Table Mountain's structure

The center of Cape Town is located at the Northern end of the Cape Peninsula. Cape Towns unofficial mascot, with its iconic plateau over 1000 meters high, Table Mountain forms a dramatic backdrop to the city bowl. It is surrounded by the near vertical cliffs of Lions Head and Devils Peak on either side of it. Sometimes a thin strip of cloud forms over the top of the mountain, this is referred to by the locals as the ‘tablecloth’.

There are over 70 peaks above 300 meters high within Cape Town. The peninsula consists of a dramatic mountainous spine that juts southward into the Atlantic Ocean and ending at Cape Point. Cape Point is said to be where the cold Atlantic Ocean and warm Indian Ocean meet. Many of Cape Town’s suburbs are located on the Cape Flats, this is the section of land which joins the peninsula to the mainland. The Cape Flats are situated on what is known as a rising marine plain, it consists of mainly sandy geology that gives evidence to the fact that at some point in time, Cape Town was an island.

Many of the luxury Cape Town villas for rent are situated on the Cape Flats area. Will it is considered that when seeking luxury accommodation Camps Bay is an excellent place to begin your search. For one reason, many of the ocean view houses Camps Bay has to offer are located on the slopes of the 12 Apostle Mountain range and usually overlook the Atlantic sea.  There is a large selection of Cape villas in this area to suit any taste, they range from small trendy bachelor apartments to many a large lavish Cape villa. Whatever your taste or budget Camps Bay is bound to have the holiday house that you feel comfortable enough in to call it home.