The Beaches of Cape Town
The Best Beach for Penguin Spotting
Boulders Beach located near Simon’s Town is the best place to go to spot a colony of rare African penguins. Due to the harvesting of penguin eggs and disruption of their natural habitat these animals face extinction and visiting them in their natural habitat on your Cape Town holiday is definitely a rare privilege. The wooden walkways surrounding the beach give you the opportunity to view them up close whilst an adjoining visitor centres provides you with detailed information on the plight of the penguin. Because of the penguins there is an admission charge to enter Boulders Beach, but the cost is well worth it, not just for the penguins but also for the sheltered swimming opportunities that this beach provides you on your Cape Town Holiday.
The Best Beach for Scenic Views of Table Mountain
The classic postcard friendly view of Table Mountain alongside a white sandy beach is taken from the long beach of Blouberg, located just 20km away from Cape Town. Take a tailor-made holiday to this area and you can expect to see waves lapping up against rock pools and views of Milnerton and Table View Bay. The beach isn’t just popular with sightseers but also with adventure junkies, due to a south-westerly wind which makes the area perfect for kitesurfing and boardsailors. However when the wind is calm this beach provides the perfect place for a spot of sunbathing whilst on your Cape Town holiday.
The Best Beach for Being Seen
Ever wonder where the A-list go to be seen whilst on their Cape Town holidays? Well the answer is Clifton Beach. The area boasts a whole range of luxury accommodation which accommodates the glitterati when there not resting aboard any one of the luxury yachts which are moored in the shallows of Clifton Beach. Beautiful bodies can often be seen sunbathing on the white sand beach, whilst when the sunsets La Med Bar at Maiden’s Cove is the place to head for exotic cocktails.
The Best Beach for Learning to Surf
Why not tailor-make your Cape Town holiday so that you can learn a new skill. Sunset Beach and Surfer’s Corner located in Muizenberg are the perfect beaches in which to learn how to surf and on your Cape Town holidays you will find a number of companies providing you with the opportunity to try your hand at this spot. The beaches are also perfect for younger children as they feature a beach pavilion and children’s play area which should keep them occupied whilst you take to the waves.
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And the best family beach? Fishhoek, with its warm(er) water and shallow shelving sand! It’s ideal for tots to early teens, home to Hobie cats and surf skis and with plentiful icecream, a choice of convenient eateries, a playground and lots of parking :-)