Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden is the perfect place to get away from the hum of the city, or to find endless green lawns, ancient shady trees and examples of the Cape's vast and unique floral kingdom, satisfying the needs of everyone from the harassed housewife to the budding botanist. I have been walking those masterfully cobbled paths since early childhood and still never need an excuse to go there. The babbling brooks carrying the runoff from Table Mountain through the Dell soothe the soul, and plentiful resting benches donated by past wanderers have provided respite from the sometimes arduous trek for millions, locals and tourists alike.
Birdlife abounds as they can feed from all their favourite vegetation and owls roosting in trees attract twitchers and normal viewers, especially children, to admire them under their sleepy stare.
The Boomslang canopy walk is a recent addition that has brought a new perspective to the gardens, although it would benefit by another few hundred metres, I think!
It is truly a national treasure and those who live in Cape Town should take time out of busy lives to lie under a tree and recharge if they are able to.
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