ATTRACTIONS
Direct access to the Beach
There are a number of pathways down to the beach. The beach is long and wide giving the impression of quiet seclusion. Dogs and horses are often seen on the beach, cantering across the sand and frolicking in the waves. The water is cold but refreshing. For many surfers this is a great spot to be and visitors can sit on the rocks and watch the surf roll in with the occasional rider on his board.
Attractions within 15 minutes drive
Horse Riding
Ever wanted to go horse riding on the beach. This dream experience is available just down the road from Monkey Valley. Enjoy breathtaking views of Chapman’s Peak from Noordhoek beach. You will pass through wetlands with indigenous bird life, then over the dunes and onto the beach where you will visit the Kakapo Shipwreck.
The ride is a two hour guided tour for experienced and novice riders with opportunities to trot and canter.
Chapman’s Peak Drive
On Monkey Valley’s door step, stretching from Noordhoek to Hout Bay is one of the most spectacular marine drives in the world.
Chapman’s Peak Drive is an adventure in beauty, with sheer drops to the sea below and towering mountains rising above you. The twists and curves in the road seem endless and it is a photographers dream. Take an opportunity to enjoy this sightseeing wonder, take a picnic, or for the very active – go for a run. This scenic Cape Town route is now a toll-road.
Hout Bay Harbor
Clovelly Country Club
Nestled in the pristine and tranquil Silvermine Valley close to Fish Hoek in Cape Town lies Clovelly Country Club. With one of the finest golf courses in South Africa, Clovelly offers its members and visitors a memorable experience.
Westlake Golf Club
The Cape’s Most Popular Course
World of Birds
An amazing collection of birds await in Hout Bay, just over Chapman’s Peak drive. Walk into the cages and have birds sit on your shoulders. There are spider monkey cages where the monkeys will jump on your shoulders. Another amazing experience for kids.
Penguins
Some of the beaches on the false bay side are home to the African Penguin. In particular, the Boulders beach colony have their own private beach where visitors can visit. For visitors who choose to go swimming in some of the open swimming beaches nearby, there is always an opportunity for a chance encounter with these sleek swimming birds.
Scratch Patch
Have kids? The Scratch Patch is great place to let your kids dig around for semi-precious stones.
Craft Market
A variety of craft markets dot the peninsula with a wide variety of interesting African crafts.
Attractions within 25 Minutes Drive
Kirstenbosch gardens
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is acclaimed as one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few gardens can match the sheer grandeur of the setting of Kirstenbosch, against the eastern slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain.
Skeleton Gorge
Kirstenbosch gardens also holds the start of a walk up Table Mountain. Climb up Skeleton gorge and walk across the top of Table mountain for drinks. Descend by cable car.
