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Cape Point / Cape Aghulus: Cape Point
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  • Cape Town Cape Point / Cape Aghulus
  • Cape Point from Lighthouse
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  • Not far from Cape Town. Rent a car or hire a driver. Tours also available.

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    Cape Point / Cape Aghulus: More crowded after December 1 (season).
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  • Cape Town Cape Point / Cape Aghulus
  • Up to the view point
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  • Lighthouse at Cape of Good Hope is not really much off the beaten path, and touristy , but touristy for a reason. Excellent view of the coast!

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    Wine Region: The road to Montagu.
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  • Cape Town Wine Region
  • Gateway to a little bit of
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  • Stellenbosch is the most famous but there are many other wine areas in the same region. Montagu is one of the smaller communities with really Good local wine.

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    Wine Region: Montagu in the winelands
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  • Cape Town Wine Region
  • Not too big, not too little
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  • Less than two hours out of Cape, the village of Montagu sits on a hot spring. It was voted 2002's most favorite village in South Africa. Winelands, hotsprings, and a friendly village, it's a hard place to go wrong.

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    Wine Region: Stay a night or two
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  • A two bedroom, two bath, with garage attached, Villa for four, at Montagu Springs next to the hot springs is about $70 a night. Did I mention the braii area off the living room or thr balcony off the second bedroom? $3 a day pp access to springs. Bring friends!

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    Comments for Joemidwest about Cape Town
    peperoni Wed Jun 27, 2007 21:21 UTC
     Hi thanks for comment You have a great page from CPT. Agulhas was a long driving day but well rewarded. Beautifull City indeed
    myriam_c Thu Feb 9, 2006 15:42 UTC
     Great CPT page!
    canuck68 Tue Aug 2, 2005 01:16 UTC
     I'm sorry I missed Greenmarket Square. I guess I'd better go back.
    Ann75 Fri Dec 10, 2004 16:49 UTC
     Hi Joe! Great coverage on Cape Town. It seems like such a beautiful place to visit! I love the gondola ride up the mountains...and those penguins??? I also thought they liked cold weahter, you proved me wrong. Great tips and stunning pictures! Take Care!
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