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Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Africa's largest contemporary art museum, carved from a historic grain silo on Cape Town's waterfront.
9 km · about 15 min drive
Western Cape, South Africa · Africa
Sunset Beach works well as a base: 10 minutes from Century City, 10km from N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger.
Sunset Beach is a town located in Western Cape, South Africa. With a population of 2,000, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Sunset Beach sits in South Africa, where you drive on the left. It's in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Sunset Beach to your route.
The Table Bay Nature Reserve is an 880-hectare (2,200-acre) nature reserve in Milnerton, Western Cape, South Africa. It consists of several smaller constituent reserves including Rietvlei Wetland Reserve, Diep River Fynbos Corridor, Zoarvlei Wetlands, Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve, and Milnerton Lagoon, as wellRead more
as surrounding protected areas. These adjacent reserves were amalgamated on 27 June 2012, in order to improve the biodiversity management in the built-up area. It is managed by the City of Cape Town's Environmental Resource Management Department, with offices at Rietvlei.
The Table Bay Nature Reserve forms the southernmost buffer area of the Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve, and links it to the edge of Cape Town's city centre. It also contains a large portion of the critically endangered lowland habitats remaining in Cape Town.
The central feature in the Table Bay Nature Reserve is the Rietvlei wetland system. The Rietvlei Wetlands and Milnerton Lagoon were proclaimed as a Nature Area on 3 August 1984, in proclamation number 1632 of Provincial Gazette No. 9345. The Nature Reserve is partly owned by the City of Cape Town and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature – South Africa, who own two of the Erven. The City of Cape Town manages these two Erven on a 99-year lease for the purposes of nature conservation.
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Sunset Beach is located in Western Cape, South Africa, Africa. The coordinates are -33.8539 latitude, 18.4923 longitude.
Sunset Beach has a population of approximately 2,000 people, making it a town in South Africa.
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museum
Africa's largest contemporary art museum, carved from a historic grain silo on Cape Town's waterfront.
9 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Cape Town aquarium at the V&A Waterfront showcasing marine life from both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
9 km · about 15 min drive
famous road
South Africa's grand traverse from the Cape Winelands across the Karoo to Kruger National Park and its Big Five wildlife.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Former political prison island off Cape Town where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years, now a UNESCO museum.
13 km · about 25 min drive
beach
A series of four sheltered, boulder-divided coves in Cape Town renowned for their beauty and calm, clear waters.
14 km · about 25 min drive
beach
A glamorous Cape Town beach backed by the Twelve Apostles mountain range with palm-lined promenades and Atlantic waves.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Flat-topped mountain and iconic natural landmark overlooking Cape Town and the surrounding coastline.
15 km · about 25 min drive
beach
A family-friendly Cape Town beach famous for its colourful Victorian bathing boxes and gentle waves perfect for learning to surf.
28 km · about 35 min drive
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