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Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Africa's largest contemporary art museum, carved from a historic grain silo on Cape Town's waterfront.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Sunset Beach
Western Cape, South Africa · Africa
About Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach works well as a base: 10 minutes from Century City, 10km from N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger.
Sunset Beach is in Western Cape, South Africa, with about 2,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Century City, about 5 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Sunset Beach?
Within an hour or so of Sunset Beach: Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (9 km), Two Oceans Aquarium (9 km), N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger (10 km), Robben Island (13 km).
Are there any good drives near Sunset Beach?
The nearest famous roads are N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger, Chapman's Peak Drive and Clarence Drive (R44).
Where is Sunset Beach?
Sunset Beach is in Western Cape, South Africa, about 5 km from Century City.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,000
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Western Cape
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -33.8539, 18.4923
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Worth the detour from Sunset Beach
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Two Oceans Aquarium
Cape Town aquarium at the V&A Waterfront showcasing marine life from both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
9 km · about 15 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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Robben Island
Former political prison island off Cape Town where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years, now a UNESCO museum.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Clifton Beach
A series of four sheltered, boulder-divided coves in Cape Town renowned for their beauty and calm, clear waters.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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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
landmark
Table Mountain
Flat-topped mountain and iconic natural landmark overlooking Cape Town and the surrounding coastline.
15 km · about 25 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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Sunset Beach
- 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.
- 28 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.
- 29 kmChapman's Peak DriveA breathtaking 9-kilometer toll road carved into the near-vertical face of Chapman's Peak between Hout Bay and Noordhoek.
- 52 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.
- 56 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.
- 56 kmCape Peninsula CircuitA loop around the tip of Africa from Cape Town past Chapmans Peak, Cape Point, and Simons Town penguin colony.
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