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Tolin's 2024 World Cruise blog posts, Day 92 Apr 10, 2024, Cape Town, South Africa, Table Mountain and Kristenbosch & Constantia Winelands

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Cape Town  is the  legislative  capital of  South Africa .  It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the   Parliament of South Africa .   It is the country's second-largest city, after   Johannesburg , and the largest in the   Western Cape .   The city is part of the   City of Cape Town   metropolitan municipality . The city is known for  its harbor , its natural setting in the  Cape Floristic Region , and for landmarks such as  Table Mountain  and  Cape Point . In 2014, Cape Town was named the best place in the world to visit by  The New York Times  and similarly by  The Daily Telegraph  in 2016. Located on the shore of  Table Bay , the City Bowl area of Cape Town is  the oldest urban area in the Western Cape , with a significant cultural heritage. It was founded by the  Dutch East India Company  (VOC) as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to  East Africa ,  India , and the  Far East .  Jan van Riebeeck 's arrival on 6 April 1652 established the  VOC Cape Colo

Tolin's 2024 World Cruise blog posts, Day 90 Apr 8, 2024, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Kariega Private Game Preserve

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A  game reserve  (also known as a  game park ) is a large area of land where wild animals are hunted in a controlled way for sport. If hunting is prohibited, a game reserve may be considered a  nature reserve ; however, the focus of a game reserve is specifically the animals ( fauna ), whereas a nature reserve is also, if not equally, concerned with all aspects of native biota of the area ( plants , animals, fungi, etc.). Many game reserves are located in  Africa . Most are open to the public, and tourists commonly take sightseeing  safaris . Historically, among the best-known hunting targets were the so-called  Big Five game  in Africa: rhinoceros ( white rhinoceros  as well as  black rhinoceros ),  elephant ,  Cape buffalo ,  leopard , and  lion , named so because of the difficulty and danger in hunting them. In a game reserve,  ecosystems  are protected and conservation is usually key. Indigenous wildlife in its  natural habitat  help in providing an environment where growth in numb