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Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa Table Mountain Cape Town, South Africa Remove
In May11°C8 rainy days
Flying time19h 45mfrom Los Angeles
Ideal stayHalf a day within a Cape Town trip
Best forWalkers & hikers · Photographers · Adventure seekers
The feel of itHigh, windswept, city-above-the-sea
Where people stayCity Bowl and Gardensor Camps Bay
Getting aroundManageable without a car
Money and languageZAREnglish, Zulu, Xhosa and Afrikaans
AccommodationCheap

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