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Hout Bay

3,086 Reviews

#19 of 183 things to do in Cape Town Central

Nature & Parks, Bodies of Water

Cape Town Central 7872, South Africa

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4.5 3,086 reviews

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“seal island”(250 reviews)

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Enclosed by ocean, mountains and wine farms, the former fishing village offers a country affair with some adventure thrown in.

Suggested duration: 1-2 hours

As featured in Cape Town for Beginners

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Cape Town Central 7872, South Africa

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+27 21 790 7278

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maryamassai

Johannesburg, South Africa

Reviewed yesterday

very trendy place

love the Hout Bay market and the seafood restaurant, reasonably prices and very fresh seafood. great place for a day.

Date of experience: December 2018

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Realdrv

Cape Town Central, South Africa

6215

Reviewed 2 days ago via mobile

Entertaining

Houtbay has always been a favorite of locals and visitors alike. It offers something for everyone. There are various of outdoor attractions as well as great restaurants.

Date of experience: April 2018

Thank Realdrv

aarongM2508VX

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

23961

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Good stop off for lunch and fresh seafood

No need to spend a lot of time in this small fishing village but still cool to stop by. The seafood is good and fresh and worth a bite on your way to boulders beach or wherever your next stop is.

Date of experience: February 2019

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Meandalfie

Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

2510

Reviewed 1 week ago

Lovely lively bay with good restaurants

Nice long afternoon here with seals bobbing about and even coming out of the water for photos!!! Nice lunch too.

Date of experience: February 2019

Thank Meandalfie

Russ n

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Polluted beach?!

Had a day trip here whilst on holiday to Cape Town. Looked nice but big signs were set up stating not to go in the water as it was polluted! Not very good for a popular tourist attraction..

Date of experience: February 2019

Thank Russ n

michael1990WL

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

5628

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Friendly sealion visit

This area was lovely. We’d been told to go and see the friendly sealion thats been trained by 1 lone man who you can tell loves the animal. You’re allowed to get photos with the sealion and during the show he puts on tips are...More

Date of experience: March 2019

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Tigger3370

Caledonia, Michigan

18236

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Windy

Nice but really windy today. Lots of good views and seals around. Not much to do right at the waterfront.

Date of experience: March 2019

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bigwik

Budapest, Hungary

7715

Reviewed 1 week ago

Great place to hike and seals

Stayed in Hout Bay for a couple of nights. Chapmans peak drive and hike are amazing, and the starting point for the seal island is from here. Amazing place

Date of experience: February 2019

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mslancashire503927

Burnley, United Kingdom

438168

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Lovely bay

Nice quiet bay plenty benches along the way for seating. Ice cream van selling delicious, what seemed like, hand made passion fruit lollies.

Date of experience: March 2019

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keith47

Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom

454200

Reviewed 1 week ago

Pleasant place to stop off

Something for everyone here. Cheap eats, more expensive, boat trips, resident seals to watch or just meander around and take a look. We came via the BLUE open top bus and spent a bout an hour here

Date of experience: February 2019

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tomcI8046QO

We are leaving South Africa tomorrow to head back to the UK and are thinking of stopping off at Hout Bay for some lunch before heading to the airport. Would we see seals swimming in the bay when we are walking around or would we have to get a boat trip out to see them? Unfortunately we won’t have time for a boat trip. Thanks

4 January 2019|

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Some typos in my answer.. sorry but the gentleman is with his sea lion.. not dead lion..if you look at my pics you will see the houts bay pics and sea lion.. enjoy

tomcI8046QO

4 January 2019|

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Hi, i am so sorry to have not replied. I was travelling and didnt get a notification from trip advisor. I hope you went there to have lunch and fun looking at the seals swimming in the ocean?

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