FORGET Table Mountain for a minute — there are many other reasons visitors travel to Cape Town. Some of these reasons may seem rather obscure, but they fall under a number of categories of niche tourism, that, when added up, contribute billions to the tourism economy. Essentially, "niche tourism" is a misnomer; rather, these categories are all subdivisions of the industry.Some forms of niche tourism Cape Town excels at include: medical tourism (dental, fertility, plastic surgery and transplants), garden, wildlife and shark tourism, township tourism, military heritage tourism, party weekend tourism, religious tourism, culinary/wine tourism, sports tourism, culture/arts/music tourism and science/technology/archaeology/astronomy tourism.Very few cities can boast such a huge array of experiences and attractions. There are groups of visitors who travel to the city specifically to enjoy or participate in these forms of tourism, and others who arrive on general trips but who also enjoy exp...
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