Waves on the rocks at Kalk Bay, looking across False Bay to the mountains

Neighbourhood guide · Cape Town

False Bay: where to go

Surf at Muizenberg, bathing huts at St James, the fishing harbour at Kalk Bay and the road to Simon’s Town.

The back story

  1. Neighbourhood guide

    False Bay: Muizenberg, Kalk Bay and St James

    Kalk Bay·In depth

    Surf at Muizenberg, painted bathing huts at St James, the fishing harbour at Kalk Bay, and the road on to Simon’s Town and Cape Point.

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What to see and do

  1. The end of the peninsula

    Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope

    Cape Point·Nature reserve

    Cliffs, lighthouses and the Cape of Good Hope at the tip of the peninsula, in Table Mountain National Park.

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  2. African penguins

    Boulders Beach and its penguins

    Simon’s Town·Nature reserve

    The colony of African penguins among granite boulders near Simon’s Town, seen from boardwalks.

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  3. On foot

    Kalk Bay to St James and Muizenberg

    False Bay·Walk

    Along the False Bay coast from the fishing harbour at Kalk Bay to the beach huts of St James and Muizenberg.

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Where to eat

  1. By the sea

    Harbour House Kalk Bay

    Kalk Bay·Seafood restaurant

    Seafood on the harbour wall at Kalk Bay, with False Bay under the windows.

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