Aerial view of Muizenberg Beach

This capture forms part of our Landscapes Album under the Beach Travel Category. Muizenberg when translated into English from Dutch means "mice mountain". Muizenberg is a beach side town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is situated where the shore of the Cape Peninsula curves round to the east on the False Bay Coast. It is known to be the main surfing spot in Cape Town and is currently home to a surfing community, centered on the popular 'Surfer's Corner'. Muizenberg is located approximately twenty seven kilometers south east of Cape Town’s CBD by road and is bounded by Kalk Bay to the south west, the suburbs of Lavender Hill, Seawinds, Coniston Park, Sheraton Park, Retreat and Westlake to the north and Grassy Park to the north west.
The older part of the town known as Muizenberg Village occupies the foot slopes of the Muizenberg Mountain, whilst the newer suburbs have spread eastwards along the flat expanse of land, known as the Cape Flats, bordering the lake of Zandvlei to the west.
This sandy stretch which forms the northern shore of False bay itself goes on for ever. Well around forty kilometers around to Gordons Bay at the far end. Much of the shoreline is undeveloped and from most viewpoints there is a spectacular backdrop of the landmark mountains of Cape Town. The name False Bay comes from early sailors confusing the bay with Table Bay on the west coast, which is home to Cape Town harbour. One of the most iconic and historic features of Muizenberg beach are the brightly coloured Victorian beach huts which line the beach. Southern Right Whales migrate into the sheltered waters of False Bay during the winter months, especially from mid August through to the end of October. Boyes Drive provides a great outlook for shorebased whale watching.
Boyes drive descends back down towards the shoreline at the southern end and rejoins Main Road at the seaside town of Kalk Bay, a fishing harbor on the shores of False Bay.