Day 1: A City on the Sea…

At a place where earth, sea and sky collide, dramatic mountains thrust upward, cradling a city of 3 million. And there sits Cape Town, like a gatekeeper welcoming you to the African continent. Look around in wonder at Table Mountain, the Twelve Apostles, Lion’s Head and Signal Hill – then at the bustling metropolis lying in their shadow, in what locals call the City Bowl. Walk through vestiges of Cape Town’s original 17th-century Dutch settlement – the Castle of Good Hope, the Company’s Gardens, Greenmarket Square, and a cultural history museum in what were once slaves’ quarters. At your oceanfront hotel, a glimpse of your first – and unforgettable – Cape sunset confirms what you’ve been thinking all along… that there really isn’t another place like this on earth.