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Franschhoek Motor Museum
Elegant museum in the Cape Winelands housing over 220 vehicles from an 1898 Beeston to modern supercars.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Kraaifontein
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About Kraaifontein
Kraaifontein works well as a base: 10 minutes from Durbanville, 28km from N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger.
Kraaifontein is in Western Cape, South Africa, with about 58,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Durbanville, about 7 km away.
Kraaifontein is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa and is located on the north-eastern outskirts of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality.
The name originated from the large number of crows (Kraai in Afrikaans) that nest in the region.
The name is derived from the Xam word !gauru, ‘crow,Read more
white crow’, and kamma, therefore its ǀXam name was !gaurukamma.
Phonetically, the town’s name is pronounced as "Cry-phontaine".
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What is there to see near Kraaifontein?
Within an hour or so of Kraaifontein: Franschhoek Motor Museum (27 km), Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (28 km), N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger (28 km), Two Oceans Aquarium (28 km).
Are there any good drives near Kraaifontein?
The nearest famous roads are N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger, Franschhoek Pass and Chapman's Peak Drive.
Where is Kraaifontein?
Kraaifontein is in Western Cape, South Africa, about 7 km from Durbanville.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 57,911
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Western Cape
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -33.8481, 18.7172
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Worth the detour from Kraaifontein
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Africa's largest contemporary art museum, carved from a historic grain silo on Cape Town's waterfront.
28 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger
South Africa's grand traverse from the Cape Winelands across the Karoo to Kruger National Park and its Big Five wildlife.
28 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Two Oceans Aquarium
Cape Town aquarium at the V&A Waterfront showcasing marine life from both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
28 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Table Mountain
Flat-topped mountain and iconic natural landmark overlooking Cape Town and the surrounding coastline.
32 km · about 35 min drive
beach
Camps Bay Beach
A glamorous Cape Town beach backed by the Twelve Apostles mountain range with palm-lined promenades and Atlantic waves.
33 km · about 40 min drive
beach
Clifton Beach
A series of four sheltered, boulder-divided coves in Cape Town renowned for their beauty and calm, clear waters.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Robben Island
Former political prison island off Cape Town where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years, now a UNESCO museum.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Kraaifontein
- 28 kmN1/N4 Cape Town to KrugerSouth Africa's grand traverse from the Cape Winelands across the Karoo to Kruger National Park and its Big Five wildlife.
- 37 kmHuguenot TunnelSouth Africa's longest road tunnel, boring 3.9 km through the Du Toitskloof mountains on the N1 near Paarl and bypassing the old scenic pass above it.
- 41 kmFranschhoek PassA sweeping tarred climb out of the Franschhoek wine valley on the R45, following an old elephant migration route and offering a lay-by view back over the vineyard-filled bowl. Quick to drive and a favourite of Cape Town car clubs.
- 42 kmChapman's Peak ViewpointA series of pull-offs on one of the world's most scenic coastal drives, hugging the cliffs between Hout Bay and Noordhoek near Cape Town.
- 43 kmChapman's Peak DriveA breathtaking 9-kilometer toll road carved into the near-vertical face of Chapman's Peak between Hout Bay and Noordhoek.
- 43 kmClarence Drive (R44)A cliff-hugging coastal road between Gordon's Bay and Rooi-Els along False Bay, rated among the world's great ocean drives, with whale sightings in season.
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