Places to seeSpecial places, cities, natural wonder... We aim to present in this section the highlights of Western Cape.
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Places to stayA small selection of our recommended places to stay in the Western Cape.
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Things to doYour text.
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Destination - Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the South-West of South Africa. The area has a size of about 130.000 km² and borders on the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean.
Regarding to African legend, Qamata (God in the folklore of the Xhosa people of south-eastern Africa) created the world, but Nganyamba, a powerful dragon who slept under the wide oceans, tried to prevent Qamata from creating dry land.
Djobela, the earth goddess, wanted to support Qamata. With the help of a magic spell she created tour giants who were able to protect the north, east, west and south.
After a lot of fights the giants were beated. Before their death they asked Djobela to transform them into mountains, to be able to continue their function. And so, the protector and giant of the South, Umlindi Wemingizimu, became the Table Mountain.
On the foot of the Table Mountain visitors will find Cape Town, the second-most populated city within South Africa after Johannesburg and the provincial capital of the Western Cape. Cape Town is located on the shore of Table Bay and was originally developed by the Dutch East India Company as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to Eastern Africa, India, and the Far East. Today Cape Town is one of the most multicultural cities in the world and about 3.74 million people live in this city (estimated).
Regarding to African legend, Qamata (God in the folklore of the Xhosa people of south-eastern Africa) created the world, but Nganyamba, a powerful dragon who slept under the wide oceans, tried to prevent Qamata from creating dry land.
Djobela, the earth goddess, wanted to support Qamata. With the help of a magic spell she created tour giants who were able to protect the north, east, west and south.
After a lot of fights the giants were beated. Before their death they asked Djobela to transform them into mountains, to be able to continue their function. And so, the protector and giant of the South, Umlindi Wemingizimu, became the Table Mountain.
On the foot of the Table Mountain visitors will find Cape Town, the second-most populated city within South Africa after Johannesburg and the provincial capital of the Western Cape. Cape Town is located on the shore of Table Bay and was originally developed by the Dutch East India Company as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to Eastern Africa, India, and the Far East. Today Cape Town is one of the most multicultural cities in the world and about 3.74 million people live in this city (estimated).