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 Visit this beautiful beachside destination for adventure and sport or just relax at the beach. Bloubergstrand is situated on the Blaauwberg Coast about 20 minutes drive from the Cape Town city centre and about 30 minutes from Cape Town International Airport and is the gateway to the seafood mecca of the Cape West Coast. Bloubergstrand offers one of the best views of Table Mountain. This is the view that is often shown on postcards and pictures.
The white sand beach is ideal for a refreshing swim in the Atlantic Ocean, windsurfing and kite surfing. Big Bay is a surfers´ paradise and hosts several national and international competitions. Little Bay is a nice family beach and suitable for sunbathers. There are also a number of places for surf anglers. In Bloubergstrand visitors can dine in an original fisherman´s cottage at the waters edge while enjoying a beautiful sunset. Bloubergstrand offers a variety of self-catering apartments, a hotel and a number of bed and breakfast establishments as well as numerous attractions, activities, bars, restaurants and other visitor services.
The Blaauwberg region stretches from Milnerton in the south to Mamre in the north and offers vast stretches of sandy white beaches on the northern side of the Atlantic Coast. The Blaauwberg Coast is best known for its spectacular views of Table Mountain across Table Bay. The area encompasses 48 kilometres of sandy white beaches all with magnificent views of Devil´s Peak, Table Mountain and Lion´s Head as well as Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela and many other political prisoners spent part of their sentences.
The Blaauwberg region, one of the fastest growing areas in the Western Cape, lies to the north of Cape Town city centre and is the gateway to the Cape West Coast . There are plenty of bars, restaurants and shopping malls for those so inclined, but best to head for the beaches to watch kite surfers doing ridiculous aerial maneuvers.
The area is also home to the Koeberg Nuclear Power station, the only nuclear power station on the African continent and one which supplies most of the Western Cape with its electricity. Towns in Blaauwberg include Atlantic Beach Estate, Bloubergstrand, Bloubergrant, Century City, Melkbosstrand, Milnerton, Sunset Beach, Table View, West Beach and Woodbridge Island. Blaauwberg is close to the City of Cape Town, beautiful beaches, restaurants and entertainment are plentiful, hotels, guest houses and other accommodation options are geared for tourism making the Blaauwberg area the ideal base for international and local tourists.
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