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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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V&A Waterfront Travel Guide in Cape Town

V&A Waterfront Travel Guide - Cape Town

V&A Waterfront

The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront is a busy and popular harbour front area of shops,restaurants, bars, cafés, movie theatres, sophisticated accommodation and lively street performers making it the most visited attraction in South Africa. To complement all the available facilities and entertainment, the stunning backdrops of Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean lend the V & A Waterfront a picturesque setting to add to the vibrant goings on .

The Shopping is top-class with many designer boutiques present in the main shopping centre. Also available are local fashions and designs by local artists to add a South African flavour to your wardrobe, house or office.

The Waterfront is also the base for many tours and adventures visitors can enjoy from Cape Town. These include helicopter rides over the Cape Peninsula, trips to Robben Island, boat tours of the peninsula and other interesting activities.

You can read more about this wonderful part of Cape Town by visiting the V & A Waterfront

Other Attractions in Cape Town

Camps Bay

Cape Point

Cape Town

Clifton Beach

Kirstenbosch Gardens

Robben Island

Table Mountain

V&A Waterfront