Olifantsbos Guest House

In the 'hood, Cape Point as a destination

Bartholomeu Dias, the Portuguese seafarer, was the first to sail around the Cape. This was in 1488. On his return voyage, which must have been particularly stormy, Dias stopped at the south-western tip of South Africa, and named it Cabo Tormentoso, or Cape of Storms. King John of Portugal later gave it the name Cabo da Boa Esperança, or Cape of Good Hope. Another Portuguese explorer, Vasco da ... cont.

other destinations on the Atlantic Seaboard

Bakoven, Bantry Bay, Camps Bay, Oudekraal, Clifton, Fresnaye, Sea Point, Granger Bay, Green Point, Hout Bay, Kommetjie, Llandudno, Mouille Point, Noordhoek, Scarborough, V&A Waterfront, Three Anchor Bay, Misty Cliffs, Chapmans Peak