The Western Cape province lies at Africa’s southwestern tip and is bordered by the Northern Cape province and the Eastern Cape province. It is also famously where the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean meet.

The capital city of Cape Town, also known as the Mother City, houses South Africa’s parliament, a diverse cultural history and a bustling city surrounded by strikingly beautiful landscapes, including Table Mountain. In addition to being home to the iconic Table Mountain, Cape Town is the most visited city on the African continent.

The Western Cape is also home to numerous popular tourist destinations, including the Cango Caves, the Garden Route and numerous picturesque mountain passes.

A prime holiday destination, the Western Cape combines vibrant culture with a dynamic history, economy and fabulous beaches alongside breathtaking scenery to rival the most beautiful spots in the world. Each time you visit the Western Cape there is something new to experience. Also known as the "fairest cape" in the world, the Western Cape is the ideal place to start an African journey. Well-known tourist routes include the wine route, stretching 850kms from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, and the Garden Route from Cape Town to Knysna dotted with quaint little towns.

South of Cape Town lies Cape Agulhas, where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet. The journey there takes you through the scenic Overberg district where a short detour will bring you to Hermanus, a town famous for the best land-based whale watching in the world.

A trip up the West Coast will take you through numerous quiet fishing villages, while the Karoo is a sparsely populated,  semi-desert area which also offers historic towns, tourist attractions like the Cango Caves and ostrich farms of Oudtshoorn, mere hours away from the lush greenness of Knysna.

Outdoor enthusiasts and adrenalin junkies can find shark cage diving in Gansbaai, kite-surfing along the West Coast, famous hiking trails all over, bungee jumping, scuba diving and close encounters with wildlife in Oudtshoorn and Knysna.
 
Home to two of South Africa's most dramatic landmarks, Table Mountain and Cape Point, the Western Cape is one of six unique floral kingdoms in the world. The Cape is the home of the fynbos, one of the most varied and considered to be the richest area on earth in botanical terms.  Of more than 8500 plant species found in the fynbos, 6000 are endemic to specific areas.

Here you will also find fine, white, sandy beaches and lush green, coastal forests, picturesque villages overlooking some of the country's finest beaches and its coasts world famous for the annual visits of the Southern Right Whales between June and November. In striking contrast to this, seperated by the Langeberg mountain range, is  the vast, arid plains of the Karoo, where natural wonders such as the Cango Caves and the Cederberg Mountains can be explored. There are also vineyards and orchards in highly cultivated valleys, the subtropical forests of Knysna or the vibrantly fields of wild flowers of Namakwaland in a spectacular array of dazzling colours. Anyone with a love for eco-tourism or adventure-tourism will find the Western Cape irresistible.

Learn the art of viticulture, experience centuries-old San paintings or eat seafood cooked over an open fire on the West Coast. 

Game is well represented and nature reserves and national parks in the Cape are home to the Bontebok, Cape Mountain Zebra, Baboon and Cape Fox and many other wildlife species that can be found here.

Cecil John Rhodes was one of the more famous people who came to the Cape for his health while other's came to enjoy the healing waters of numerous natural hot springs in Caledon, Montagu and Calitzdorp.

The Western Cape is also one of the most romantic places on earth, a prime spot for walks along the beach at sunset, cosy dinners for two in rustic country lodges or sharing a bottle of wine in front of a logfire…