Sunday, January 27, 2013

Things that could make your Traveling Experience to Cape Town Much Simpler

By Alice Faircloth


Travel is a wonderful possibility to see the world and discover even more about various other societies or just to see what life is like in another part of the globe. As with any task, nonetheless, there are certain things you could do to make the experience more comfortable and pleasurable. This write-up shall help you determine exactly what to bring and do on your trip to Cape Town.

From Simonstown Station you can take a Green Cab trip to the African penguin colony at Boulders Beach. For US$ 80 there are some package deals arranged straight by the Green Cab company that consist of transportation, entrance to Boulders Beach and tour guide. You can get more info on the Cape Town Green Cab site or the Metrorail site. Another good website to look at is the official Cape Town Tourism website. You can find hotels in Cape Town through the site as well, but often it's less costly to go with a smaller sized company that could personalize the holiday accommodation to your requirements and spending plan. Some smaller business manage better prices as they do not go through intermediaries therefore have discounted rates throughout the year.

One thing that is certain is that for your holidays to Cape Town you will find any sort of holiday accommodation you like; from the economical backpacker hostels in and around town, all of the way up to luxury resorts with spectacular ocean views or sensational yards. Some renowned hotels are located near Government Avenue which takes you with a 10 min walk to the city center, or otherwise located on the shorefront in Camps Bay, a 10 min drive into town.

If you like trekking and bird seeing you can take off for the Tygerberg Nature Reserve, located in the Tygerberg Hills. It is the only place in South Africa where you will manage to see the Swartland Shale Renostervel, which is a threatened variety. There is additionally an Environmental Education and learning Centre that has a beautiful herbarium and library, to learn about biodiversity, ecology and geography.

The Cape of Good Hope was called like this by John II of Portugal as it was a great omen that India can be reached by sea from Europe. Formerly Bartholomew Diaz had actually called it Cape of Storms because of it's rainy risky waters. It's now a nature reserve with over 100 bird types and great Fynbos plants. Not far from the nature reserve is an ostrich farm where you can see the ostriches in their natural setting.

Kirstenbosch, the Botanical Gardens in Cape Town, are a location you should not miss out on. They represent an extremely pleasant walk and pic-nic location with magnificently kept rolling green lawns, against the background of rugged bluish mountains, bordered by all types of uncommon native and exotic plants. In summertime they often have live music concerts which are really the cherry on top.

No trip to Cape Town is really finished without an outing to Stellenbosch and the bordering Winelands. Stellebosch is a quaint University Town that has samples of magnificently kept Cape Dutch architecture. There is a grouping of 4 houses that have actually been turned into a museum and which allow you to see how the architecture advanced over 4 centuries. The curios stores in Stellenbosch are cheaper than in town, and one in particular, Oom Samie se Winkel is essentially a museum in itself! On your way back you could pop into Spiers to stroke tame cheetahs and do some serious wine tasting!

Traveling gives us the opportunity to experience brand-new things, but you wish to get ready as well as possible before you leave. Doing the appropriate things and preparing the proper things could make a substantial difference.




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