Bel Ombre

Bel Ombre is a scenic viewpoint in Western Cape, South Africa. Bel Ombre is situated nearby to the pond Elsie’s Pool, as well as near the peak Klassenkop.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orangekloof and Woodhead Dam.

Orangekloof

Forest

Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Orange Kloof is an area of Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the northern end of the Hout Bay valley, just to the west of Cecilia Park.

Woodhead Dam

Reservoir

Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Woodhead Dam is a dam on Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa. It was built in 1897 and supplies water to Cape Town. The dam, which was the first large masonry dam in South Africa, was designated as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2008. Woodhead Dam is situated 2½ km north of Bel Ombre.

Waterworks Museum

Museum

Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Waterworks Museum is located on the northern side of Table Mountain, between the Woodhead and Hely-Hutchinson Reservoirs, in Cape Town, South Africa. Waterworks Museum is situated 3 km north of Bel Ombre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bakoven and Newlands.

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. Bakoven is situated 5 km northwest of Bel Ombre.

Newlands

Suburb

Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Newlands is an upmarket suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the foot of Table Mountain in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall. Newlands is situated 5 km northeast of Bel Ombre.

Camps Bay

Photo: Octagon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Bel Ombre

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-34.00002° or 34° 0′ 0″ south

Longitude

18.40749° or 18° 24′ 27″ east

Open location code

4FQWXCX4+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 865226539

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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