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The spirited South African city of Cape Town has been named as the best beach destination in Africa at the 19th World Travel Awards.

The annual event that took place last week resulted in numerous accolades for South African tourism and Best Beach Destination award for Cape Town.

The South African city competed against previous winner Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, Diani Beach in Kenya, Zanzibar Island in Tanzania, Bazaruto in Mozambique and Plettenberg Bay in South Africa for the top beach destination.

Other South African winners included South African Airlines (Best Airline), 1Time (Leading Luxury Villa), Fairmont Zimbali (Leading Tourism Development Project), Shamwari Game Reserve (Leading Safari Lodge), Ellerman House & Villa (Leading Luxury Villa), Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas & Spa (Leading Luxury Hotel) and The Blue Train (Leading Luxury Train).

The 19th World Travel Awards winners of these legs compete in the WTA’s Grand Final to be held at The Oberoi Gurgaon on 12th December 2012.

This is not the first time Cape Town is receiving such accolades. The city was named as the best travel destination in the world in a travellers’ poll conducted in May 2011 by TripAdvisor – the world’s most popular travel website.

The website drew on millions of online reviews to name Cape Town as the top destination, ahead of leading destinations such as New York, Sydney and London, which also featured in the best ten.

Cape Town, which is a beehive of activity, is a very popular destination among holiday makers from around the world. The self-evident attraction of Cape Town is the Table Mountain – an usually flat mountain that stands proud in the heart of the city.