A Day at Exotic Cape Point - South Africa | Where two oceans meet | Places to see in Cape Town
Cape Point is a promontory at the southeast corner of the Cape Peninsula, which is a mountainous and scenic landform that runs north-south for about thirty kilometres at the extreme southwestern tip of the African continent in the Republic of South Africa. Table Mountain and the city of Cape Town are close to the northern extremity of the same peninsula.
Two Oceans Aquarium Cape Town, South Africa
Two Oceans Aquarium Cape Town, South Africa
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The southern tip of the African continent is the meeting place of two mighty and bountiful oceans, the Indian and the Atlantic. The Two Oceans Aquarium on the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town is ideally positioned to showcase the incredible diversity of marine life found in these two oceans. The Aquarium is one of the top tourist attractions in Cape Town and over 3000 living sea animals, including sharks, fishes, turtles and penguins can be seen in this spectacular underwater nature reserve.
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Two Oceans Aquarium, Waterfront, Cape Town - South Africa Travel Channel
The Two Oceans Aquarium at the Waterfront in Cape Town - South Africa - is one of the most popular attractions of the city. Named after the two oceans, the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic, merging in Cape Town, it houses the most important animal species in a 2 million liter of taking tank, the Open Ocean tank.
Amongst the highlights are definitely the huge sharks and rays. Repair activities in this basin are not quite harmless as you can see in the vigilance of the divers. Another tank, the Living Kelp's Forest (seaweed woods) captivates with its magnificently colorful plants and fish. In about 30 basins one can gaze at the marine diversity with admiration.
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Das Two Oceans Aquarium an der Waterfront in Kapstadt, Südafrika ist eine der beliebtesten Attraktionen der Stadt. Benannt nach den beiden bei Kapstadt zusammentreffenden Weltmeeren, dem Indischen Ocean und dem Atlantik beherbergt es in einem 2 Mio Liter fassenden Tank, dem Open Ocean Tank, deren wichtigste Tierarten.
Besonders hervorzuheben sind mächtige Haie und Rochen. Für Taucher sind Reparaturarbeiten in diesem Becken nicht ganz ungefährlich, wie an deren Wachsamkeit gut erkennbar ist. Der Living Kelp Forest (Seetang-Wald), ein weiterer Tank, besticht durch seine farbenprächtigen Pflanzen und Fische. Daneben sind in rund 30 weiteren Becken eine Vielzahl von Meereslebewesen zu bestaunen.
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Attractions: Table Mountain, Robben Island, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape of Good Hope, Boulders Beach, Lion's Head, Clifton Bay, Camps Bay, Cape Peninsula, Stellenbosch wine farms...etc
Cape Town
Capital of South Africa
Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. Slowly rotating cable cars climb to the mountain’s flat top, from which there are sweeping views of the city, the busy harbor and boats heading for Robben Island in Table Bay. The notorious prison that once held Nelson Mandela is now a living museum.
Area: 2,455 km²
Weather: 17°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 88% Humidity
Local time: Friday 1:20 PM
Population: 987,007 (1996) UNdata
TWO OCEANS MEET BUT NOT MIX | Cape Town - Atlantic and India ocean meeting point
South Africa’s Cape Town coasts - Cape Point and Cape Agulhas, attracts thousands of local and international tourists each year to witness the Indian and Atlantic oceans meeting together.The Indian Ocean, on the east, is warmed by the Agulhas Current which flows down from the tropics, while the Atlantic on the west coast, is cooled by the icy Benguela Current which comes up from the Antarctic.Cape Agulhas also defines the official geographic divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.These two different oceans, the prevailing wind and the topography of South Africa combine to create lush forests and subtropical savanna on the east coast, gradually changing to desert or semi-desert on the west coast.
Highlight - Two oceans meeting together. Water's color difference
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Touring Cape Point in Cape Town, South Africa
With our time extremely limited in Cape Town, we decided to take a Cape Point Peninsula tour to cover as many of the main scenic attractions in the surrounding area as we possibly could. Our hectic day included visiting Seal Island, Boulders Penguin Colony, and the Cape of Good Hope doing boat tours, hiking and biking. We spotted wild Ostriches and Baboons. At one point we spotted a baboon on top of a car with the lady inside freaking out. To say the day was eventful would be an understatement; however, the one wrinkle was that the weather was quite crappy. I really wish we could have done this tour on a nicer day.
