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Cape Peninsula

Cape Point Nature Reserve and the Cape of Good Hope with its wildlife, fynbos, hiking trails, lighthouses and shipwrecks, along with the African Penguins at Boulders and various ocean activities are some of the things to do when visiting Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula. Newly built (2009) above the harbour in Simon´s Town, Mariner …

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Discover the South African Navy Museum

The South African Navy Museum is housed in, and around, the original Dockyard Magazine/Storehouse(1743/44) which, from 1810 when the Royal Navy moved its headquarters from Cape Town to Simon’s Town, was extended to become the three-story building it is today. Throughout the years it served ships as a Magazine and Storehouse and also as a: Masthouse, handling masts …

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Land-based Whalewatching ~ False Bay

It was a day of whale watching and whale dodging for the water sportsmen on False Bay today. With multiple reports of Southern Right Whales all the way from Simon’s Town to Monwabisi, the landlubbers got their fair share today as well… The weather didn’t really play ball, but I don’t think anyone noticed !

Simon’s Town Waterfront

The Simon’s Town Waterfront Centre has all the sophistication that you can hope for, while still maintaining the town’s seaside atmosphere. A variety of speciality shops, with a range of products, are within easy reach of the hotel and the town is rapidly gaining a reputation as the culinary capital on the Cape Point Route.