Tag Archives: Simon’s Town

Hug the coastal road from Muizenberg for 15 kilometres and you’ll reach the quaintest historical naval town of Simon’s Town, recently made famous by SA’s Oscar-winning Octopus Teacher, where this incredible doccie was filmed in the pristine African Kelp Forest in False Bay. Following the trend of city-dwellers visiting outlying areas to …

I remember the joy and magic of going to the Simonstown Scratch Patch as a child and spending time scratching through the precious stones searching for the special ones that would make it into my collection. Taking my two children for the Scratch Patch experience was amazing. My son chose …

When I took my kids to Cape Town at the start of the June/ July holidays I decided to spend a day in Simonstown and the first thing I took them to see was the penguins. My kids love walking, being outdoors and they love all animals. I was sure …

My kids and I visited Cape Town at the beginning of the June/ July school holidays and I took them for a day out in Simonstown. It’s quite strange visiting a town like a tourist with my kids when I grew up in this neck of the woods… well not …