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Photo tour of the Cape Peninsula
Part 2





The southern part of the Cape Peninsula has some stunning scenery.On this webpage we try and capture some of the highlights you will see on a tour of the Peninsula

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Kommetjie



The Kom at Kommetjie with Hout Bay, Table Mountain and Chapman's Peak in the background.


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Long Beach Kommetjie with kelp that washed up during a storm lying rotting on the beach.



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A closer view of Chapman's Peak and Hout Bay across the bay from Long Beach Kommetjie



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Slangkop Lighthouse Kommetjie



Slangkop Lighthouse Kommetjie. The tallest cast iron tower on the South African coastline.



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Looking down over Soetwater and Slangkop Lighthouse from the mountain road above Kommetjie


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Scarborough



Looking out over Scarborough Bay with the Misty Cliffs surfing spot on the left hand side of the bay



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Cape Point



Diaz beach near Cape Point looking down from the site of the old lighthouse



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False Bay and the southern mountain ranges of the Cape Peninsula as seen from the top of the hill at Cape Point



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Smitswinkelbay a small village on the boundary of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve has no access roads or electricity. People visiting this village have to climb down a steep path to get there.


Simonstown



Simonstown the winter anchorage of the Dutch colonists and the former Royal Navy harbour nestling along the edge of Simons Bay in False Bay.



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Fish Hoek



Clovelly and Fish Hoek are situated in the same valley and share the Fish Hoek bay.



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Fish Hoek beach with the railway line running along the edge of the bay.



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Kalk Bay



Kalk Bay with its fishing harbour and fishing village situated on the west coast of False bay



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Muizenberg


The pool at St James with some of the many coloured beach huts found along this coastline.



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A close up view of the beach huts at St James



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Muizenberg beach with the Pavilion in the background.



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Surfer's corner at Muizenberg beach at low tide



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Zandvlei, a salt water lagoon just north of Muizenberg. In the background the houses of Marina da Gama

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Kirstenbosch



A duck pond in the Kirstenbosch gardens



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Rhodes Memorial



Rhodes Memorial built in honour of Cecil John Rhodes who donated his Grootte Schuur estate to Cape Town in his will



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Mostert's Mill



Mostert's Mill, one of only three wind driven flour mills left in Cape Town



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Cape Town



We finally arrive back in Cape Town just in time to watch the sunset over Table Mountain



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Table mountain at sunset



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The setting sun over Table Bay ends another perfect day in Cape Town

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Photo Tour part 1

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