Houtbaai

Hout Bay appears to be a little harbour village but is actually a suburb of the metropole .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hout Bay Beach and The Sentinel.

Beach

Peak
or Hangberg is a peak marking the western end of the mouth of in . It has a sheer cliff dropping towards the sea, and a coastal hiking path is accessible at low tide.

Islet
Photo: Bdell555, Public domain.
or Duikereiland, also known as Seal Island, is an off near . It is 77 by 95 metres in size, with an area of about 0.4 hectare. is situated 3 km west of Houtbaai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Noordhoek and Llandudno.

is a seaside town between and Chapmans Peak on the . Its shoreline and its long, wide, sandy beach stretch south to the neighbouring village of Kommetjie.

is a residential suburb of Cape Town on the of the Western Cape. There are no shops or commercial activities, but the town has some of the most expensive residential property in South Africa.

Houtbaai

Latitude
-34.05868° or 34° 3′ 31″ south
Longitude
18.35669° or 18° 21′ 24″ east
Open location code
4FQWW9R4+GM
Geo­Names ID
3366640
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Houtbaai”. Photo: Harvey Barrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.