Cape Town Seafronts – A Cape Town Tourism Photo Essay comment count

• Photos
• September 03, 2010 ∥
• By Paul Bruins

Kalk Bay Harbour is a picturesque and thriving fishing harbour from where members of the local fishing community head out daily in their traditional fishing boats to earn a living from the sea. I captured this panorama of the harbour from the balcony of the glamorous and vibrant Harbour House restaurant, well known for its sumptuous seafood menu.

Fish Hoek Beach stretches for just over a mile at the head of a beautiful bay. It’s one of the most popular Cape Town beaches for families, as there is loads of space for them to spread out. The northern end of the beach (known as Clovelly) is usually relatively peaceful and the southern end boasts a concrete walkway which hugs the rocks and offers spectacular views of the bay. Fish Hoek beach is very popular with swimmers and young surfers.

Muizenberg Beach is situated where the wild northern shore meets the rocky but well-populated eastern side of the Cape Peninsula. During the summer months the entire beachfront is usually noisy and crowded with surfers, families and dogs. Muizenberg Beach has all the usual facilities – showers, surf shops and surf schools, several good restaurants and coffee shops – either situated right on the beachfront or relatively close by.

Simon’s Town is a village and South African naval base approximately 30 kilometres from Cape Town on the shore of False Bay, east of the Cape Peninsula. The land rises steeply from the water’s edge and the picturesque village is boxed in along the shoreline by the heights above. I captured this panorama from one of the hairpin bends on Red Hill road.

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Images © Paul Bruins aka Panorama Paul 2010