Fish Hoek, False Bay
Frozen in time, Fish Hoek is one of the few villages in Cape Town that is little affected by the push for development that has altered most of the Cape’s coastline. Drive through the main road of Fish Hoek and shops still delight with original character - interspersed with the odd second-hand furniture shop, and grocers and delis have not yet been nudged from the high street by corporate shopping centres.
Fish Hoek has one of the loveliest and safest beaches on the False Bay Coast. It is an ideal family beach and its calm bay is almost guaranteed to provide good swimming, snorkeling along the rocks and a lot of sandy beach to make sand castles or on which to soak up the sun. Even the beach front coffee shop and restaurant seems imbibed with the local placidness and serves you as and when they see fit, but you don’t seem to mind as the views are so spectacular.
The beach tends to be the stamping ground of retired pensioners and families, and the bay lies in the shadow of the Kalkbaaiberg and Elsie’s Peak headlands scattered with homes that offer wonderful views over the bay. Jager Walk is a favourite with Sunday strollers, and runs along one arm of the beach.
Close to Fish Hoek is the beautiful village of Simon’s Town, and just beyond here is Boulders beach and one of the few land-based colonies of jackass penguins. And Cape Town is only a 25 minute trip over Ou Kaapse Weg and on to the M3.
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"From high on the slopes of the mountains surrounding Fish Hoek, Cape Town, South Africa, you have uninterrupted views of the magnificent False Bay, quaint Fish ..." - Lynn, Cape Town
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Clovelly Golf Club
Nestled in the pristine and tranquil Silvermine Valley close to Fish Hoek in Cape Town lies Clovelly Country Club. This relatively short layout, built among sand dunes, rewards accuracy off the tee and provides players with scenic views of the False Bay coastline. Known for its superb greens ... more information
False Bay Coast Beaches
The east side of the peninsula - the False Bay coastline - is generally more laid back and not as frenetic as the Atlantic coastline, although in peak season these family oriented beaches can still become pretty busy. These beaches are favoured by locals who live in the southern suburbs of Cape Town who don’t ... more information
Penguin Colony at Boulders Beach
Boulders Beach, a National Park, is home to the ‘Jackass’ African Penguin. They occur in only 27 other sites, including Robben Island, and despite their large numbers at Boulder’s (some 3000), they are very much endangered. The site is made up of two interconnected beaches - Foxy Beach and Boulders Beach ... more information
Silvermine Nature Reserve
The park straddles the mountain, from the winding Ou Kaapse Weg (Old Cape Road) on the Tokai, Constantia and Westlake side of the mountain, over the peak of the mountain, and into Noordhoek, Sun Valley and Fishhoek, overlooking the ocean. Approaching the reserve from the City side of the ... more information
Westlake Golf Course
Against the amethyst slopes of the Silvermine mountains lies one of Cape Town's Premier Courses - Westlake. This easy to walk, 18 hole Par 72 golf course is characterised by the towering trees, which line many of its fairways. Westlake has a very interesting, yet user-friendly design and quite a few ... more information
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Cape Town Cycle Tours
Where: Fish Hoek
How much (per person): On Request
Cycle The Cape offers a wide variety of road bike tours around the Cape Peninsula which can be designed to your own specifications. Dependi ... more information
Hire a Bike and Cycle the Cape
Where: Fish Hoek
How much (per person): On Request
Cycle The Cape offers top quality road bikes to explore the beautiful Cape Peninsula. Bikes can be hired for whatever time period you requir ... more information
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