Camps Bay
Camps Bay is a suburb in Cape Town on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. Founded as Kamps Baai it was once considered to become Cape Town's harbour. It has become a tourism hot spot because it offers a great combination of restaurants, bars, amenities, accommodation and a fantastic beach, all very close to each other.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Octagon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lion’s Head and Glen Beach.
Lion’s Head
Peak
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lion's Head is a mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, between Table Mountain and Signal Hill. Lion's Head peaks at 669 metres above sea level. The peak forms part of a dramatic backdrop to the city of Cape Town and is part of the Table Mountain National Park.
Glen Beach
Beach
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Glen Beach is located north of Camps Bay Beach in Cape Town, South Africa. The two beaches are divided by a rock outcrop that extends from the land to the shore-line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakoven and Schotsche Kloof.
Bakoven
Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bakoven is a small residential suburb in the Atlantic Seaboard region of Cape Town, South Africa. It is positioned between Victoria Road and the sea. South of Bakoven and Camps Bay the coastline is protected, with thousands of acres of mountain Nature Reserve.
Schotsche Kloof
Suburb
The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.
Camps Bay
- Type: Locality
- Description: suburb in Cape Town, South Africa
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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