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Cape Town

The pink hotel

This legendary hotel has hosted celebrities for 125 years

With an A-Z of celebrity clients ranging from Agatha Christie to Lenny Kravitz, there’s no doubting Cape Town’s Mount Nelson hotel’s place in the lexicon of legendary hotels.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Have dog, will travel.

Sidecar adventures in Cape Town with Brody the dog

A vintage sidecar with dog in tow is the only way to cruise Cape Town.

  • by Sue Wallace
At the port in Cape Town.

Port guide: Cape Town, South Africa

One of the world’s most spectacular harbour towns has plenty in it, and even more around it, to ensure you have a very busy port day.

  • by Brian Johnston
Table Mountain covered by its typical cloud table cloth.

The one problem with climbing this landmark peak

While there are undoubtedly spectacular views from the summit of Table Mountain, there’s one landmark you won’t be able to see from there.

  • by Ben Groundwater
Cape Grace.

There’s a new reason to visit this Cape Town landmark

Since 1996 the Cape Grace Hotel has earned a reputation for being the best hotel in South Africa’s oldest town.

  • by Julietta Jameson
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Zeitz MOCAA.

Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town: A contemporary art gallery that's unlike anything you've seen

The former grain silo housing this new art gallery is just as arresting as its contents.

  • by Max Anderson
Beautiful flowering aloes in the Kirstenbosch Gardens.

Cape Town's Kirstenbosch: This could be the world's best botanical garden

Cape Town's Kirstenbosch could well be the world's best botanical garden.

  • by Alison Stewart
Elevated panoramic view of Cape Town Langa housing area at twilight.

A tour of Cape Town's Langa township

A tour excursion leads a small group into another world in Cape Town.

  • by Max Anderson
Members of Boulders' penguin colony.

Boulders Beach, Cape Town: The best place to see African penguins

Check your bags before you leave - these cute critters get in everywhere.

  • by Alison Stewart
Rohan Vos boasts that he owns "the largest privately owned train set in the world", which he has named Pride of Africa.

Rovos Rail luxury train from Pretoria to Cape Town, South Africa: A journey straight out of Agatha Christie

It has the mysterious Russians, the cocktails, and the requirement to dress for dinner: the only thing missing from this luxury rail trip is Agatha Christie - and a body.

  • by Roy Masters

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