Cape Town Atlantic Coast

The beautiful suburbs on the Atlantic coast begins at Green Point on the city's doorstep, through Sea Point, Bantry Bay, Clifton, Camps Bay and carries on through Llandudno and Hout Bay to Kommetjie and Scarborough.

This coastline varies from having some of the most expensive real estate in Africa to remote seaside villages.

Green point

Once a largely neglected area, Green Point has quickly become one of Cape Town's most colourful communities. Found on the edge of the city, it boasts a vibrant nightlife and is a popular evening destination, well served by a large selection of coffee shops, trendy restaurants, night clubs and shows popular among the gay community. It's also within walking distance of the V&A Waterfront.

Sea Point

With its numerous restaurants, bars and pubs, Sea Point bustles 24 hours a day. A truly cosmopolitan suburb that never sleeps, from the wide seafront promenade, the busy main road, the high rise apartment blocks or the mountainside villas, Sea Point can claim to be a city within a city.

Bantry Bay

Located on the coastal road between Sea Point and Clifton, Bantry Bay is perfectly located for easy access to entertainment venues, world class shopping centres and restaurants. Homes in this suburb offer spectacular views over the Atlantic Ocean and Robben Island. It is the start of the stretch of the Atlantic Coastline favoured by the rich and famous, the "playground of the wealthy".

Clifton

With apartments and houses with multi million dollar price tags, Clifton is one of the most desirable areas in Africa. The view, however, makes the price tag seem worthwhile and the wind free beaches are popular with locals and visitors alike. The four adjoining beaches where you wind down stairways between the bungalows to white sands are breathtakingly beautiful.

Camps Bay

You will find Camps Bay and Bakoven behind Table Mountain, nestled beneath Lions Head and the majestic Twelve Apostles. The cosmopolitan beachfront is vibrant throughout the year and people throng the pavement cafes and restaurants enjoying the ambience. In a just a few short years, Camps Bay has gone through a remarkable transformation from a tiny seaside village to a multi million rand suburb.

Llandudno

The millionaires row continues along the rocky coast with a long stretch of undeveloped coastline where you will find Llandudno. It boasts a stunningly beautiful beach, much favoured by surfers, and some of Cape Town's most exciting homes have been built in this area, with talented architects having incorporated huge granite boulders and glass walled swimming pools overlooking the bay into their designs.

Hout Bay

If you travel just over the rise called the Suikerbosie (sugar bush) Hill, you will reach Hout Bay, one of the fastest growing areas in Cape Town. A thriving town centre with its own waterfront development, which predates the better-known V&A Waterfront in the city by several years, Hout Bay offers much for the visitor with boat cruises, the World of Birds sanctuary and a variety of restaurants to choose from.

Chapman's Peak Drive

The Chapman's Peak Drive must be one of the most scenic drives in the world. There are wonderful picnic spots and look-out points along the way and the view across to the Sentinel, guarding the entrance to Hout Bay, is trully memorable. Please note however, Chapman's Peak Drive is a toll road, the toll for passenger vehicles is R20 per trip.

Noordhoek, Kommetjie and Scarborough

Beyond the green Noordhoek valley, the villages of Kommetjie and Scarborough are among the more isolated areas close to the Cape Point Nature Reserve. At Kommetjie, you'll find the famous Long Beach, renowned among surfers as one of the worlds prime surf spots.