This 258-page guidebook to Cape Town presents the city's highlights in a comprehensive but portable format, with the following key features: The Best of Cape Town: overview of vital information for visitors, including money- and time-saving tips and the most family-oriented attractions; Places: district-by-district guide, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; Restaurant guide: a pull-out, pocket-size "Z" map, with review listings of recommended restaurants and bars; Photo Features: magazine-style full-colour features on some of the city's most famous sights, including Robben Island and the exotic local flora; Essay Features: incisive essays on Cape Town's history, people and culture; Travel Tips: practical listings, covering Accommodation, Entertainment, Transport and more; and Street Atlas: colour maps of Cape Town's main streets, with grid-referenced index.
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Brian Bell is a contributor for Langenscheidt titles including: 'Insight Guide - Sicily','Insight City Guide Bangkok','Insight City Guide Boston'
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I got this guide as a gift. My friends have the Lonely Planet one and I have seen other brands for Cape Town. The Insight guide is 10 million times better than most of the competition. More detailed and useful photographs, all in color, at least one on each page. Short text but crammed with information for those who would rather spend time on adventures than reading a guide book. It was very entertaining to read as well. If you're going to Cape Town, get this book and you will know what I mean. Their warning about Long Street is hilarious. Their description of the people who hang out at the Clifton Beaches is unbelievable coming from a guide book. There are little interesting stories/facts throughout the book such as the one about the first female doctor to perform a C-section. She was pretending to be a man in order to be a doctor and the truth was only discovered when she died. Again, this book is such a great deal for the price and beats almost all other guidebooks out there at under $10.
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This book is well written and comprehensive. It is clear, amply illustrated, and helpfully indexed. You need not purchase any other guide for a one or two week visit to Cape Town. It served my touring purposes well. I recommend it highly.
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I ordered 3 different books for my trip to Cape Town and this was by far the best, and the one I constantly came back to.
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These six attractions are popular with children, though not all will suit every age group. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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South Africa, Table Mountain, Camps Bay, Long Street, Cape Dutch, Green Point, Simon's Town, Cape Peninsula, Southern Suburbs, Kalk Bay, Nature Reserve, Sea Point, Table Bay, Cape Point, District Six, False Bay, Hout Bay, Adderley Street, Nelson Mandela, Victoria Road, Western Cape, Groot Constantia, Mouille Point, Cape Malay, Garden Route New!
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These six attractions are popular with children, though not all will suit every age group. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cableway station, slave lodge, sion charge, wine estate Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, Table Mountain, Camps Bay, Long Street, Cape Dutch, Green Point, Simon's Town, Cape Peninsula, Southern Suburbs, Kalk Bay, Nature Reserve, Sea Point, Table Bay, Cape Point, District Six, False Bay, Hout Bay, Adderley Street, Nelson Mandela, Victoria Road, Western Cape, Groot Constantia, Mouille Point, Cape Malay, Garden Route New!
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