Seven Days in Cape Town, by Sean Fraser

Seven Days in Cape Town, by Sean Fraser. Penguin Random House South Africa. Imprint: Struik Travel & Heritage.Cape Town, South Africa 2015. ISBN 9781928213338 / ISBN 978-1-928213-33-8

Seven Days in Cape Town, by Sean Fraser. (2010) ISBN 9781770078697 / ISBN 978-1-77007-869-7

Seven Days in Cape Town ISBN 9781770078697 / ISBN 978-1-77007-869-7

Sean Fraser's 'Seven Days in Cape Town' is a well-designed, high-quality wealth of information that will leave you eager to explore nature reserves by foot, quality art galleries by day and have your taste buds watering for oysters at sunset.

Sean Fraser  

When you visit the Mother City, South Africa's premier tourist destination, Seven Days in Cape Town will help you make the most of your time with seven day tours of the city's top destinations, six special tours of additional places to visit, directories for dining, shopping, nightlife and events, more than 230 magnificent colour photographs, spectacular aerial photos for a bird's-eye view of the city and 18 detailed maps. Hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists visit South Africa every year, and most of these visitors plan a stop in Cape Town, the pride of the southern African subcontinent. Blessed with blue skies, a balmy climate, a rich cultural heritage and a magnificent backdrop of ocean and mountain, the Mother City boasts a profusion of museums, art galleries, restaurants, shops, theatres, night spots and landmarks. Presided over by Table Mountain and skirted by the Atlantic Ocean and a string of exquisite beaches, top attractions include the bustling Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, the famed Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, the Cape Winelands, and Robben Island. Seven Days in Cape Town offers an introduction to these special places, and to many other lesser-known sites and attractions. Seven day tours escort you through the peninsula, covering seven different areas of the city and its immediate surrounds. In addition, the six special excursions take you to the outlying areas, without which a visit to the city is incomplete: the Rowers of the West Coast, the Cape Winelands or the Whale Route. Some are best seen over a day or two and visitors may want to stay overnight - especially if the drive to your destination takes up much of your day. A number of routes are suggested, with the street addresses and telephone numbers of the various sites listed for the traveller's convenience. These scenic routes are best travelled by car - ideal for a leisurely drive and the opportunity to stop and admire the sunset or investigate the unique flora and fauna of the wondrous Cape Floral Kingdom - but areas serviced by regular bus routes have been indicated, and the Metrorail train service runs down the length of the Cape Peninsula. Naturally, special tours and packages may also be provided by the tourist organisations or travel agents operating within the city. Most of the suggested tours in this book may be completed in one day, but if you're really in a hurry - and prepared to miss out on some of the many tempting attractions - it is possible to tour the entire peninsula in just a few hours. The final pages of this book are devoted to comprehensive directories that cover shopping, dining and entertainment options in the Cape Town area. Also included is a calendar of annual events for advance planning. Whatever the reason for your visit, and with all these options from which to choose, it's easy to fall in love with the city of Cape Town. We hope that you will take just seven days - or more, if your itinerary allows - to discover this beautiful city, its people and its culture.

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Title: Seven Days in Cape Town
Authors: Sean Fraser
Imprint: Travel & Heritage
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Imprint: Struik Travel & Heritage
Cape Town, South Africa 2015
ISBN 9781928213338 / ISBN 978-1-928213-33-8
Softcover, 21 x 28 cm, 176 pages, 210 colour photos