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Cape Town Anchors
The handful of places that define a Cape Town visit — Table Mountain, Cape Point, Boulders, Robben Island and the city bowl. Don't try to do them all in one day.
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Table Mountain
Cape Town's flat-topped icon — take the cableway up, or hike Plattekloof Gorge if you're fit and the weather's right.
Cape Point
The dramatic, wind-scoured tip of the Cape Peninsula where two oceans meet.
Boulders Beach
A sheltered cove of granite boulders and an African penguin colony, half an hour from central Cape Town.
Robben Island
The island prison where Nelson Mandela was held for 18 years — a ferry trip and a tour led by former political prisoners.
Bo-Kaap
Cape Town's brightly painted Cape Malay quarter — photogenic, but go for the history and the food, not just the houses.
Camps Bay
Cape Town's glamorous Atlantic-Seaboard beach — palm-lined, sunset-facing, and crowded for good reason.
Lion's Head
The spiral hike above Cape Town with the city's best summit payoff — short, steep, and busy.
Clifton 4th Beach
Four coves of sheltered white sand below Clifton's apartment stacks — wind-free when the rest of the coast is howling.
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