- Cape Town City Centre
The centre isn’t huge, so most places are a quick stagger up or down the road. If you want to be near pubs, clubs and happenings, this is your spot. There's a Google Map to Cape Town here.
- Cape Town City Bowl
Nestled just above the Cape Town city centre on the slopes of Table Mountain and overlooking Cape Town and the harbour, these residential suburbs are fairly laid-back, quiet and surrounded by plenty of greenery, lush gardens and parks.
- Green Point
Neighbouring the busy suburb of Sea Point, Green Point has much the same setting and vibe as Sea Point, overlooking the icy Atlantic seaboard and backing up against the mountain. Many backpackers make Green Point their home whilst visiting the Mother City.
- Sea Point
Situated on the icy Atlantic seaboard close to the Cape Town beaches Sea Point stretches along the beachfront and up against the mountain. It is densely populated with apartments, peppered with restaurants and bars and has a thriving nightlife.
- Observatory
The heartbeat of student life in Cape Town, spunky Observatory has an excellent local atmosphere and a lively vibe. It's jam-packed with snappy music and pool venues and has a gob-smacking choice of restaurants.
- Claremont
This is one of Cape Town's older suburbs which has a well developed entertainment and shopping infrastructure. There are no backpackers here.
- Northern Beaches
Along the Atlantic coastline, heading northwards towards the West Coast and Namibia you'll find miles of beach…There's Google map here.
- Muizenberg and Kalk Bay
Muizenberg beach is a surfer's paradise, with the best learner surf waves in the Cape. You'll find the Google map to the Southern Peninsula on this page.
- Simon's Town
This is where we've chosen to live, so it's gotta be groovy. It's the last village before Cape Point on the eastern side of the peninsula and very quaint. Not to mention romantic with its panoramic views over the Simon's Town navy and picturesque yacht basin.
- Scarborough and Kommetjie
Scarborough is one of the last suburbs you’ll find before Cape Point. It's a very quiet with wonderful stretches of wild beaches, incredible mountain walks and an oddly shaped landmark known as Camel Rock. It takes about 45 minutes to drive into Cape Town from here.
- Camps Bay
This is the perfect place from which to watch the sun go down - whether it's from the white sandy beach or one of the many bars or restuarants that line the beach front. There are no backpackers here.
Hout Bay
It's about 15km from town and the entry point to the famous Chapman's Peak Drive. It's a little self-contained village with everything you need - restaurants, shops, auto banks and is close to plenty of good hikes and sunset drink slurping spots. There are no backpackers here.
Photo perfect.
The crescent shaped beach of Hout Bay is framed by the cliffs of Chapman’s Peak and the Sentinel Mountain. Once a fishing village isolated from Cape Town by the mountains, it’s now a thriving suburb with its own waterfront, yacht basin and Sunday craft market. Although Chapman’s Peak Drive is closed to through traffic, it’s still possible to drive up to the lookout point at the top of the road. In June and July the Red Bull Surf Competition is held at the Dungeons, which is below the Sentinel. The surfers only go out when the swell is over 6 metres. Not for the faint hearted, but also probably one of the few surf comps that you can watch from a boat. If your stomach can handle the swell.
The crescent shaped beach of Hout Bay is framed by the cliffs of Chapman’s Peak and the Sentinel Mountain. Once a fishing village isolated from Cape Town by the mountains, it’s now a thriving suburb with its own waterfront, yacht basin and Sunday craft market. Although Chapman’s Peak Drive is closed to through traffic, it’s still possible to drive up to the lookout point at the top of the road. In June and July the Red Bull Surf Competition is held at the Dungeons, which is below the Sentinel. The surfers only go out when the swell is over 6 metres. Not for the faint hearted, but also probably one of the few surf comps that you can watch from a boat. If your stomach can handle the swell.
A picturesque place.
Hout Bay nestles behind Table Mountain in a beautiful valley that runs all the way down from the back of Table Mountain to Hout Bay Beach. Hout Bay Cape (Wood Bay) was named by Jan van Riebeek shortly after his arrival in Cape Town. It is one of Cape Town’s most picturesque areas especially when the fishing boats and their accompanying seagulls return to the harbour after a day's fishing.
Hout Bay nestles behind Table Mountain in a beautiful valley that runs all the way down from the back of Table Mountain to Hout Bay Beach. Hout Bay Cape (Wood Bay) was named by Jan van Riebeek shortly after his arrival in Cape Town. It is one of Cape Town’s most picturesque areas especially when the fishing boats and their accompanying seagulls return to the harbour after a day's fishing.
Sea food
The harbour is a large exporter of crayfish and fish and home to the first of the Cape's waterfronts.
The harbour is a large exporter of crayfish and fish and home to the first of the Cape's waterfronts.
Transport
A car is a good idea here as Hout Bay is not on the train line, although it is serviced by buses and taxis.
A car is a good idea here as Hout Bay is not on the train line, although it is serviced by buses and taxis.
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