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Touring Cape Point in Cape Town, South Africa Travel Video Transcript:
So, good morning from rainy Cape Town. Today we've signed up to do a Cape Point and Peninsula tour. So we're going to be traveling down to Cape Point by bus. We're also hauling some bicycles along. So once we get there we're planning to go biking, do a little bit of hiking and we're going to see some sights along the way. It should be fun and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the rain holds off.
So this morning we're taking a boat tour to Seal Island and hopefully we'll spot some seals along the way.
We're going in search of penguins.
I've seemed to spot a rather large unusual penguin over here. It looks rather uncoordinated. And a little bit silly.
So we're not allowed to get too close to the penguins. They may be cute but they're quite vicious with their little beaks.
Alright, so this is where the fun begins. We've arrived at the Cape of Good Hope and right now we're unloading the bikes. We're going to get all suited up and get ready to go biking. Finally!
We're biking in a National Park and apparently it could be a bit like a mini safari. There has been a lot of animals spotted here. Especially baboons.
Having fun so far? I am but I look a little bit ridiculous but I'm trying to stay warm. It is windy out here.
Okay, so we've just finished biking five kilometers. Now it is time for our delicious lunch. What do we have? I'm going to enjoy this. We've got a lovely sandwich and Malay macaroni salad. I can't wait for that salad. Yeah, so we're going to fuel up and then keep biking for another six point five kilometers. So we need our energy.
Alright, so we have arrived at the Cape of Good Hope. This is the southwestern most point on the African continent. So as you can see over there lots of people snapping their photos.
The weather is still not cooperating with us. It is cold, it is wet, it is raining but we're still going to go for a hike so let's go find our guide and get going.
Smart phone? Hello? Aaahahaha. Go away! Okay guys, keep all windows locked. They smell food. Wow, she is screaming.
Well we didn't spot animals while we were actually on our bikes. But while we were in the vehicle we saw ostriches and we saw baboons. And the baboons were being crazy. One was right on top of a vehicle and a lady freaked out totally.
And that concludes our Cape Point tour. The sun is just coming out just as we're about to leave. That is just how it is sometimes.
This is part of our Travel in South Africa series. We're making a series of videos showcasing South African culture, South African arts, South African foods, South African religion, South African cuisine and South African people.
All photos and video taken by Samuel Jeffery (Nomadic Samuel) and Audrey Bergner (That Backpacker).
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Cape Point,South Africa
Cape Point is a promontory at the southeast corner of the Cape Peninsula, which is a mountainous and scenic landform that runs north-south for about thirty kilometres at the extreme southwestern tip of the African continent in the Republic of South Africa. Table Mountain and the city of Cape Town are close to the northern extremity of the same peninsula. about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) east and a little north of the Cape of Good Hope on the southwest corner. Although these two rocky and beautiful capes are very well known, neither cape is actually the southernmost point in Africa; that is Cape Agulhas, approximately 150 kilometres (90 mi) to the east-southeast.
The Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the southernmost point is Cape Agulhas, about 150 kilometres (90 mi) to the east-southeast. The currents of the two oceans meet at the point where the warm-water Agulhas current meets the cold water Benguela current and turns back on itself—a point that fluctuates between Cape Agulhas and Cape Point.
Table Mountain
Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa, and is featured in the Flag of Cape Town and other local government insignia. It is a significant tourist attraction, with many visitors using the cableway or hiking to the top. The mountain forms part of the Table Mountain National Park.
The main feature of Table Mountain is the level plateau approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) from side to side, edged by impressive cliffs. The plateau, flanked by Devil's Peak to the east and by Lion's Head to the west, forms a dramatic backdrop to Cape Town. This broad sweep of mountainous heights, together with Signal Hill, forms the natural amphitheatre of the City Bowl and Table Bay harbour. The highest point on Table Mountain is towards the eastern end of the plateau and is marked by Maclear's Beacon, a stone cairn built in 1865 by Sir Thomas Maclear for trigonometrical survey. It is 1,086 metres (3,563 ft) above sea level, about 19 metres (62 ft) higher than the cable station at the western end of the plateau.
