Secret cape town

Far from the crowds and the usual clichés, Cape Yown is still a reserve of well-concealed treasures that only reveal themselves to those who know how to wander off the beaten track, whether residents or visitors. A captain who continued to live on the wreck of the Kakapo for three years, Table Mountain's most exclusive hiking, a restaurant in a maximum security prison, the arboreal evidence of apartheid's earliest manifestation, a woman disguised as a man for 56 years in order to be a doctor, a beach on top of Table Mountain, a fascinating secret collections of vintage and classic cars, a magical tree renowned for its spiritual healing properties, a heated pool on a military base that's open to the public...