Beaches with penguins? Can't not love it.
Last November, Cape Town’s iconic peak, Table Mountain, was declared one of the 7 New Wonders of Nature in a global popularity poll, beating out places like The Grand Canyon and the Galapagos Islands.
Last November, Cape Town’s iconic peak, Table Mountain, was declared one of the 7 New Wonders of Nature in a global popularity poll, beating out places like The Grand Canyon and the Galapagos Islands.
How does an unwondrously flat, 1,085-meter eminence stuck
near the bottom of the civilized world pull this off? By being attached
to a city so relentlessly likeable that it could get a sand castle voted
onto this list if it wanted, while placing high on virtually every
other popularity poll as well.
In 2011, TripAdvisor gave Cape Town a “Top Destination in
the World” nod in its Travelers’ Choice Awards. National Geographic gave
it the number two slot on its “Top 10 Beach Cities” list and has short-listed it as one of its “places of a lifetime.”
Foreign Direct Investment calls Cape Town one of the top 20 expat destinations.
Business travelers regularly honor South Africa’s “Mother City” in
their own polls. So do leisure tourists in general, who consistently
make this breezy, pleasant place one of the most popular tourist
destinations in Africa.
A sweet harbor. Nice architecture and weather. Good wine
country, lovely waterfront shopping and a welcome cosmopolitan feel.
Beaches with penguins. And -- wonder of wonders -- Table Mountain. What
more do you need?
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