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TAKE ME TO THE TIP OF AFRICA

“I would move here,” gushes my new friend Adhis. “Cape Town is such a pretty city.” There's a dreamy glint in her eye, as she draws in a deep breath as though trying to sniff the view into her very bloodstream. It is dawn and we are on a scooter tour up Table Mountain, watching the sun inch up the sky as the city's lights start to go off one by one. Cape Town has that effect on people. The city will seduce you so skilfully that, before you know it, you've extended your stay for two weeks.

GETTING YOUR BEARINGS

¢APE tOWN IS EASY TO NAVIGATE. sANDWICHED BETWEEN MOUNTAINS AND THE SEA, ARTISTS HAVE WAXED POETIC OVER THE VIEWS. lION'S HEAD GREETS YOU AS YOU DRIVE IN FROM THE AIRPORT, AND WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THE CITY, THE fl AT-TOPPED MASSIF THAT IS tABLE mOUNTAIN WILL BE YOUR SHADOW. a FAMILY OF NEIGHBOURHOODS WITH DISTINCT PERSONALITIES HAVE SPRUNG UP. a SHORT JUMP FROM THE ¢ITY bOWL SITS fiOODSTOCK – COOL AND HIPPY, LIKE THE BROTHER WHO WANTS TO BECOME A PHOTOGRAPHER OR PAINTER. tHE UPMARKET BEACH SUBURB OF ¢AMPS bAY IS LIKE THE POSH COUSIN WHO GOES TO BOARDING SCHOOL IN eUROPE AND NEVER REMEMBERS YOUR NAME. tHEN THERE'S THE COASTAL SUBURB OF sEAPOINT WITH AN ARMY OF CAFéS – THE YOUNGER SIBLING WHO GOT WAY TOO MANY TOYS.

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DON'T MISS 01 KIRSTENBOSCH NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

On Table Mountain's eastern slopes, this 528-hectare botanical garden is teeming with over 700 mostly indigenous plant species, including a collection of rare proteas, the country's national flower. The elevated Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway is a major draw as it brings you to eye-level with

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