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Cape Agulhas

The southernmost tip of Africa, where a marker shows the meeting of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans beside a lighthouse from 1849.

Photo: Winfried Bruenken (Amrum) · CC BY-SA 2.5
Best Time to Go
Oct–Apr
Our full guide to Cape Agulhas is being written. It's on the Cape Town and the Garden Route list as If You're Nearby.

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Heritage · Wine

Cape Winelands

Western Cape
About 89 miles away

Dutch gables and very good wine.

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Nature · Whales

Hermanus

Western Cape
About 52 miles away

The world's best land-based whale watching, from June to November.

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Cities · Viewpoints

Cape Town

Western Cape
About 109 miles away

Table Mountain above an Atlantic city, with Robben Island and Cape Point.

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Cape Town and the Garden Route

Table Mountain, winelands and whale watching.

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