The cliffs of the main plateau are split by Platteklip Gorge (Flat Stone Gorge), which provides an easy and direct ascent to the summit and was the route taken by António de Saldanha on the first recorded ascent of the mountain in 1503.
The flat top of the mountain is often covered by orographic clouds, formed when a south-easterly wind is directed up the mountain's slopes into colder air, where the moisture condenses to form the so-called table cloth of cloud. Legend attributes this phenomenon to a smoking contest between the Devil and a local pirate called Van Hunks.When the table cloth is seen, it symbolizes the contest.
Table Mountain is at the northern end of a sandstone mountain range that forms the spine of the Cape Peninsula. To the south of the main plateau is a lower part of the range called the Back Table. On the Atlantic coast of the peninsula, the range is known as the Twelve Apostles. The range continues southwards to Cape Point.
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Cape Town, South Africa Helicopter Tour
Doors off helicopter Ride over Cape Town, South Africa! This is a short version that's obviously sped-up; I'll upload a longer version in the future.
Two Oceans meet here? Cape Town
Apparently the Atlantic and the Indian ocean meet somewhere around Cape Town, is this the spot?
Travel Cape Town, South Africa - Visiting the Beaches in Cape Town
Take a tour of Cape Town Beaches in South Africa -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
The South African city of Cape Town is reputed to have some of the most illustrious beaches in the world.
To accompany the great shores are the flamboyant and colorful beach cabins that add to the delightful personality of these beaches.
Cape Town is the site where the convergence of two oceans - The Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean takes place.
This unique feature creates two distinct styles of beach stemming from these two vastly different bodies of water.
For the hip and trendy, the Atlantic Ocean beaches are a must and those looking for solitude should head to the beaches on the side of the Indian Ocean.
Cape Town has earned many Blue Flag Beach honors due to the quality of water and cleanliness.
Cape Point South Africa Nature Reserve | Where Two Oceans Meet
Cape Point South Africa Nature Reserve | Where Two Oceans Meet
Cape Point is a promontory at the southeast corner of the Cape Peninsula, which is a mountainous and scenic landform that runs north-south for about thirty kilometres at the extreme southwestern tip of the African continent in the Republic of South Africa.
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V&A WATERFRONT Cape Town, South Africa
The V&A Waterfront, which attracts roughly 24 million visitors each year, is South Africa’s most-visited destination.The Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront in Cape Town is situated on the Atlantic shore, Table Bay Harbor, the City of Cape Town and Table Mountain.The Waterfront evokes images of the early activities of the harbor. Much of its charm lies in the fact that this busy commercial harbor is set in the midst of a huge entertainment venue with pubs, restaurants, specialty shops, craft markets, theaters and movies.The V&A Waterfront is divided up into five shopping districts: Victoria Wharf, the Watershed, The Alfred Mall and Pierhead, The Clock Tower, and Breakwater Point. With more than 450 stores, you’ll find everything from local designers to big international brands. For crafts and local talent, make sure you pop into the Watershed, and, if it’s art or jewelry you’re after, head over to The Alfred Mall and Pierhea. The majority of the restaurants at the V&A Waterfront have excellent views of the harbor.
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Boat cruises
Sunset trips
Boat rides
Shark cage diving
Helicopter rides
Shopping
Restaurants
Two Oceans Aquarium
Shimansky Diamond Tour
Clock Tower
The Wheel of Excellence
The Chavonnes Battery Museum
Nobel Square
Seal Landing
Robben Island Information Centre
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The Two Oceans Aquarium (Cape Town/Kaapstad/iKapa - South Africa)
(EN) The Two Oceans Aquarium is an aquarium located at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. The aquarium opened on the 13 November 1995 and comprises seven exhibition galleries with large viewing windows:.The enchantment of this particular zoo is due to its location, where the Indian and Atlantic ocean meet.
• Atlantic Ocean Gallery - This gallery allows you to discover the life of the Atlantic Ocean. Such marine life as translucent jellyfish, tiny and rare Knysna seahorse and giant spider crabs.
