ATTRACTIONS
Within walking distance of the CTICC are Cape Town's leading recreational amenities, shopping areas and cultural attractions, among which is the internationally acclaimed V&A Waterfront. On the doorstep is Table Mountain and within an hour's travel are South Africa's leading tourist destinations - The Kirstenbosh Botanical Gardens, Robben Island, the Winelands, and Cape Point.
Choices of pre-and post-convention attractions are therefore wide and various, and the city is well served by experienced destination management companies.
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Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
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Situated in the heart of Cape Town's working harbour with the dramatic backdrop of the majestic Table Mountain, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront is widely acknowledged as Cape Town's premier shopping and tourist destination and a well known entertainment hotspot. Here, an innovative fusion of history and modern convenience has resulted in a multi-purpose, dockside environment unlike any other in the world.
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| http://www.waterfront.co.za |
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Robben Island
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Robben Island is, after Alcatraz, possibly the best known prison island in the world. Having served over the centuries as a penal settlement, leper colony and lunatic asylum, its notoriety has, more recently, centred around the fact that President Nelson Mandela and many of his colleagues were imprisoned here during the apartheid era. Regular trips are made to the island, a world heritage site, by a ferry which departs from the V&A Waterfront.
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| http://www.robben-island.org.za/ |
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Table Mountain
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A world heritage site, the summit of Cape Town's world-famous landmark is 1086 m above sea level. Visitors can reach the top by the new revolving cable car. There is a restaurant and souvenir shop on the summit. The mountain offers a number of walks and is covered with wild flowers. The mountain is also the home of the famous silver tree.
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| http://www.tablemountain.co.za/ |
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Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
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Despite its small size, the Cape Town area is one of the six Floral Kingdoms of the world and is home to more than 8 600 indigenous plant species, some 5 800 of which are found nowhere else in the world.
Set against the imposing bulk of the eastern slopes of Table Mountain is Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, recognised as one of the most beautiful public gardens in the world. Some 4 500 indigenous South African plants, from proteas and silver trees in their natural habitat to ferns, bulbs and coastal varieties in the Botanical Society Conservatory, can be seen here.
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| http://www.kirstenbosch.co.za/frames/kirstfram.htm |
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Winelands
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The winelands of the Cape have been described as the most beautiful and scenic in the world. Cape Dutch homesteads nestled in picturesque vineyards offer a gracious counterpoint to the backdrop of majestic peaks. Wine production in the Cape dates back to the mid 17th century, making this the oldest of the so-called "new world" wine regions. It was, in fact, Jan van Riebeeck who introduced the first vine cuttings to the Cape.
Today the Cape's vineyards produce an extensive variety of cultivars that are blended and matured to create award-winning red and white wines that have earned their place among the world's best. South Africa's own "home grown" cultivar, Pinotage (a cross between pinot noir and cinsaut), has gained an international reputation for producing red wines of world class stature.
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| http://www.capewinelands.org/ |
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Cape Point Nature Reserve
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Cape Point marks the southern extremity of the Cape Peninsula, affording visitors views, which are unrivalled anywhere in the world.
Cape Peninsula National Park has something for everyone to enjoy. Enjoy a meal at the Two Oceans Restaurant or order a take-away from the refreshment outlet, take a ride on the funicular railway or buy a souvenir at one of the curio shops.
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| http://www.capepoint.co.za/ |
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