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When the plankton bloom, and they bloom on their own schedule. False Bay's glowing waves, electric blue lines that light up where the water breaks, are caused by dinoflagellates, m

Muizenberg, and no honest local will argue. South Africa's learn-to-surf capital works because of a simple geological kindness: a sand-bottomed point that turns swells into long, s

Swimming is allowed at Silvermine Reservoir, but there is no lifeguard. Use Gate 1, bring a non-card payment option, check current access and follow SANParks guidance.

You will almost certainly meet baboons at Cape Point, and you may well meet a snake, usually basking motionless on a warm path until it slides off unconcerned. Neither needs to spo

Is Cape Point worth visiting? Genuinely, yes, and not only for the view. This is a headland where a famous lighthouse turned out to be too high for its own good, a funicular named