Explore The Deep South
12 UNIQUE DESTINATIONS
Chapman's Peak
Chapman’s Peak offers a unique opportunity to drive along a stretch of a dramatically steep mountainside. The views are simply spectacular and catching a sunset or the colours at sunrise may just offer a view never to be forgotten. The subject of many a cinematic production and for some simply a route to work, this is a road that climbs steadily from the harbour of Hout Bay, skirting 114 curves of Chapman’s Peak to follow the rocky coastline to Noordhoek along some truly magnificent vistas of the ocean and rocks below.
Fish Hoek & Clovelly
Swim in a warm sea and walk along the stunning coastline or in the mountains without having to get in your car – base yourself here in Fish Hoek and enjoy the best family location in Cape Town. It is also where the shark nets are set up every day (the only spot in Cape Town). Fish Hoek beach is well known as one of the safest swimming beaches in the Cape with shark nets to boot. That is one of the reasons it has become increasingly popular for families. The bay at Fish Hoek beach offers great swimming facilities and the warm Indian Ocean makes the waters even more inviting.
Bordjiesrif Picnic Site and Tidal Pool
Within the Cape point Nature Reserve there is a well maintained picnic and swimming spot ideal for visitors to enjoy a refreshing splash about and relax in one of the most unspoilt nature rich locations on the South Peninsula.
Glencairn Tidal Pool
This is a fantastic little beach and tidal pool for the kids, quiet and accessible and popular with locals who enjoy taking their dogs for walks or basking in the sun for the afternoon.Accessible by rail from the Glencairn Station or if you prefer driving then you’ll be happy to know that there is plenty of parking close by, however you will need to walk across the railway line, so take extra care when crossing.
Dalebrook Pool, Kalk Bay
Dalebrook pool is easily missed and locals don’t mind that you do. It lies just beyond Danger Beach, between St James and Kalk Bay, and opposite Dalebrook Place. A narrow, little subway takes one beneath the railway line that runs parallel to the sea the length of the False Bay coastline. This has to be one of the most beautiful pools along the coast and a favourite among the locals who have been known to relocate just to enjoy the daily.
Kommetjie
Kommetjie, which means “Little Bowl” is named after the circular bowl-like sea basin ”Die Kom” which forms the heart of this quiet rustic seaside village. Kommetjie is not a drive-through kind of place, it’s a stop and experience it town. Kommetjie itself is known for being one of Cape Town’s surfing & kite surfing hot spots and has world class windsurfing with one of the biggest drops in the Cape Peninsula. Kommetjie is the place where Crayfish (Cape Rock Lobster) is King and it is also famed as a great bird watching area with an expanse of a beach reaching all the way to Noordhoek.
Muizenberg
Muizenberg is a surfing village in False Bay, Cape Town. It’s South Africa’s best kept secret and a locals hotspot. As one of the most popular beaches in Cape Town it boasts the oldest active surfing community in the country.
Noordhoek Beach
Noordhoek Beach is over 8 km long and one of the most unspoiled and best protected beaches on the Atlantic Cape Coast. Its long, wide, sandy beach is popular for horse riding.
Scarborough Beach
Just South of the Cape Point Nature Reserve on the Indian Ocean side is a long white sandy beach called Scarborough Beach. During the summer months families come down to enjoy a day on the beach with children paddling in any of the many rock pools nearby.
Boulders Beach, Penguins
Boulders beach was made famous because it is one of the very few areas to be inhabited by the one and only penguin species in Africa, the Jackass Penguin. Colonies can be found from southern Namibia all the way around the South African coast to Port Elizabeth, but few places offer as remarkable a viewing point as Boulders Beach.
Masiphumelele
Masiphumelele is a township on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, situated between Kommetjie, Capri Village and Noordhoek. Initially known as Site 5, the township was renamed Masiphumelele by its residents, which is a Xhosa word meaning “let us succeed”.
Ocean View
Ocean View, Cape Town, was established in 1968 as a township for coloured people who had been forcibly removed from so called “white areas” such as Simon’s Town, Noordhoek, Red Hill, Glencairn by the apartheid government under the Group Areas Act. It was first called Slangkop and the first resident moved on 1 August 1968. It was named Ocean View, although the government had removed the residents from their previous seaside homes and views. As a result, its history is embedded in apartheid, and there is still much bitter resentment among many people.
24 BEACHES
Scarborough Beach
Just South of the Cape Point Nature Reserve on the Indian Ocean side is a long white sandy beach called Scarborough Beach. During the summer months families come down to enjoy a day on the beach with children paddling in any of the many rock pools nearby.
Noordhoek Beach
Noordhoek Beach is over 8 km long and one of the most unspoiled and best protected beaches on the Atlantic Cape Coast. Its long, wide, sandy beach is popular for horse riding.
Boulders Beach, Penguins
Boulders beach was made famous because it is one of the very few areas to be inhabited by the one and only penguin species in Africa, the Jackass Penguin. Colonies can be found from southern Namibia all the way around the South African coast to Port Elizabeth, but few places offer as remarkable a viewing point as Boulders Beach.
Misty Cliffs Beach
Misty Cliffs beach is found in a little village that lies on the mountain between Kommetjie and Scarborough. A drive from Kommetjie and the quite literal ‘misty cliffs’will come into focus soon enough showing you this treasured spot
Witsands Beach
Witsands Beach is a delightful beach found between Kommetjie and Misty Cliffs. It is most popular with kitesurfers, windsurfers and stand up paddle boarders (SUPs) and the odd surfer showing off their skills.
Foxy Beach
Foxy Beach is home to the African Penguin and from a deck above you can view these cute little critters to your hearts content.
Buffels Bay Picnic Site and Tidal Pool
The beach and tidal pool at Buffels Bay are the focal point for many family fun days out. Here you will find relatively safe swimming and braai and picnic facilities nearby.
Dangers Beach, St James
Spoilt for choice! The pretty, trendy and popular Dangers Beach offers lifeguards, charm, rock pools and exhilarating swimming and surfing …
One of the most underrated and beautiful beaches is Danger Beach in St James.
Diaz Beach
This is one beach that screams adventure. It is the closest beach to Cape Point and is dramatically surrounded by sheer craggy cliffs and pounding waves. There are wooden stairs all the way down and you may need around half an hour each way so check your timing and fitness level, you will probably be breathless after the climb back out but don’t let that stop you, this is well worth the gander.
Windford Beach
Just south of Simonstown and the next beach along from Windmill Beach is a delightful picnic spot complete with park benches, palm trees and a lovely grassy walkway that overlooking the Winford Beach, named after the housing area nearby.
Kleine Bucht Beach
Another of Cape Points beaches is the small but incredibly beautiful Kleine Bucht beach just a short distance from Cape of Good Hope.
Platboom Beach
Olifantsbos Beach
Smitswinkel Beach
Dido Valley Beach, Glencairn
Water’s Edge Beach, Simonstown
Windmill Beach, Simonstown
Seaforth Beach and Tidal Pool, Simon's Town
Brass Bell Beach and Tidal Pools
St James Beach & Tidal Pool, St James
Long Beach, Kommetjie
Fish Hoek Beach
Sunrise Beach, Muizenberg
Surfers Corner, Muizenberg
