Here's a great opportunity for backpackers who would like to add sightseeing to their list of things to do: make the trip to Cape Agulhas, approximately 200km from Cape Town, and stand on the continent of Africa's southernmost point! Cape Agulhas is the official meeting point of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. This tip of Africa is particularly hazardous, notorious for winter storms and massive waves that crash into the rugged and rocky shoreline – a regular graveyard of ships. Visit the impressive lighthouse (circa 1848) that still operates today, making it the second oldest working lighthouse in southern Africa. Seventy-one steps lead to the top and the building also houses a unique museum. Stop over in the nearby coastal towns of L'Agulhas, Arniston and Struisbaai and enjoy a wide selection of quaint restaurants and pubs.
Cape Agulhas Backpackers is an experience of a lifetime and is located in the quiet (as quiet as you would like it to be) coastal village of Struisbaai, 400m from the famous 14 ... 
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South Africa , Western Cape
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Unit 413
Old Castle Brewery
Beach Road
Woodstock
Cape Town
