About the Destination
Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. Rotating cable cars climb to the mountain’s flat top, from which there are sweeping views of the city.
Attractions & Points of Interest
Table Mountain Cableway
Take the revolving cable car to the top of Table Mountain for panoramic views of Cape Town, Table Bay, and the Robben Island.
Boulders Beach Penguins
A sheltered beach populated by a colony of African Penguins, nestled in Simon's Town.
Robben Island Museum
The former island prison holding Nelson Mandela and other political dissidents during the Apartheid era, now a world heritage site.
Traveler Reviews
"Cape Town is stunningly beautiful. Table Mountain is spectacular, and the Boulders Beach penguins were the cutest thing ever!"
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MTN and Vodacom SIM cards are sold at Cape Town International Airport. Bring your passport for immediate RICA verification.