Camps Bay
Camps Bay is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
Camps Bay is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is also the small bay on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula, after which the suburb is named.
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Worth seeing in and around Camps Bay
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Table Mountain
Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa. It is a significant tourist attraction, with many visitors either using the cableway or hiking to the top.
3.1 km · mountain in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia - 02Cape Town Stadium
The Cape Town Stadium is a football and rugby union stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, that was built as part of the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. During the planning stage, it was known as the Green Point Stadium, which was the name of the older stadium on an adjacent site, and this name was also used frequently during World Cup media coverage.
5.8 km · sports stadium in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia - 03Castle of Good Hope
The Castle of Good Hope is a 17th century pentagonal bastion fort in Cape Town, South Africa. Originally located on the coastline of Table Bay, following land reclamation in the Foreshore area, the fort is now located inland.
4.9 km · 17th-century bastion fort in Cape Town, South African · Wikipedia - 04Table Mountain National Park
Table Mountain National Park, previously known as the Cape Peninsula National Park, is a national park in Cape Town, South Africa, proclaimed on 29 May 1998, for the purpose of protecting the natural environment of the Table Mountain chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation. The park contains two well-known landmarks, Table Mountain, for which the park is named, and the Cape of Good Hope, the most southwestern extremity of Africa.
4.3 km · national park on Cape Peninsula, South Africa, which protects the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain · Wikipedia - 05Lion's Head
Lion's Head is a mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, between Table Mountain and Signal Hill. Lion's Head peaks at 669 metres above sea level.
1.8 km · mountain in South Africa · Wikipedia - 06Signal Hill
Signal Hill, or Lion's Rump, is a landmark flat-topped hill located in Cape Town, next to Lion's Head and Table Mountain. The hill was also known as "The Lion's Flank", a term now obsolete.
4 km · mountain in Cape Town · Wikipedia - 07Iziko South African Museum
The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country.
3.8 km · museum in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia - 08Two Oceans Aquarium
The Two Oceans Aquarium is an aquarium located at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. The aquarium was opened on the 13 November 1995 and comprises several exhibition galleries with large viewing windows: The aquarium is named for its location, where the Indian and Atlantic Ocean meet.
5.6 km · aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia - 09Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is a public non-profit museum in Cape Town, South Africa. Zeitz MOCAA opened on September 22, 2017 as the largest museum of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora.
5.9 km · museum of contemporary art in South Africa · Wikipedia - 10Auwal Mosque
The Auwal Mosque, alternatively spelled Awwal, Owal or Owwal, is a mosque in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa. It was completed in 1794 and was the first mosque established in South Africa.
4.2 km · mosque in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Beautiful view on the Twelve Apostles, a rock formation of the Table Mountain massive. The beachfront with its restaurants and bars and the beach. Theatre on the Bay, 1 Link Street, Camps Bay, info@theatreonthebay.co.za.
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Things to do
Enjoy the atmosphere in this exclusive town and relax at the beach. Maybe visit some of the restaurants to spoil yourself. Do some mountain hiking to get some great views. Paraglide down from Lions Head or Signal Hill
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Where to eat
Camps Bay has a number of restaurants and cafes. In total there are probably about thirty, the majority of which are opposite the beach, stretched along Victoria Road, which is the main road of Camps Bay (runs parallel to the beach front). Some well known restaurants are Theos, Codfather (for seafood) and Summerville. Blues. An institution with a very well known brand. The restaurant has been around for a long time.
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Getting to Camps Bay
- Airports
- Cape Town (CPT), 21 km
- Stations
- Cape Town railway station, 5 km
- George → Camps Bay376 km · quickest by road, 6h 30m · R390–520
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) → Camps Bay667 km · quickest by air, 4h 47m · R1,320–2,050
- Kimberley → Camps Bay839 km · quickest by air, 5h 16m · R1,530–2,370
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Camps Bay
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Camps Bay. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundMinibus taxis are used widely by locals but tourists are usually discouraged from using them, except for the Green Point - Sea Point - Clifton - Camps Bay route that is frequently used by tourists.
- Get aroundSome minibus taxi operators have noticed the upsurge in the tourist market and are starting to provide safe and legal alternatives to the traditional minibus taxis.
- Get aroundThey are more expensive than traditional minibus taxis, but still far cheaper than metered taxis.
- Go nextCape Town is perfectly placed for many one or two day trips, which offer a variety in experiencing fresh landscapes and cultures.
- Go nextThe tour takes 3½ hours including the ferry ride to and from the island.
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Next door to Camps Bay
Camps Bay is 5 km from Cape Town, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Cape Towncity in the Western Cape, South Africa4.6 km
- Bo-Kaapneighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa4.2 km
- District Sixlocality in Cape Town, South Africa5.1 km
- Sea Pointsuburb of Cape Town, South Africa4 km
- Cliftonsuburb of Cape Town, South Africa1.3 km
- Tamboerskloofneighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa3 km