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Getting There By Water The superbly located Cape Town Harbour, at the heart of the city off Coen Steytler Avenue, is overseen by Portnet (tel: (021) 449 3617 or 2805; fax: (021) 449 3107 or 2039; website: www.portnet.co.za/capetown) and is the second busiest port in South Africa, handling a huge volume of freight every year. Cruise liners regularly call here and it is also a major fishing port. There are two main sections of the harbour. While the massive working area, the Duncan Dock, is off limits to the casual visitor, the Victoria Basin and Alfred Basin, known collectively as the V&A Waterfront (tel: (021) 408 7500; fax: (021) 408 7605; website: www.waterfront.co.za) is one of South Africa’s premium tourist attractions (see Key Attractions) as well as a working harbour. Boat services: Curnow Shipping (tel: +44 (0)1326 211 466, UK; e-mail: reservations@curnow.shipping.co.uk) is a UK company that offers cruises from Cape Town to St Helena (journey time – 50 days) and Tristan Da Cunha (journey time – 5 days) on-board the RMS St Helena (an old Royal Mail ship). Transport to the city: The Waterfront Shuttle runs from the V&A Waterfront to Adderley Street, the hub of public transport in the city centre (journey time – approximately 10 minutes), as well as to Sea Point (journey time – approximately 20 minutes). |
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