South Africa’s Cape Town City was voted best city in the world for seven years in a row by Telegraph readers.
The award was decided by over 39 000 readers who voted as part of the Telegraph Travel Awards survey.
Cape Town won the top spot ahead of other mega tourist cities such as Vancouver, Kyoto, New York, Rome and Florence.
“The original Khoi inhabitants named the iconic flat-topped massif ‘Hoerikwaggo,’ Mountain of the Sea, and it is precisely this unique geography, towering mountains that drop, at times perpendicularly, into the vast blue, that is so seductive,” said the Telegraph.
South Africa minister of tourism Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane said in a statement that Cape Town is one of the clear illustrations of what makes the country a destination of choice for tourists across the globe.
“The diversity of tourist attractions and the diverse cultures of the multiple population groups that make up the inhabitants of the city makes Cape Town a unique tourist destination,” she said.
“It is these unique features of the city that provide visitors of the city the most authentic and memorable South African tourist experience.”
Cape Town offers Table Mountain, take a trip to the Winelands for wine tasting surrounded by some of the most beautiful landscapes and century old architecture.
Tourists can also visit Boulder’s penguins or go on a tour to Robben Island, one of South Africa’s World Heritage Site.
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