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Cape
Town
Cape Town Before the Dutch East India Company (VOC) established
a 17th-century victualling station on Table Bay's pristine
shore, the Cape Flats were hunted for hippopotami and
other large game by the Khoi-Khoi and the San (Bushmen).
With
colonisation, the Cape of Good Hope established a lasting
tradition of hospitality leading weary explorers and sailors
to rename it 'The Tavern of the Seas'. The sight of majestic
Table Mountain and the people who live beneath it are
as welcoming today as they were all those years ago, the
looming crags a striking landmark providing a magnificent
backdrop to the vibrant, friendly Mother City.
In
Cape Town many of the world's scenic wonders are within
a day's drive of the city centre. Magnificent seascapes
and panoramic vistas abound on drives marrying the sea
to the mountains. An endless coastline studded with white,
sandy beaches lures swimmers, sunbathers and anglers to
an appreciation of a life lived in wide-open spaces and
fresh, blue air
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