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Simon's Town, sometimes spelled Simonstown, is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa and is home to Naval Base Simon's Town, the South African Navy's largest base It is located on the shores of False Bay, on the eastern side of the Cape Peninsula.


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1 - Boulders Beach

Boulders Beach is a sheltered beach made up of inlets between granite boulders, from which the name originated. It is located in the Cape Peninsula, near Simon's Town towards Cape Point, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

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2 - Fynbos

   6 km away

Fynbos is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This area is predominantly winter rainfall coastal and mountainous areas with a Mediterranean climate. The fynbos ecoregion is within the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome.

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3 - Snorkeling in Cape Town

   18 km away

Take a once in a life adventure and swim with the seals in Cape Town South Africa! Join Seal Adventures on this bucket list trip. Hop in the cape and swim around with the Cape Fur seal. Although they weight between 100-300 kg and are the largest fur ...

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4 - Cape Peninsula

The Cape Peninsula is a generally rocky peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean at the south-western extremity of the African continent. At the southern end of the peninsula are Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. On the northern end is Table Mountain, overlooking Cape Town, South Africa. The peninsula is 52 km long from Mouille point in the north to Cape Point in the south.

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5 - Muizenberg Beach

   10 km away
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6 - Shark Diving in Cape Town

A must-do, bucket-list adventure; come and enjoy Shark Cage Diving with sharks from the world-famous Seal Island in False Bay. Join African Shark Eco-Charters in Simons Town, a mere 45-minute drive from Cape Town. A 35-minute boat ride will take...

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7 - Chapman's Peak

   14 km away

Chapman's Peak is a mountain on the western side of the Cape Peninsula, between Hout Bay and Noordhoek in Cape Town, South Africa.

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8 - Constantia

   18 km away

Constantia is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, situated about 15 kilometres south of the centre of Cape Town. It is considered to be one of the most prestigious suburbs in South Africa.

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9 - Scuba Diving in Cape Town

The members of Dive Inn Center are passionate Nudibranch hunters. Cape Town's cold waters may not have the many colourful fish found on coral reefs. Instead, you can find incredibly colourful reefs, which are perfect for a macro fanatic. S...

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10 - Cape of Good Hope

   19 km away

The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. A common misconception is that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa.

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11 - Cape Point

   19 km away

Cape Point is a promontory at the southeast corner of the Cape Peninsula, which is a mountainous and scenic landform that runs north-south for about thirty kilometres at the extreme southwestern tip of the African continent in the Republic of South Africa.

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12 - Surfing in Cape Town

   10 km away

Learn to surf with an experienced instructor on the beaches of Cape Town. The surf lessons are conducted at a beach break with perfect waves for beginners and intermediate level surfers. The expert instructors have many years of surfing exp...

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13 - Hout Bay

   20 km away

Hout Bay is a seaside suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated in a valley on the Atlantic seaboard of the Cape Peninsula, twenty kilometres south of the Central Business District.

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14 - Cecilia Forest Hiking Trail

   21 km away

Cecilia is a section of the Table Mountain National Park on the lower eastern slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, located just to the south of Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.

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15 - Zip-Lining in Cape Town

   20 km away

Discover the best panoramic views Cape Town has to offer on this perfectly located zipline! Situated in Constantia Nek on the Silvermist Estate, Cape Town Ziplines is the ideal place for ziplining in South Africa. The site and its 12 platforms have b...

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16 - Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

   23 km away

Kirstenbosch is an important botanical garden nestled at the eastern foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town. The garden is one of ten National Botanical Gardens covering five of South Africa's six different biomes and administered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.

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17 - Table Mountain National Park

   25 km away

Table Mountain National Park, previously known as the Cape Peninsula National Park, is a national park in Cape Town, South Africa, proclaimed on 29 May 1998, for the purpose of protecting the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation.

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18 - Newlands Forest

   25 km away

Newlands Forest is a conservancy area on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, beside the suburb of Newlands, Cape Town. It is owned and maintained by the Table Mountain National Parks Board, along with the City Parks Department of Cape Town, and includes a Fire Station, Nursery and Reservoir.

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19 - Table Mountain

   26 km away

Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa. It is a significant tourist attraction, with many visitors using the cableway or hiking to the top.

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