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SOUTH AFRICA
A Great
Adventure
South Africa has something for everyone.
Suna Kanga gives an overview of a land with incredible vacation options.
Two weeks in South Africa gave me the joy of traversing a wild, sun-drenched landscape, being in a pristine environ- ment where animals roam free, sipping wine in an old Dutch homestead, savouring exotic cuisine and looking down on Cape Town from the awe-inspiring Table Land at sunset.
South Africa is a land with incredible options, one that has risen from the realm of isolation and the grip of apartheid and ivory hunters to become an attractive tourist destination.
Cape Town
The gods were smiling when I winged into magical Cape Town, one of the world’s most unforget-
table cities. Proudly sprawled on the southern tip
of Africa, where the Indian and Atlantic oceans converge, the tourism capital of South Africa reveals a beautiful mix of colonial and contemporary architecture along an undulating coastline.
It is a city of immense beauty with a lively cultural scene, trendy waterfront, glorious beaches, colony of penguins, Dutch style
wineries amidst miles of vine- yards and the glorious Cape of Good Hope.
Table Mountain, the town’s
most arresting feature, kept me
at bay as dark clouds rolled
in to play hide-and-seek over
the city. As cable cars stop
operating when the wind is
too strong, I set out instead to
discover cosmopolitan Cape
Town, the legislative capital
of South Africa. I visited the meticulously preserved Parliament House, cobbled Malay Quarter and wound up at Victoria & Al- bert Waterfront, a lively complex of boutiques, cafes and luxury hotels. From the marina, there are tours to Robben Island, the infamous goal for political prisoners, where Nelson Mandela spent several years. The windswept island is now home to the world-renowned Robben Island Museum.
Table Mountain
Endless Vacation 
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