At the southern tip of South Africa, Cape Town is situated between the sea and the flat-topped Table Mountain. Cape Town is a wonderful port of call on cruises in South Africa, because the city's center is very compact and makes for getting around by foot very easy. The historic Company Gardens are located in the city center and make for a lovely afternoon stroll. Other options in the area while on one of the cruises in South Africa are museums, parks, and historic buildings. A famous historic building is the Castle, which, built between 1666 and 1679, is the oldest building in South Africa. If time allows, cruises in South Africa will give you the chance to travel outside the city and enjoy great surfing beaches and impressive wineries; you can even take a cable car ride up Table Mountain for spectacular views.
Cruises in South Africa give you a chance to experience a land rich with history and culture. At port Richard's Bay, the culture of the Zulu tribe is evident throughout the region and has become quite an attraction. Game reserves and cultural villages that are found outside of the city seem to represent what some people feel is the "real" Africa, what many people want to see when they take cruises in South Africa.
Durban is a welcome port on cruises in South Africa. It is one of the biggest ports on the African continent, with a population of almost one million people. Lush trees and gardens fill this subtropical city that people consider to be the Asian capital of South Africa due to its large Indian population. The city's beachfront has become a popular destination with those taking cruises in South Africa, as well as tourists in general; for that reason, as well as the success of the port, Durban exists as a booming 21st century economy.
Cruises in South Africa often stop in the small town of East London; be sure to visit the natural history museum there. It is said to contain the world's only surviving dodo bird egg as well as a mounted coelacanth fish which is said to have been caught near East London in 1938 when the fish was thought to be extinct.