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Harbour House Kalk Bay
A celebrated restaurant overlooking the fishing harbour on the Cape Peninsula driving route, where road trippers stop for seafood with crashing wave views.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Simon's Town
Western Cape, South Africa · Africa
About Simon's Town
Simon's Town works well as a base: 20 minutes from Muizenberg, 14km from Chapman's Peak Drive.
Simon's Town is in Western Cape, South Africa, with about 6,600 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Muizenberg, about 11 km away.
Simon's Town (Afrikaans: Simonstad), sometimes spelled Simonstown, is a town in the Western Cape, and a suburb of the City of Cape Town, South Africa. It is home to Naval Base Simon's Town, the South African Navy's largest naval base. It is located on the shores of Simon's Bay in False Bay, on the eastern side of theRead more
Cape Peninsula, and forms part of the Southern Peninsula region of Cape Town.
For more than two centuries, Simon's Town has been a naval base and harbour, first for the British Royal Navy and now the South African Navy. The town is named after Simon van der Stel, an early governor of the Cape Colony.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Simon's Town?
Within an hour or so of Simon's Town: Harbour House Kalk Bay (7 km), Muizenberg Beach (10 km), Chapman's Peak Viewpoint (14 km), Chapman's Peak Drive (14 km).
Are there any good drives near Simon's Town?
The nearest famous roads are Chapman's Peak Drive, Cape Peninsula Circuit and N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger.
Where is Simon's Town?
Simon's Town is in Western Cape, South Africa, about 11 km from Muizenberg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,569
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Western Cape
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -34.1934, 18.4358
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Worth the detour from Simon's Town
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
Muizenberg Beach
A family-friendly Cape Town beach famous for its colourful Victorian bathing boxes and gentle waves perfect for learning to surf.
10 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Chapman's Peak Viewpoint
A series of pull-offs on one of the world's most scenic coastal drives, hugging the cliffs between Hout Bay and Noordhoek near Cape Town.
14 km · about 25 min drive
coastal drive
Chapman's Peak Drive
A breathtaking 9-kilometer toll road carved into the near-vertical face of Chapman's Peak between Hout Bay and Noordhoek.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Chapman's Peak Beach Restaurant
A seaside restaurant at the base of Chapman's Peak Drive near Cape Town, one of the world's most spectacular coastal driving roads carved into cliff faces.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Cape Point Viewpoint
The dramatic headland at the southwestern tip of Africa where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet, with a historic lighthouse perched on the cliff.
19 km · about 20 min drive
coastal drive
Cape Peninsula Circuit
A loop around the tip of Africa from Cape Town past Chapmans Peak, Cape Point, and Simons Town penguin colony.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Table Mountain
Flat-topped mountain and iconic natural landmark overlooking Cape Town and the surrounding coastline.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Simon's Town
- Right hereChapman's Peak ViewpointA series of pull-offs on one of the world's most scenic coastal drives, hugging the cliffs between Hout Bay and Noordhoek near Cape Town.
- Right hereChapman's Peak DriveA breathtaking 9-kilometer toll road carved into the near-vertical face of Chapman's Peak between Hout Bay and Noordhoek.
- 19 kmCape Point ViewpointThe dramatic headland at the southwestern tip of Africa where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet, with a historic lighthouse perched on the cliff.
- 19 kmCape Peninsula CircuitA loop around the tip of Africa from Cape Town past Chapmans Peak, Cape Point, and Simons Town penguin colony.
- 30 kmN1/N4 Cape Town to KrugerSouth Africa's grand traverse from the Cape Winelands across the Karoo to Kruger National Park and its Big Five wildlife.
- 37 kmClarence Drive (R44)A cliff-hugging coastal road between Gordon's Bay and Rooi-Els along False Bay, rated among the world's great ocean drives, with whale sightings in season.
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