Airline Tickets to Cape Town

Cape Town is surrounded by broad bays, white-sand beaches and mountains and is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Having a nickname the Mother City it is the capital of South Africa's Western Cape Province and the seat of South Africa's parliament.

Originally it was a home for the nomadic Khoi people for at least 30,000 years. The peninsula was settled by Dutch sailors led by Jan van Riebeek of the Dutch East India Company in 1652. The Cape was first named 'the Cape of Storms' by Bartholemew Diaz, but the King of Portugal John II later renamed it as 'Cape of Good Hope' due to its geographic position sailing to India and the east via southern Africa.

In 1795 it was colonized by the British Empire. The city represents a mixture of cultures, religions and styles as it has always been the first shelter for European settlers, entrepreneurs, religious refugees, and slaves.

Today the city also attracts people from other African countries and the main reason for it is a vast number of tourists. The city is always open with its hospitality for any guests. Capetonians are extremely easygoing and they are proud of it.

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Airport Address: Airports Company South Africa, Private Bag X9002, Cape Town International Airport, 7525, South Africa
Distance and Location: The airport is located 22km (15.5 miles) east of Cape Town
Airport Website: www.airports.co.za
Airport E-mail: Via the airport's website
Airport Telephone: (0)21 937 1200
Country Code: 27
Time Zone: GMT + 2
Total Number of Terminals: 5
Moving between Terminals: The terminals are within walking distance of each other.