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Cape Point

Cape Point is one of the greatest landmarks in the world: a wild and scenically spectacular area at the tip of the Cape Peninsula and African continent. It was here that the fearless Portuguese navigator Bartholomew Dias first rounded the Cape in 1488, and the large stone cross seen in the reserve, commemorates his achievement. Cape Point is situated in the Cape Peninsula National Park and brown and white bontebok antelopes, dawdling tortoises and dashing ostriches can be seen on a drive through the pristine nature reserve. The flora too deserves your attention with 2 200 species of plants including giant headed protea bushes flowering in winter and pretty little ericas which you will not see anywhere else on earth.

Dias returned to the Cape again in 1500, but this time a violent storm smashed his vessel and it lies where it sank in the deep waters of the Cape. Cape Point, also known as the "Cape of Storms" has claimed over 20 shipwrecks over the years and has also given rise to the haunting tale of the phantom ship "The Flying Dutchman", still mysteriously seen on occasions. The 1860 lighthouse proved to be too high and often enveloped in cloud so a lower one replaced it, both of which are now accessible and give splendid views out over the rocks.

Take your walking shoes and stroll down to the Cape of Good Hope which is the south-western most tip of the African continent (not to be confused with the most southerly point which is at Cape Agulhas 170km to the east). It is said that the two oceans, the Indian and Atlantic meet at Cape Point and it is true that the warm Mozambique current from the east mingles with the cold Benguela current from the west, but there is no straight defining line. Regardless, Cape Point is one of the greatest landmarks in the world and there could be no better place to have a meeting of two such majestic oceans.

Fishhoek

Along the False Bay coast road from Simon’s Town lies the placid town of Fish Hoek. Most of the residents are retired but it still has a busy main street with market stalls competing with shoppers on the pavements. The long sandy beach is one of the safest in the Cape for bathing and body boarding and when the wind picks up, hobie-cats and windsurfers take to the waves. From July to October whales come into Fish Hoek bay and loll around just 50 metres from the shore in preparation for mating and giving birth. Huge schools of dolphins are also sometimes seen.

To prohibit the raucous thirsty sailors stopping here for a drink on their way to Simon’s Town navy base, the original 1818 farm was only granted on the condition that there was no public wine house. One hundred and eighty years on, there is still no liquor store and any pub that opens up seems to go out of business very quickly due to lack of customers.

Kalk Bay

A delightful fishing village on the False Bay coast with a protected little harbour full of brightly painted wooden boats. Go at around 1pm to watch the fishermen offload their catch and you can buy your supper straight from the boat. The narrow main street is renowned for antique and art shops which make fascinating browsing and the well known Brass Bell restaurant and bar is as close as you can get to the breakers without going for a swim. Boyes Drive takes you up onto the hillside for wonderful views of the harbour and in these hills lurk deep caverns and caves with a labyrinth of passages and chambers that are said to be haunted.

Kommetjie

The further south you travel on the Cape Peninsula, the more relaxed and creative the people are. At Imhoffs Gift farm you will find a kite shop, camel and horse rides, custom painted surf boards and other expressions of artistic talent. Kommetjiehas a popular beach for swimming, surfing, crayfishing and boating. On a calm weekend in the summer divers can be seen gasping for breath on the surface after free-diving to try and catch their daily quota of crayfish (rock lobster). The less sporty prefer to sit in boats and use lobster traps instead.

Noordhoek

One of the most spectacular beach views in the world comes into sight as you come around Chapman’s Peak Drive. Noordhoek’s 8km beach is the longest and widest stretch of untouched pure white sand in the whole peninsula. Not suitable for swimming but perfect for the experienced surfer, it is wonderful for long walks, horse rides and sundowner drinks. The skeleton of the British steamer Kakapo, lies in the middle of the beach after it ran aground on its maiden voyage to New Zealand in 1900. In bad weather the Captain made a serious navigational error and came so far up onto the sand that the disembarking crew did not even get their feet wet! The village of Noordhoekdoes not really have a centre, it is more of a leafy horsey settlement with one or two eating and drinking establishments, some quiet guest houses and lovely craft centres.

Simons Town

This is a quintessentially English seaside town with intricate Victorian wrought iron balustrades and the flag flying British Hotel dominating the main street. Enticing alley ways lead up to whitewashed houses on the hillside which overlook a charming waterfront complex and the False Bay Yacht Club alongside extensive Navy buildings.

In 1814 the English colonial rulers of the Cape turned Simon’s Town into a Naval Base and it has remained one ever since. In 1940 when the sailors’ favourite Great Dane dog created a nuisance of himself on the trains, a request was sent to the British parliament asking for him to be enlisted in the Navy. Permission was granted and the dog was brought to the Recruiting Officer who enquired, “Name?” “Nuisance, Sir”, the sailor replied. “First name?” “Just nuisance, Sir,” the sailor stated. ‘Able Seaman Just Nuisance’ was the only dog ever to hold rank in the Royal Navy and he became a legend in his own lifetime. He died prematurely after a boisterous leap from a moving vehicle but is immortalised in a life-sized statue in Simon’s Town’s Jubilee Square.

This is a delightful area to spend some of your holiday and a visit to the rare African Jackass Penguin colony at Boulder’s Beach, a couple of kilometres out of Simonstown, should not be missed. Further along the road towards Cape Point you are very likely to come across the resident troop of baboons who rule the road and jump onto car bonnets to peer nonchalantly in.