South Africa has the world's greatest array of plant and animal life and spectacularly diverse natural landscapes and bustling modern cities. It has a vast collection of diverse, bewildering and bewitching cultures, languages, beliefs and backgrounds.
Cape Town in particular offers everything from a sophisticated nightlife, the beaches, wine lands, Cape Flats, Cape Peninsula and last but not least, Robben Island, home to former President Nelson Mandela. The Metropolis of Cape Town, the oldest city in South Africa, huddles in the 'bowl' that is formed by the majestic Table Mountain, its flanking peaks and the broad sweep of Table Bay.