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Glen Beach – Atlantic ocean

Inside Scoop Cape Town — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:06:08 +0000

Next to Camps Bay Beach on your way to Clifton Beach is Glen Beach. Large granite boulders create the barrier in the sand between Camps Bay Beach and Glen Beach where multi-million Rand (South African currency) shacks sit right on the beach. Local surfers have always regarded Glen Beach as home and on a good surfing day there will always be a group of surfers surfing the reasonably consistent right break.

If you’re not surfing, on a good beach day Glen Beach is a great place to get away from the busy Camps Bay Beach. It feels more secluded and is also great for sun downers or just relaxing on the beach. Park anywhere along Beach Drive.

Diaz Beach – Cape Point Nature Reserve

Inside Scoop Cape Town — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:45:51 +0000

Diaz beach is the southern most beach on the Cape Peninsula and within the Cape Point Nature reserve. It has a wild untouched feel and the water can be turbulent and dangerously rough the one day and calm and bright blue another. It’s an attractive and spectacular natural beach with overhanging cliffs and caves, but not your traditional sun bathers beach.

If you want to soak up the raw natural energy of nature and the ocean this beach is ideal, but if you’d like to sunbath and swim rather choose another more traditional and popular beach like Campsbay, Clifton, Lundudno, or Muizenberg which are all more family friendly beaches.

The steps leading down to Diaz beach are numerous and makes for a great hike if that’s what you’re looking for.

Enjoy and cherish this beach for it’s natural beauty and un-touched splendor.

Pro’s:
• Close to the Cape Point lighthouse parking area
• Beautiful natural raw splendor
• Few people no crowds

Con’s:
• Rough and dangerous ocean on occasions, not for swimming
• Lots of stairs to the beach (even though we think of this as a good workout)
• Need to pay admission to the Cape Point Nature reserve to visit the beach

Llundudno Beach – Atlantic ocean

Inside Scoop Cape Town — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:14:05 +0000

Llundudno must be one of Cape Town’s most beautiful beaches. It’s nestled in between dramatic granite boulders on either side and the water can at times be a stunning crystal clear tropical blue, but mostly chilly due to the colder Atlantic ocean. Indian ocean or False bay side has warmer water for swimming. Great beach for catching the sunset over the Atlantic ocean, sunbathing and surfing.

The surf break at Lundudno is a hollow right hand break on the right side of the beach and can get pretty big if the swell is just right. The currents are strong so if you’re only bathing don’t venture out too far. To the right side of the beach is a great walk through the large granite boulders, it’s spectacular setting for photography.

Llundudno is a small exclusive neighborhood community with a small parking lot at the beach but finding parking can be a problem on busy weekend days.

Pro’s:
• Beautiful beach for relaxing sunbathing, surfing & watching the sunsets
• Spectacular granite rocks

Con’s:
• Parking can be difficult on busy days
• Water is cold most of the time

Clifton Beach – Atlantic ocean

Inside Scoop Cape Town — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:03:50 +0000

Clifton beach is nicknamed Cape Town’s millionaires beaches with small expensive beach cottages nestled in the slopes around the beaches. Clifton’s pristine white sands and crystal blue clear water on a perfect day is the perfect image of paradise.

Clifton beach actually consists of 4 adjacent beaches. They are called Clifton 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st. The busiest and most popular of the four is Clifton 4th Beach which has a small parking lot close to the beach and a lifesaver club with showers.

You can walk from 4th to the other 3 beaches except on very high tides, but that’s rare. The beaches are separated from one another only by groupings of Granite boulders. Parking for the other Clifton beaches (1st, 2nd and 3rd) are on the main street and rare on busy days, you access these beaches by waling down lots of stairs winding between the beach cottages.

Clifton is the closest beach to the city and arguably the most popular and scenic, adjacent Camps bay beach is most likely a tie in popularity. Yachts will throw anchor in the natural bays at Clifton.

Popular activities are body surfing, playing beach bats, people watching and having sun downers with spectacular sunsets over the Atlantic ocean.