A day to explore Cape Town. No better way than use the Hop On Hop Off City Tourist bus. It starts close to our hotel and goes around the greater Cape Town area. It was a beautiful day, without a cloud in the sky so we decided to hop off at Table Mountain and journey to the top. It turned out to be the right decision as the views we amazing. A cable car takes you to the top, so after a lot of queuing we boarded the cable car, which rotates in the ride up so you get a panoramic view.

The views at the top are stunning, providing a view of the city and surrounding country. Beyond the city is Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was jailed for 18 years. So close, but so far from the city. Walking around the top of table mountain is spectacular and occasionally tests your head for heights. Definitely worth the journey up.

Then back to our bus to complete the loop around Cape Town. There is a beach town just outside the city called Camps Bay. It seemed rude not to stop for lunch, so we found the Tiger Milk bar and spent a few hours having a lazy late lunch watching the world go by. We are becoming increasingly fond of South Africa by the hour. Tomorrow we head to Robben Island.