iKapa iyinye yemizi emihle kakhulu emhlabeni jikelele - umuzi onabantu abacishe babe yizigidi ezine, ogaxiwe phakathi kweTable Mountain enyakatho neminzana emibili ehlanganisana eKheyiphi yeLwethemba eningizimu. Inkampani yaseNetherlands yaseNdiya yasungula umuzi ngo-1652, futhi umlando wawo uyabonakala ekwakhiweni kwaseBo-Kaap, ezinsweni zewayini zaseConstantia naseMuziweni we-Slave Lodge.
Izivakashi zaseMzansi zithola inhlanganisela engajwayelekile eKapa: imvelo esheshayo ukufinyelela emakhilomitha ambalwa nsimbi yomdabu, ukudla okwaziwayo emhlabeni jikelele, kanye nemvelo yenhlalakahle ehlanganisa imvelo ye-Afrika, yeMalay, yaseYurophu neyaseNdiya.
Table Mountain
Intaba ephezulu ngaphezu komuzi yiyona into yokuqala okudingeka uyibone. Ikhebula lemoto (cishe R 590 kumuntu omkhulu, waya nabuya, ngo-2026) likhuphuka ngaphansi kwemizuzu emihlanu liye esicongweni sangaphezulu se-1 086 amitha. Imibono ibona wonke umugqa wamaphansi, iRobben Island, futhi ngesikhathi sesimosathonya esilungile, izintaba zeHottentots Holland ngasempumalanga.
Intaba ihlala inemicu yamafu - umthunzi wendawo wezikhokhelo ubizwa nge-”tablecloth”. Uma isicongo sikhithika lapho ufika, hlala ulinde: isimo sezulu siyaguquka ngokushesha. Ukwenyuka ngemigwaqo kwenzeka ngemigwaqo eminingana, kuhlanganisa iPlatteklip Gorge (cishe amahora angu-2,5), enokufinyelelwa okuchazayo.
Ukubhukha: Bhukha ikhebula lemoto ku-intanethi ngaphambili esikhathini esishisayo (uNovemba kuya kuFebhuwari) - imigqa ingabandezeleka ngaphezu kwamahora amabili.
Izindlela Zasolwandle
Umugqa wasolwandle waseKapa unikezela ngezindlela zasolwandle ezihlukene kakhulu ngokwemingcele.
IClifton neCamps Bay (umugqa wasolwandle we-Atlantic) zinika isihlabathi esimhlophe namanzi acwebile kodwa abandayo - cishe 13°C ehlobo, aphuzisa nguBenguela. IClifton ivikelwe umoya ngamadwala aphezulu: izindlela zasolwandle ezine ezinombolo zihlala zinxobile noma uma umoya weningizimu osheshayo oshisa.
IMuizenberg (umugqa wasolwandle wasempumalanga, iBay engeyona) iyindlela zasolwandle yabafundi bamasurf: amanzi ashisayo (kuze kufike ku-20°C ehlobo), amaza ajwayelekile, izikole zamasurf ezilinganisiwe.
IBoulders Beach (Simon’s Town) ihlala inkoloni yodwa yamapengwini ase-Afrika ofinyeleleka ngezinyawo ukusuka eKapa. Imali yokungena: cishe R 380 kubo bonke abavakashi bangaphandle, ngo-2026. Amapengwini ahlala apha unyaka wonke - izinyoni ezincane zivela kuNovemba kuya kuJanuwari.
IBo-Kaap neNdawo Yomlando
Indawo yaseBo-Kaap, emagqumeni eSignal Hill, ikhunjulwa ngezindlu zayo ezinezibala ezikhanyayo - okunsomi, ophuzi, ophuzi - ifa lomphakathi waseBo-Kaap, abangazalwa abazalwa ngabaseNtshonalanga Esia-ase ngekhulu leshumi nesikhombisa nele-shumi nesishiyagalombili. IMuziwa yaseBo-Kaap (cishe R 50) ilandisa lo mlando.
ILong Street, insimbi enkulu, ihlanganisa ukwakhiwa kwesimanje samaVictorian, izitolo ezizimele, amakhefi namaklabhu. I-Old Biscuit Mill eWoodstock iyimakethe yokudla esemthethweni eyadlala ekhethwe kakhulu ngumlando waseviki.
Iziwayini: iStellenbosch neFranschhoek
Amakhilomitha angama-45 kuphela ukusuka eKapa, iStellenbosch neFranschhoek zumbe ngeziwayini zaseMzansi Afrika. Uhlobo lwezizalo zohlobo lweziwayini lapha luhlanganisa iPinotage (elenziwe eMzansi Afrika), iChenin Blanc yaselokishini (ejwayele ukubizwa ngokuthi “Steen”) nezinhle kakhulu zeCabernet Sauvignon.
Ukuvakasha kwasegobolondweni nokulinganisa iziwayini kuyebhiza phakathi kwe-R 150 nango-R 400 kugobolondweni. IFranschhoek, esungulwa abaphunzeki baseHuguenot baseFrance ngo-1688, igcina ulimi lwaseFrance nazo izinhla zamagobolondweni akhe naseFranschhoek Food & Wine Festival (ngokujwayelekile ngoMeyi).
