CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

 

Located at the Southern Tip of Africa lies the world’s most beautifully situated city. ‘The Mother City’ is cradled between massive and distinctive mountains. The central city is backed by one of the new seven wonders of nature, Table Mountain (3563 feet / 1086m) and is flanked by Devil’s Peak (3281 feet / 1000m) and Lion’s head (2195 feet / 669m). These mountains are three of roughly eighty peaks found in the city’s limits, some of which exceed 5000 feet (1500m) in height.

The mountains of the Cape Peninsula are made of a hard stone found nowhere else on earth and often form sheer cliffs that fall into the cold sapphire colored waters of the Atlantic on the city’s west, and the warm jade colored waters of the Indian on the city’s east. Iconic landscapes include Cape Point where the oceans meet, the Twelve Apostles, and the vividly colored cliffs of Chapman’s Peak Drive which has been called ‘The World’s Most Beautiful Coastal Drive’.