Gordon’s Bay Harbour

Gordon’s Bay Harbour sits in the eastern corner of False Bay, sheltered behind a curving breakwater with the mountains rising almost directly behind it. It is a small, quiet harbour by comparison with Cape Town’s better-known waterfronts: mostly yachts, small motorboats and leisure craft on their moorings rather than fishing fleets or naval vessels. The […]

Simon’s Town Harbour

Simon’s Town Harbour is the maritime waterfront of a town that exists because of it. The harbour sits in a sheltered corner of False Bay, tucked under steep mountains on the eastern side of the Cape Peninsula, and it has been in continuous naval and maritime use for a very long time. That is what […]

Kalk Bay Harbour

Kalk Bay Harbour is a small working fishing harbour set directly into the middle of Kalk Bay village on the False Bay coast. What defines it is the scale. There is no precinct to navigate and no distance between the harbour and everything around it: you turn off the main road, walk through a gap, […]

Hout Bay Harbour

Hout Bay Harbour is Cape Town’s busiest working fishing harbour, tucked into the western corner of Hout Bay beneath the blunt rock face of the Sentinel. It is worth setting expectations properly: this is not a redeveloped waterfront. Boats are unloaded here, gear is repaired here, and people work here. Visitors are welcome and there […]

V&A Waterfront

A working harbour turned lively hub, the V&A Waterfront blends shopping, dining and entertainment with sweeping harbour and mountain views. Set around a still-operational port, it is Cape Town’s most-visited destination and a natural starting point for exploring the city. Highlights include the Two Oceans Aquarium, the Cape Wheel, an array of markets and restaurants, […]