Cape Town pool named third-best on planet due to unrivalled views, Mzansi is one of the most ‘Instagrammable’ places on Earth.

Indeed, anyone hitting the rooftop pool at The Silo should probably prepare to take a dazzling snap or two.

The luxury swimming hole finished third on the list of 25 immaculate competitors, beaten only by pools in Western Australia and Italy’s Lake Como. Fourth on the list is Tanzania’s Serengeti-based Four Seasons Safari Lodge, and the Hotel de Cap-Eden-Roc piscine in France completes the top five.

The Silo Hotel occupies the grain elevator portion of a historic grain silo complex above the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA). The hotel bills itself as ‘a celebration of art, style, architecture and design’.“

“Its spectacular rooftop pool has glass sides and unrivalled views of Table Mountain and Lion’s Head as well as the Atlantic Ocean and city skyline. Sunsets from here are mesmerizing and memorable.