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Gay Cape Town

Cape Town is a city that people just fall in love with immediately. The people are friendly, the nightlife is bumping, the food is eclectic, and you can walk pretty much anywhere in the center of the city. The city grid is easy to navigate, even for those who can’t navigate around their own neighborhood. From live music to spontaneous street dancing to breathtaking sunsets, Cape Town is intoxicating, and I recommend spending as long as you can here. It’s one of the most multicultural cities in the world and has a rich mix of generations-long locals and new expatriates. Even as an outsider, it’s easy to feel at home in this bustling city.

Gay Scene Cape Town

Cape Town is one of the few places in Africa where it’s truly okay to be gay, so take advantage while you’re here. Cape Town has repeatedly been voted as one of the friendliest gay capitals in the world, and absolutely the gayest city on the African continent. You can touch the tip of Africa, swim with sharks, and visit a gay nude beach all on the same day. The greater Cape Town region has several gay beaches, you just have to know where to go. Sandy Bay is a nude beach frequently by gays and lesbians. The beach itself is a 15 minute walk from the car pack, so take everything you need with you. Sandy Gay is tucked behind steep cliffs and offers soft white sand, large boulders, crystal water, and gay people- what more could you want?

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Take a wine tour in Stellenbosch, a short drive outside of Cape Town. The wineries are gorgeous and have no shyness offering up wine that tastes like bananas or grass. If you like sharks and don’t get seasick, go shark diving in Hermanus. The shark-diving company picks you up early in the morning (we’re talking 4:30 am) and takes you out into the ocean to wait for sharks. When they’ve been spotted, you crawl inside a shark cage and pee your wetsuit from fear for several minutes until you get back onto the tiny little boat and pretend like everything’s ok. Hermanus is also the prime whale-watching spot in South Africa, and you can go on eco-tours to see how whales interact with dolphins, seals, otters, and other creatures of the seas. And as Margaret Cho says, “I went to Alaska because lesbians loooove whale watching. They f***ing love it! It’s any kind of sea mammal, really.”

If you’re looking for buzz, excitement and an excuse to stay out all night, head for Long Street, Cape Town’s party district. Bo-Kaap is not to be missed either - the spiritual home of the Cape’s Muslim community it is one of the city’s most colorful suburbs, with plenty of restaurants serving the spicy Cape Malay cuisine. De Waterkant is equally popular, a trendy area with a village vibe that’s reminiscent of London’s Soho and New York’s Greenwich Village. Cape Town also boasts a wealth of art galleries. The South African National Art Gallery has outstanding collections of African, British, French, Dutch and Flemish art dating from colonial to modern times, but there are over a hundred more galleries to choose from!

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