Beaches in Cape Town
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Cape Town has definitaly some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. South Africa was one of the first countries outside Europe awarded with a "blue flag" for some beaches - and three of Cape Town's beaches are currently among them! The Blue Flag is a voluntary eco-label, which works towards sustainable development at beaches/marinas through strict criteria dealing with water quality, environmental education and information, environmental management, and safety and other services.

The Atlantic Ocean Beaches

Table Bay

• Big Bay
• Table Bay
• Dolphin Beach
• Blouberg
• Sunset Beach
• Milnerton

water sports (surfing, windsurfing & kitesurfing), swimming & sundowners

Atlantic Seaboard

• Mouille Piont
• Sea Point, Saunders & Three Anchor Bay
• Clifton
• Camps Bay
• Bakoven
• Llandudno
• Sandy Bay
• Hout Bay

to watch and to be seen, water sports, swimming, sundowners

South of the Atlantic Seaboard

• Noordhoek
• Long Beach
• Misty Cliffs
• Witsands
• Scarborough

escape the masses, walking, tanning, swimming etc.

The Indian Ocean Beaches

Helderberg Beaches

• Gordon's Bay
• Kogel Bay
• Strand
• Bikini Beach

Family beach, swimming, tanning, paddling, walking etc.

False Bay Beaches

• Muizenberg
• St. James (Dagger Beach)
• Boulders
• Smitswinkelbaai
• Diaz

Swimming & sun bathing, photo shooting

North Shore of False Bay

• Macassar
• Monwabisi
• Mnandi
• Strandfontein

nature (fynbos), fishing, swimming, some surfing