Places to visit from Hout Bay

Child friendly beaches

Fishhoek

St James (Kalk Bay) – Tidal pool

Camps Bay – Tidal pool

Simons Town – Boulders Beach – Penguin colony

Scratch Patch – semi-precious stones

Cape Town Waterfront

Simon’s Town

Putt Putt – miniature golf

Greenpoint – Cape Town

Waterfront Cape Town (near Scratch Patch)

Water Slides

Muizenburg – 15 min drive - west of Hout Bay

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

Amazing gardens - Open Air Theatre – Restaurants - Gift Shop

Ratanga Junction

Amusement Park at Century City (north-east of Cape Town; 30 min drive)

MTN Science Centre

Inside Century City Shopping Centre

Aquarium

Waterfront Cape Town

World of Birds

Hout Bay – 4 minutes drive

Monkey Land

Somerset West

1 hour drive from Hout Bay, along N2 past airport to Somerset West

Cape Town City Centre

Museum, Art Gallery, St Georges Cathedral

Feed birds and squirrels in Government Avenue

Rock Climbing

At Observatory – suburb of Cape Town

Tygerberg Zoo

At Belleville – 1 hour form Hout Bay along N1

West Coast National Park

1.5 - 2 hours north of Cape Town along Atlantic Coast

Horse Riding

Riding centre – Hout Bay

Ten Pin Bowling

Near Cavendish Square, Claremont (southern suburb of Cape Town)

20 min drive

Paint Balling

In Tokai Forest (near Muizenberg)

Ice Skating

Grandwest Casino – beyond Century City

Safari Park/Game Resrve

Aquila Game Reserve

http://www.nature-reserve.co.za/aquila-game-reserve_location.html

2 hours from Cape Town

Hermanus

Coastal Town west of Cape Town close to Garden Route

Whale watching - 2 hours from Cape Town (September – January)