South Africa Premier Tour
and Travel Guide

FAVOURITE BEACHES

Here are Cape Town’s favourite beaches.

CLIFTON

Known as South Africa's Cote D'Azur with four beaches interlinked by giant granite boulders. The most popular is 4th Beach where many summer activities take place: volleyball, sand castle competitions and even concerts! The beach is sheltered from the region's south-easter, also known as the Cape Doctor, because it is said to "blow away all ills and ailments", but the waters are too cold for most leisure swimmers, who prefer to frolic in the shallows.Yachts, speedboats and jet skis favour the calm waters of the bay.

CAMPS BAY

A long, white, sandy beach along which palm trees are dotted. Again - on this side of the Peninsula, the cold waters are a deterrent for swimmers, but the beach is always packed, so get there early. The area is a favourite with locals and visitors alike and probably has more sidewalk cafés, restaurants, coffee shops and watering holes than anywhere else. Llandudno - a small, romantic beach hidden from full view by an enclave of rocks. As with almost everywhere else in the region, sunsets are spectacular.

LLANDUDNO

A small romantic beach hidden from full view by an enclave of rocks. As with almost everywhere else in the region, sunsets are spectacular.

SANDY BEACH

Adjacent to Llandudno is Sandy Beach, the unofficial nudist beach embraced by steep sand dunes and bushy mountain slopes.

SEA POINT

The hub of activity along the Atlantic Seaboard. Long beaches and lots of entertainment for both young and old along the promenade. There are several other charming beaches dotted along the coast.

BLOBERGSTRAND

Probably the beach most used for photographing Table Mountain, the Waterfront and Table Bay. The beach is best known for playing host to major national and international wind surfing competitions.

NOORDHOEK

This long stretch of pristine beach, six kilometers in fact, lies at the foot of Chapman’s Peak drive that offers breathtaking vistas as you drive along to Hout Bay, from where you can link up again with Llandudno, Clifton, Sea Point, V&A Waterfront and Cape Town.

KOMMETJIE BEACH

In the opposite direction, Noordhoek’s Long Beach links up with Kommetjie beach. This is one of the favourite beaches for horse-riding and the area has several small holdings with stables and riding schools.

Once past Cape Point you do an almost circular drive back to Kommetjie with its endless beaches, before linking up again with Noordhoek, or turning off to Fish Hoek.

STRANDFONTEIN, FALSE BAY COAST AND SOUTHERN PENINSULA

The area is practically one long line of beaches. Not all are suitable for swimming, but rather fishing and surfing. Favourite swimming beaches are Muizenberg, St James (see picture below), Kalk Bay, Clovelly, Fish Hoek, Sunnycove, Glencairn and Simon’sTown, where the well-known Jackass penguin colony can be found on Boulders Beach, situated along the famous “Bridal Walk”. This scenically majestic route continues on to Cape Point and the nature reserve.

THE STRAND

This region is called the Helderberg and falls under the City of Cape Town. It is situated along the coast, just 15 minutes drive from Stellenbosch and the Winelands.
The Strand is a long stretch of beach favoured by locals and other visitors from around the country. It can be very windy, though, so some prefer Gordon’s Bay and more particularly its Blue Flag nominated Bikini Beach.

GORDON'S BAY

Is a quaint seaside town and much sought-after tourist destination.

Other Cape Town beaches joining the hunt for international Blue Flag status are:

Clifton's Fourth and Second Beach, Muizenberg, Surfer's Corner (Muizenberg), Seaforth (Simon'sTown), Fish Hoek, Strand, Melkbaai, Gordon's Bay, Camps Bay, Strandfontein, Table View and Big Bay.