• Holcim Activity Centre
• Cape Fur Seal Exhibit
• I&J Predator Exhibit - In this gallery you will see ragged-tooth sharks and stingrays. If you have diving qualifications you can dive in the predators' tank.
• Indian Ocean Gallery - Showcases six exhibits of marine life found in the Indian ocean. The anemonefish (a.k.a.clownfish) seen in the movie Finding Nemo and his friends and a wealth of other colorful fish can be found in this Ocean's coral reefs.
• Kelp Forest Exhibit - One of the aquarium's biggest attractions, this underwater forest is home to shoals of silver fishes sparkling through the sunlight.[2]
• Sappi River Meander Exhibit
It is possible to scuba dive with ragged tooth sharks at the Aquarium if you hold a Padi Open Water Certificate. (Wikipedia)
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Cape Town, where oceans meet
Cape Town has a lot to offer, from spectacular scenery that includes mountains soaring above palm-fringed beaches and rolling fields of vineyards to gourmet restaurants, fine museums, and a rich cultural heritage
Cape Town's magic lies in its diversity. In the space of one day you could get a bird's-eye view of the city by taking the cable car to the top of Table Mountain (designated one of the new Seven Wonders of Nature), swim with penguins at Boulders Beach (or, more daringly, with great white sharks in a cage), taste wines at a centuries-old estate, eat at some of the country's best restaurants and watch the sunset over the Atlantic Ocean with a chilled cocktail at a beachside bar.
If you want to have a look at all the itineraries we have to offer around Cape Town, follow the link to see them:
Cape Town Tour - Part 2
Take a City Sightseeing tour around Cape Town, South Africa from the Table Mountain to Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay, Sea Point, Three Anchor Bay, Green Point before returning at Two Oceans Aquarium on the Waterfront.
City Sightseeing Cape Town Red City Stops include: Cableway Table Mountain, The Bay Hotel Camps Bay, President Hotel Sea Point, St John's Road Sea Point, Winchester Mansions Hotel Beach Road, Two Oceans Aquarium.
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Cape Town – On South Africa’s Cape Peninsula, the waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans converge alongside the cultures of the city. Explore Cape Town with this footage fuel your travel inspiration.
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Begin your #CapeTown adventure at The Castle of Good Hope, the centerpoint from which the city grew. While on #vacation here, don’t miss the District Six Museum which gives voice to the 60,000 non-white residents who saw their vibrant multi-racial neighborhood flattened during the darkest days of the Apartheid era. One neighborhood that was spared from apartheid’s wrecking ball is Bo-Kaap, where traditional Cape Malay culture continues amid the row houses of this colorful hillside suburb.
#Visit the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, and explore attractions such as Two Oceans Aquarium. The waterfront is also the gateway to one of the world’s most infamous prisons, Robben Island. Table Mountain is Cape Town’s most beloved landmark.
Cape Town is one of the world’s great beach cities. From Green Point, the site of Cape Town’s futuristic stadium, follow the coast and discover one incredible beach after another.
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Cape Town Helicopters - Two Oceans
Take off from the V&A Waterfront & enjoy a scenic flight along the Atlantic Coast over to False Bay, passing Fish Hoek to Muizenberg. Receive a Free City Sightseeing Bus Ticket with every Two Ocean Flight
Fish feeding at Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town, South Africa, August 15, 2013
Fish feeding at Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town, South Africa. The sharks were not fed because they are only fed once a week and they are full...thats why they aren't interested in eating the other fish. I ended up spending many hours at this huge aquarium packed with lots of sea life animals. If you are ever in Cape Town, South Africa- please give this a visit, its definitely worth your time!
V&A WATERFRONT | CAPE TOWN TRAVEL VLOG [2019]
The V&A Waterfront is one of South Africa's popular destinations. The Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront in Cape Town is situated at Cape Town habour and is close to Cape Town city center and Table Mountain.
There is plenty of activities;
Table Mountain
Boat cruises
Kids activities
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Shark cage diving
Helicopter rides
Shopping
Restaurants
Two Oceans Aquarium
Clock Tower
The Cape wheel
City sightseeing tours
Robben Island tours
Nobel Square
Lions head
Signal hill
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