The Mother City, Cape of Storms and Cape of Good Hope

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The Castle of Good Hope

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Bo-Kaap And Its Colourful Appeal

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The Company’s Garden

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The Waterfront Clock Tower

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Chavonnes Battery

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Table Mountain Cableway

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Cape Town Wine History

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Groot Constantia Wine Estate

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Fynbos Floral Kingdom

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Rhodes Memorial & Legacy

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The Jackass Penguin

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Greenmarket Square

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District Six A Legacy of Displacement

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History of the V&A Waterfront

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Lion Battery Noonday Guns

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