Found on 6 April 1652 by Jan van Riebeeck of the Dutch VOC company Cape Town has come a long way since the early days when it was known as "The Tavern Of The Seas". Though you won't have any difficulty finding a tavern these days Cape Town has matured into the Mother City of South Africa and a home away from home for many travellers.

With it's Mediterranean climate that includes very hot summers from November to the beginning of March and mild winters from June to August you can understand why many Northern hemisphere inhabitants prefer Cape Town as a destinations to take the edge of the long cold winters of the North. No wonder Sir Francis Drake referred to Cape Town as: "A most stately thing, and the fairest Cape we saw in the whole circumference of the earth"

As if the magic of Cape Town wasn't enough, within easy day trip distance of Cape Town is an array of splendour and breathtaking beauty. Fishing villages in a simple uncomplicated rural atmosphere up the West coast leads to the beautiful flower region that sees thousands returning every year to marvel at the exaggerated magnitude of colours in natures fireworks display in the form of the blooming of the spring time flowers. Towards the North you will find the beautiful wine region surrounding Paarl, Franschoek and Stellenbosch. Further North we enter the Karoo area where you can expect to find Game parks and Safari lodges. To the East your travels trough mountain passes takes you past Hermanus, "The Whale Capitol", towards the forests of the garden route. A short trip to the South takes you to Cape point with it's jagged rocky outcrop which signifies a dramatic end to an equally dramatic continent.

Apart from the beauty and breathtaking presence of unspoiled nature you can also expect a multitude of activities for the more adventurous. From Shark Cage Diving to Bungi Jumping, Paragliding, Surfing, Kite Surfing, Abseiling, Sky Diving, Deep Sea Fishing, Mountain Biking and Hiking to name but a few. Cape Town truly offers some of the most dramatic landscapes to entice your wild side.