A few might mistake this as being part of the world of the fey. Strips of dusty white meet cobalt blue waters by the edge of this land before rising steeply to a cluster of green peaks. Here the Afromontane forests are dense with hanging vines and spindly trees providing shade, tree hollows and niches creating hiding spots for creatures of magic. Columns of granite mark out the Platteklip Gorge, the entrance to a kingdom ruled by nature. What lies beyond is flowers of starburst yellow and flaming red, the smallest yet richest floral kingdom in the world. Within the fynbos landscape, 7 in 10 of the flora is not present anywhere else on the planet. In the land of fairies, the waterfalls are a curtain of white veiling secret alcoves to be discovered. Flying Dutchman whisk you away to the very tip of the peak shrouded by clouds and you stumble upon aged rock and brick outlining the silhouette of the two lighthouses, a single beam of light visible from just one in the dark.

But as you peer over the lip of the cliff, you spot the twinkling net of lights below and you realize you’re not quite in the land of the fey. You’re at Table Mountain National Park of Cape Town, a natural world heritage site and part of the natural new 7 wonders of the world. And a part of you is very possibly relieved or even excited that this location isn’t just a myth but a reality set in stone within South Africa.