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Cape Town is the oldest city in South Africa

Cape Town is the oldest city in South Africa. It was first mentioned by the famous explorer Bartolomeu Dias in the late 15th century. After Jan van Riebeeck and his crew for the Dutch East India Company established the first European settlement in South Africa, the town became an important European outpost and trading post for the Dutch East India Company. Although the area was inhabited for thousands of years prior to the arrival of the Europeans, there is no recorded history of local activities of the Khoi and their predecessors.

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Cape Point Travel Guide in Cape Town

Cape Point Travel Guide - Cape Town

Cape Point

Cape Point is part of the Table Mountain National Park and includes the famous Cape of Good Hope.

The entire park is comprised of a rich and diverse fauna and flora including fynbos, proteas, ericas in addition to buck, tortoises, baboons and a variety of birds and reptiles.

Visitors can enjoy spectacular scenery, the rich wildlife and magnificent views from the lookout point next to the old lighthouse built around 1914.

Visitors can enter the Park to visit Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope for a fee and visit the various bays, cliffs, lighthouse and souvenir shop and restaurant while in the park. We do not recommend feeding the baboons in any way.

Other Attractions in Cape Town

Camps Bay

Cape Point

Cape Town

Clifton Beach

Kirstenbosch Gardens

Robben Island

Table Mountain

V&A Waterfront