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Harbour House Kalk Bay
A celebrated restaurant overlooking the fishing harbour on the Cape Peninsula driving route, where road trippers stop for seafood with crashing wave views.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Muizenberg
Western Cape, South Africa · Africa
About Muizenberg
Muizenberg works well as a base: 10 minutes from Retreat, 20km from N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger.
Muizenberg is in Western Cape, South Africa, with about 37,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Retreat, about 5 km away.
Muizenberg ( MEW-zən-burg, Afrikaans: [ˈmœysənbærχ]; Dutch for 'Mouse Mountain') is a beachside suburb and former town, situated right at the bottom of the Southern Suburbs region of Cape Town, South Africa.
Located where the shore of the Cape Peninsula curves round to the east on the False Bay coast, Muizenberg isRead more
considered to be the main surfing spot in Cape Town, and is home to a surfing community centered on the popular Surfer's Corner section of the suburb's beach.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Muizenberg?
Within an hour or so of Muizenberg: Harbour House Kalk Bay (5 km), Chapman's Peak Viewpoint (11 km), Chapman's Peak Drive (11 km), Chapman's Peak Beach Restaurant (12 km).
Are there any good drives near Muizenberg?
The nearest famous roads are Chapman's Peak Drive, N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger and Cape Peninsula Circuit.
Where is Muizenberg?
Muizenberg is in Western Cape, South Africa, about 5 km from Retreat.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 36,857
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Western Cape
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -34.0970, 18.4797
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Essential numbers in South Africa
112 works from mobiles. Avoid driving at night in rural areas; keep doors locked in cities.
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Worth the detour from Muizenberg
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Chapman's Peak Viewpoint
A 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.
11 km · about 20 min drive
coastal drive
Chapman's Peak Drive
A breathtaking 9-kilometer toll road carved into the near-vertical face of Chapman's Peak between Hout Bay and Noordhoek.
11 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
Chapman's Peak Beach Restaurant
A seaside restaurant at the base of Chapman's Peak Drive near Cape Town, one of the world's most spectacular coastal driving roads carved into cliff faces.
12 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Table Mountain
Flat-topped mountain and iconic natural landmark overlooking Cape Town and the surrounding coastline.
17 km · about 20 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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
beach
Clifton Beach
A series of four sheltered, boulder-divided coves in Cape Town renowned for their beauty and calm, clear waters.
20 km · about 25 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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Muizenberg
- Right hereChapman'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.
- Right hereChapman's Peak DriveA breathtaking 9-kilometer toll road carved into the near-vertical face of Chapman's Peak between Hout Bay and Noordhoek.
- 20 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.
- 29 kmCape Point ViewpointThe dramatic headland at the southwestern tip of Africa where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet, with a historic lighthouse perched on the cliff.
- 29 kmCape Peninsula CircuitA loop around the tip of Africa from Cape Town past Chapmans Peak, Cape Point, and Simons Town penguin colony.
- 36 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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