Inketho Elula: IFranschhoek Wine Tram (cishe R 850) inikeza umjaho we-hop-on hop-off phakathi kwamago bolondweni ambalwa - kufaneleka uma ungafuni ukushayela.
IRobben Island
Isiqithi lapho uNelson Mandela achitha khona iminyaka engu-18 yeziminyaka zakhe ezingu-27 ejele yiyo manje umuziweni nomuzi we-UNESCO. Izivakashi (cishe R 650 kubavakashi bangaphandle, ngo-2026) zihlanganisa ukuwela ngomkhumbi ukusuka eV&A Waterfront kanye nezivakashi ezikhokhiwe ejele, njalo zigibele nguye owake waba yisiboshwa sezepolitiki.
Bhukha amasonto ambalwa ngaphambili esikhathini esishisayo: izikhala zilinganiselwa futhi isidingo sikhona.
Inhloko yaseKap
Isiza semvelo seKap (R 390 kubavakashi bangaphandle) sandlaleka phezu kwekhona yaseningizimu yemigqa. IKheyiphi yeLwethemba ayikhona inhloko yaseningizimu ye-Afrika (yiyo iKap Agulhas, ekhilomitha angu-150 ngasempumalanga) kodwa ukuhamba ngemigwaqo ukuya kukhalasi kunikezela ngimibono emangalisayo ye-Atlantic noLwandle Oluhamba phezulu.
Umugwaqo oye esizeni semvelo uhamba ngaphakathi kweChapman’s Peak - enye yemigwaqo emangalisayo kakhulu eholozeni wonke umugqa wasolwandle.
Ukuhlala
Okukhethekile: IBelmond Mount Nelson Hotel (yomlando, amasimu, kusuka ku-R 8 000 ebusuku) - “Pink Lady” yomuzi kusukela ngo-1899. IThe Silo Hotel eV&A Waterfront (kusuka ku-R 12 000) ukuze ubone iTable Mountain.
Maphakathi: IGorgeous George (idesign-hotel, Gardens, kusuka ku-R 2 500); IKensington Place (Higgovale, umbono wentaba, kusuka ku-R 3 500).
Isabelomali Esilingene: IThe Backpack (Observatory, iholisi kusuka ku-R 350, ikamelo elisodwa kusuka ku-R 900); IAshanti Lodge (Gardens, iholisi kusuka ku-R 380).
Izithuthi Uhambo
IMyCiTi Bus: Inethiwekhi yebhasi elisheshayo eligquma izwe lomdabu, iCamps Bay nezikhangelo. Amathikithi kusuka ku-R 13 ngekhadi elingagcwala kabusha (ikhadi lemyconnect).
I-Uber: Ithembekile futhi ingathengi ukusuka emzini. I-Uber yasheKapa ukuya ezikhangweni zikazwelonke ibiza phakathi kwe-R 250 nango-R 380 ngokwesikhathi.
Ukuqasha Imoto: Kudingeka ukuhlola umugqa wasolwandle nezindawo zeziwayini ngempela yakho. Bala cishe R 500–800 ngosuku lwemoto encane. Ilayisense lamazwe omhlaba ikhuthazwa kodwa ayidingekile ama-layisense ase-EU.
Isikhathi Esihle Sokuza
UNovemba kuya kuMashi (ihlobo laseMzansi): Ilanga, ukushisa (25–30°C), amanzi ashisayo emgqeni wempumalanga, imicimbi. Kodwa umoya weningizimu osheshayo (“Cape Doctor”) ungaba namandla ngoJanuwari-Febhuwari.
u-Epreli kuya kuMeyi: Isimo sezulu esizinzile, izivakashi ezincane, ukuvuna kweziwayini esikhathini esihle.
uJuni kuya ku-Agasti (ubusika baseMzansi): Imvula ejwayele kumgqa wasolwandle we-Atlantic, izinga lobushisa buka-12–18°C. Kodwa amavini asolwandle lwe-Southern Right whale abonakala eBay yeWalker (amahora angu-2,5) kusukela kuJuni kuya kuNovemba.
Izikhomba Zokuphepha
iKapa inesidingo esikhulu sokungalingani kwezenhlalakahle futhi, noma ubugebengu bugxile kwezinye izindawo zezinhlangano nazo ezingaphandle kwemingcele, bukhona nakwizindawo zazo izivakashi. Gwema ukuhamba usodwa ebusuku emigwaqeni engathandeki emzini, ungakhipheli ucingo lwakho elibukekayo ezithuthini zomphakathi ezigcwele abantu, futhi londoloza impahla yakho ezihlabathi.
Izindawo zazo izivakashi - iV&A Waterfront, Gardens, iCamps Bay, iStellenbosch - ngokujwayelekile zivikelekile emini.
Hlela uhambo lwakho: Izithutha namasevisi eKapa, Amahhotela eKapa, Qasha imoto eKapa