Cape Town

Cape Town consistently ranks as Africa's most visited city, drawing 4.5 million international arrivals in 2023, and its culinary scene now boasts 4 restaurants in the World's 50 Best list. The city's extraordinary geographic drama -- 1,085-metre Table Mountain flanked by two oceans -- means every drive out of the centre rewards with a new landscape, whether Atlantic surf beaches, penguin colonies at Boulders, or wine estates producing acclaimed Chenin Blanc and Pinotage.