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Muizenberg Beach
A family-friendly Cape Town beach famous for its colourful Victorian bathing boxes and gentle waves perfect for learning to surf.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Retreat
Western Cape, South Africa · Africa
About Retreat
Retreat works well as a base: 10 minutes from Muizenberg, 15km from N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger.
Retreat is in Western Cape, South Africa, with about 26,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Muizenberg, about 5 km away.
Retreat is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Retreat?
Within an hour or so of Retreat: Muizenberg Beach (6 km), Harbour House Kalk Bay (9 km), Chapman's Peak Beach Restaurant (11 km), Chapman's Peak Viewpoint (11 km).
Are there any good drives near Retreat?
The nearest famous roads are Chapman's Peak Drive, N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger and Cape Peninsula Circuit.
Where is Retreat?
Retreat is in Western Cape, South Africa, about 5 km from Muizenberg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 25,745
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Western Cape
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -34.0551, 18.4762
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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 Retreat
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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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.
11 km · about 20 min 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.
12 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Table Mountain
Flat-topped mountain and iconic natural landmark overlooking Cape Town and the surrounding coastline.
12 km · about 25 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.
15 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.
15 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Retreat
- 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.
- Right hereN1/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.
- 34 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.
- 34 kmCape Peninsula CircuitA loop around the tip of Africa from Cape Town past Chapmans Peak, Cape Point, and Simons Town penguin colony.
- 38 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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