Muizenberg
Set right between the glistening ocean below and the impressive mountains above, Muizenberg is the perfect seaside town to spend a few relaxing hours. It takes less than an hour from Cape Town’s CBD to this vibey area by train, and is always bustling with locals and visitors alike. The beach is wide open and [...]
Putt Putt & WaterSlide
Muizenberg has great facilities designed to please you and your whole family. For the kids especially there are a number of activities to choose from to while the day away. The Putt Putt course and Super Tubes (Water slides) are the perfect two places in the seaside suburb to get the children out of the [...]
Surf Shack Surf Shop
This small but hearty outlet has been operating in Muizenberg for 8 years. It’s the baby of the surf schools (the others having been around for at least two decades), but the owners have got passion. Their store has a very islandy feel to it, with wooden benches, chairs and tables outside inviting club members [...]
Gary’s Surf School
Gary’s Surf School started out in 1989and has a great personal feel to it. It’s well known by the locals and returning tourists. As you enter there is the Coffee Sha-Bean coffee shop to the immediate right where passersby and surfers alike stop for a warm drink. Even businessmen and women meet up here to [...]
Lifestyle Surf Shop
Lifestyle Surf Shop has been around since 1975, making it the oldest surf school around. It has a very young vibe though, with youthful faces manning the store, which favours an old-school setup with great summer music playing in the background. The guys who work in the shop are all surfers themselves and can offer [...]
Surf Shops/Schools – Muizenberg
If you’re familiar with the Muizenberg area you’ll know that it’s considered to be the birthplace of surfing in South Africa. The long, wide beach and small yet impressive waves make it the perfect place for novices to learn a thing or two about the water while the pros can get in some practice. It’s [...]
The Public Pools & The Children’s Area
The activities for children in Muizenberg are various and well-kept. I’ve already mentioned the Muizenberg Waterslide and the Putt-Putt range, but there are other fun things to keep the kids happily occupied. The Muizenberg Public Swimming Pools are open from 9am to 5pm. With a small splash pool shaped like a flower for the toddlers, [...]
Palmer Road, Muizenberg
The area of Muizenberg has recently been given a new face with developers investing in returning her to her former glory and a decidedly reduction in certain bad elements walking her streets. This once prestigious seaside community can hold her head up high once more, as the ambience and general feel of the beach, streets [...]
Muizenberg Beach
One of the most popular beaches along the False Bay coast, Muizenberg is believed to be the birth place of surfing in South Africa. With wondrous warm waters, this family-friendly beach is populated daily by hoards of surfers (learners and pros alike), couples enjoying romantic walks, families taking their dogs on leisurely strolls and even [...]
Empire Café
David Jones has been running the Empire Café in Muizenberg for just under eight years, just like he lives his life: very laid back. I join him at the large wooden table where locals enjoy their cup of morning coffee and a bit of banter with the café owner on a regular basis. These guys [...]
