Create your personal Cape Town guide for the 2010 World Cup

Create your personal Cape Town guide for the 2010 World Cup DK Eyewitness Travel announces Cape Town is to join the 50+ city destinations on its award winning site, www.traveldk.com Visitors to the site can browse through trusted DK content for inspiration, then cherry pick relevant information and create a personalized guide to their chosen destination - as well as sharing their top tips with others. Once your guide is created you can print, share or upload it onto your personal site or travel blog. So, if you’re visiting Cape Town for some World Cup magic, make sure you know where to find the best restaurants and bars to relax after a hard day watching the games. Or, if football isn’t your thing, then find the top shops, galleries, gardens and excursions to make the most of your Cape Town trip. Top 10 Cape Town The Company’s Garden - Overshadowed by majestic Table Mountain, this park was established by the first Dutch settlers in 1652. The V&A Waterfront - Outdoor cafés, a vibrant night-life and exciting shopping can be enjoyed at this waterfront complex. Robben Island - Situated in Table Bay, Robben Island is South Africa’s answer to Alcatraz and has been a place of exile since Van Riebeeck’s day. District Six Museum - This stirring Cape Town museum documents the apartheid-era evictions of “non-whites” from the central suburb of District Six to the remote Cape Flats. Castle of Good Hope - Constructed in the 1670s, South Africa’s oldest extant building now houses several museums. Bo Table Mountain - The thrilling aerial ascent of magnificent Table Mountain leads to a succession of stunning views over the Cape Peninsula and the Winelands. Kirstenboch National Botanical Gardens - At its best during the spring wildflower season, this garden protects the floral wealth of the Western Cape and is a year-round visitor attraction. Groot Constantia Wine Estate - South Africa’s oldest estate, Groot Constantia is noted for its old-world Cape Dutch architecture nestled amongst leafy vineyards. Simon’s Town and Boulder’s Beach - All quaint Victorian façades overlooking the splendid False Bay, this sleepy naval town is famed for the comical colony of penguins. Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve - Pink-hued proteas, grazing antelope and mischievous baboons can be observed at the peninsula’s southern tip. Tired of watching others working up a sweat – get involved with the Top 10 Adventure Activities in Cape Town Helicopter Rides - There is no more thrilling a way of seeing the Cape Peninsula and Table Mountain than from the air. Caving - The network of sandstone caverns above Kalk Bay is reached via a rather steep footpath offering stunning views over False Bay. Scuba Diving - The coast to the north of Durban is renowned for its offshore reefs but the waters off Cape Town also provide great diving – immense forests of swaying kelp, friendly seals and a large number of shipwrecks. Quad Biking - The scenic Elgin Valley is a great site for quad biking. Passing through forested slopes and fynbos-covered valleys. River Rafting -. Umkulu Safaris arrange day and overnight rafting trips to the Breede River plus more ambitious, 4-6 day tours to the Orange River. Kloofing One of the most popular activities out of Cape Town is to go kloofing – jumping into freshwater pools from cliffs up to 15 m (49 ft) high. Not an activity for the unfit or the faint of heart! Abseiling - For spectacular heart-stopping views from Table Mountain, take in Abseil Africa’s 112-m (367-ft) controlled descent of the western face - considered the world’s highest commercial abseil. Rock Climbing - The craggy Western Cape peaks are a rock climber’s paradise. Paragliding - A spectacular location for paragliding, Cape Town and the surrounding winelands are best explored with a guide at first. Ballooning - A blissful way to start the day is to glide serenely over the beautiful winelands around Paarl in a hot-air balloon. For more information contact Rachel Sprackett - 0207 010 3701 – press@traveldk.com