16 reasons why summer is the best season to visit Cape Town

Summer in Cape Town South Africa is all about the sunshine and blue skies.

There are plenty of things to do in Cape Town during the summer such as watching the sunrise from Devil’s Peak, take a dip in one of Clifton’s beaches and visit the towering Table Mountain.

If you’re planning on visiting the city of natural beauty, hire a car in Cape Town that will accommodate your travel. Here are 16 reasons why summer is the best season to visit Cape Town.

#Capetonians getting treated to a #32degrees #summerpreview today. #campsbay ………………………………………………………………………. #hermanexplore #localguides #campsbaybeach #hellosummer #capetownsummer #lovecapetown #ilovecapetown #mothercity #instatravel #capetown #southafrica #summer #tablemountain #capetownmag

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Oct 4, 2016 at 6:56am PDT

Photo by @ivangousseff | #Oudekraalbeach #CapeTown #SouthAfrica #Tourism #Photography #cptmx @cape #iphone

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Jul 4, 2016 at 9:25am PDT

Photo by @capetown | #Yzerfontein #CapeTown #WestCoast #Beach #Sunset #SouthAfrica #Goblixie #NikonD300 #Nikon #D300 #Photography #Tourism

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Jun 17, 2016 at 2:10pm PDT

?”Chasing waterfalls on the Greyton-McGregor hike. Can you spot the person at the top?” ? featuring @franzdev ____________________________ If you’d like to see your images being featured here just use #capetownmag – We really enjoy sharing your shots of all the different aspects of the Mother City and the rest of the Western Cape.

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Oct 10, 2016 at 10:24pm PDT

?”The Boomslang, Kirstenbosch. What a view!” ? featuring @ggbourne ____________________________ If you’d like to see your images being featured here just use #capetownmag – We really enjoy sharing your shots of all the different aspects of the Mother City and the rest of the Western Cape.

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Oct 10, 2016 at 1:22am PDT

Photo by @nuedia #CapeTown #WesternCape #SouthAfrica #TableMountain #Travel #Tourism #tbt

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Apr 27, 2016 at 7:50am PDT

“Headed to the V&A Waterfront this weekend anyone?” ? featuring @moe_walele _______________________________ If you’d like to see your images being featured here just use #capetownmag – We really enjoy sharing your shots of all the different aspects of the Mother City and the rest of the Western Cape.

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Oct 7, 2016 at 2:41am PDT

“Cheers to the weekend everyone! Have a good one?✌?” ? featuring @cgmostert _______________________________ If you’d like to see your images being featured here just use #capetownmag – We really enjoy sharing your shots of all the different aspects of the Mother City and the rest of the Western Cape.

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Oct 6, 2016 at 11:28pm PDT

Sunset in Cape Town ❤️ Thanks for sharing @tracey_samuels ? #sunset #capetown #westcoast #lionshead #tablemountain #signalhill #skyline #capetownlife #capetownsummer #lovecapetown #beachlife #capetownbeauty #capetownsunset #capetownsunsets #travel #travelling #travellovers #travelgram #travelshots #travelshot #travelblogger #photographer #thisiscapetown #beachtime #sunsets #sunsetsniper #sunsetlover #sunset_stream #sunsetlovers #sunset_madness

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Jun 29, 2016 at 11:13am PDT

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Jun 26, 2016 at 5:21am PDT

?”Happy Tuesday! The sun came to play this morning…” ? featuring @brett_wordon ____________________________ If you’d like to see your images being featured here just use #capetownmag – We really enjoy sharing your shots of all the different aspects of the Mother City and the rest of the Western Cape.

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Sep 27, 2016 at 10:58pm PDT

“Rolling into the weekend like…” ? featuring @lukekuisis _______________________________ @trufflejournal is running our weekend takeover and she’ll be sharing a selection of images of the Western Cape and Cape Town! Tag your shots with #capetownmag to be featured!

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Sep 16, 2016 at 10:16am PDT

Ein Cricket Spiel in #Kapstadt live zu erleben ist auch eine gute Idee! 😉 Danke für dein Bild, vicky__912 #cricket #capetown #newlands #cricketgame #stadium #livematch #southafrica #capetownlife #capetownsummer #lovecapetown #beachlife #capetownbeauty #capetownblog #capetownblogger #travel #travelling #travellovers #travelgram #travelshots #travelshot #traveler #travelblogger #photographer #thisisca

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Mar 21, 2016 at 2:10am PDT

Love my city ❤️??? #capetown #southafrica #hikingtrails #lionshead #tablemountain #capetownliving #cpt #cpthiking #capetownlife #capetownlove #capetowngirl #capetownsummer #capetownlove #southafricathroughmyeyes #capetownthings #lionsheadhike #amazingmountains #amazingviews #travellersguide #capetownbeaches #oceanloving

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Mar 14, 2016 at 8:51am PDT

Mind full or mindful? #southafrica #capetown #capetownsummer #tablemountain #lionshead #view #amazing #secret #spot #exploring #cave #hiking #climbing #sun #fun

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Mar 10, 2016 at 6:49am PST

This just in: #leapyear celebratees get four tickets today for every birthday they have missed in the past four years! SA residents celebrating your birthday today, come and get it 😉 Remember to bring along your valid SA ID or Driver’s Licence to our #tablemountain ticket office before 5pm today to claim your tickets. For more info, call 021 424 0015 ?

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Feb 28, 2016 at 11:24pm PST

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