We’d be lying if we said we didn’t see this coming – but we’ll stay humble: Cape Town has officially been named the Best City on Earth by The Telegraph Travel Awards 2025.
Over 20,000 Telegraph readers took part in this year’s survey, selecting the countries, cities, and travel companies that impressed them most. And when asked, “What is your favourite city on the planet?” for the seventh time in 11 years, readers once again answered: Cape Town.
The Telegraph highlighted Cape Town’s unmatched natural beauty, noting the “Victoria & Alfred Waterfront fringing the Atlantic, Table Mountain rearing as an epic backdrop, the land ebbing down to the beaches of Camps Bay and the flicked tail of the Cape of Good Hope.”
“Great news as we build a Mother City that's safer, cleaner and the Jobs capital of Africa,” said Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis.
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Rounding out the top 10 were:
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Seville, Spain
- Sydney, Australia
- Tokyo, Japan
- Kyoto, Japan
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Vancouver, Canada
- Venice, Italy
- Porto, Portugal
- Singapore, Asia
This isn’t the first accolade for the Mother City this year – Cape Town was also crowned Time Out’s Best City in the World just a few months ago.
And the momentum doesn’t stop there: Cape Town International Airport was recently named the best airport in the world, cementing the city’s reputation as a world-class destination on every front.