The city’s natural charms are just a short journey from its central skyscrapers, with everything from surfing to sandboarding on offer in the surrounding mountains and coastlines.
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With a mountain and seals in the city, as well as outdoor activities along the coast, it is hard to think of another city in Africa that has as much to delight children as Cape Town.
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