northern climate, the "beaches guide" will make you want to come to Cape Town immediately!

Visitor's Guide to Cape Town and the Western Province Eurocentre's favourite tourism guide to the city and her surrounding areas on the Internet.

The Cape Town City Council's website contains some tourist information. We suggest that you read the mayor's letter.

Kapstadt.de is an excellent tourist infomation guide in German (Deutsch).

Cape Town Museums Online Even if you are not in the area, you can still visit some of the museums and galleries in Cape Town, South Africa.

Blue Buyou Shopping Specialists

The Best Of Cape Town - GoPassport.Com - Information about Cape Town travel, tourism and others incl. events, attractions, activities for visitors and a comprehensive guide to restaurants, bars, accommodation, shopping plus maps, virtual tours and postcards and more!

Table Mountain Tourist Information Links

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company This is the website of the cable car company, and includes times, the weather, maps of how to get to the Cableway and special offers.

Southern Africa Places A walker's guide to the mountain, with descriptions of the main walks.

Cape Mountain Meanders contains interesting short articles on geology and fynbos.

Nelson's Guide's Table Mountain Page. Some photographs of the mountain, and a brief description from this excellent web guide to Cape Town.

V & A Waterfront Tourist Information Links

The official V & A Waterfront site provides a guide to the shops and restaurants and contains information about current events.

Imax Cinema There are contact details for the Waterfront Imax cinema , as well as general information about Imax cinemas.

The Robben Island Museum website is informative and attractive.

Cape Point Nature Reserve Tourist Information Links

The National Parks website has an interesting and informative page on the reserve.

Penguins Links

Learn all about penguins at Peter and Barbara's Penguin Pages, which is a less formal site, but contains plenty of informative content.

See some dancing penguins here!

Simon's Town is the town in which the penguin beach is situated. It is small, pretty and historic, and makes a nice outing from Cape Town in itself.

Cape Town's Beaches Links

Go2Africa has a nice guide to Cape Town's beaches.

If you enjoy surfing, do not miss Wavescape, an excellent guide to surfing in South Africa.

Kirstenbosch Tourist Information Links

National Botanical Society This is the official Kirstenbosch website by the society responsible for the control and maintenance of the gardens.

SA Places has an interesting page on the gardens.

South African Wine and Winelands Tourist Information Links

The best information about South African wine may be found at www.wine.co.za. Find interesting information on any of these topics (click to go to the page):

Overview

History

Wine Growing Areas

South African Varieties

There is a nice web site covering the Stellenbosch wine area here.

Whales and Whale Watching Links

Hermanus, just outside of Cape Town, is home to more than 150 southern right whales who come there from July to December every year.

Cetacea.org has good information on all whale species, as well as dolphins and porpoises.

The Ocean Alliance is an attractive site concerning whale conservation. Read about right whales on this page.

The Bo Kaap and "Cape Malays" Links

Bo-Kaap Museum A nice place to visit while you are in Cape Town, that will give you insight into the history and culture of the area.

The Sunday Times newspaper has a site on Cape Malay Cuisine and Culture (with a recipe for "Smoorfish").

Activities in Cape Town Links

Have a look at our new Guide to Cape Town, which covers some of the main activities and attractions of our beautiful city.

Adventure activities This site, www.bored.co.za, is for all adreneline junkies and adventure enthusiasts.

Adventures in and around Cape Town This site has a list of some of the many adventure activities available in Cape Town, with phone numbers of the companies offering the activities.

Bird Watching Cape Town has some excellent bird watching areas.

Golf Here is a page which has a section on each of the main golf courses in Cape Town, as well as links to some specialist golf tour operators.

Kayaking Cape Town is a super place to go kayaking, and this company offers everything from 2 hour guided kayak tours to six day tours and courses.

Mountain Biking Warthogs is a nice free mountain biking club. Their website has events, descriptions of routes, and links to other mountain biking sites.

Outdoor Magazine This magazine's website covers the whole country, but it is a good source of information for outdoor enthusiasts.

Surfing This is a trendy and very good website for surfers.

Shark Cage Diving for the extreme sport enthusiasts!


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