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Cape Town

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

The outward destination and a base for the waterfront, Table Mountain, Muizenberg, and Constantia.

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Garden Route to Cape Town 4 videos available.

Gqeberha, Bloukrans Bridge, Mossel Bay, Cape Agulhas, and Muizenberg trace the documented road into Cape Town.

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Cape Agulhas 1 video available.

The southern tip of Africa, reached on the R319 detour before Cape Town.

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Groot Constantia 1 video available.

A historic Constantia wine estate on the Cape Town sightseeing route.

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Muizenberg Beach 1 video available.

A False Bay arrival point known for its colorful beach huts.

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Table Mountain Aerial Cableway 1 video available.

A high city viewpoint reached by cableway when weather permits.

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Two Oceans Aquarium 1 video available.

An aquarium at the V&A Waterfront focused on marine life around southern Africa.

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V&A Waterfront 2 videos available.

A working harbor district with public spaces, museums, shops, and views across Table Bay.

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Cape Town to Katima Mulilo through Namibia 5 videos available.

The return leaves Cape Town for Windhoek, turns west to Swakopmund and Dune 7, then crosses northern Namibia through Rundu and Bwabwata to Katima Mulilo.

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Nairobi to Cape Town and Back 28 videos available.

A nine-country overland loop shaped by the road actually traveled: south from Nairobi through Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, and Lesotho, then home through Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, and …

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