Boulders Beach
Beach in Cape Town, South Africa
About
Boulders Beach is a sheltered beach made up of inlets between granite boulders, from which the name originated. It is located on the eastern side of the Cape Peninsula, in Simon's Town, in the southern region of Cape Town, South Africa. It is also commonly known as Boulders Bay.
The beach is a popular tourist spot because of a colony of the endemic and critically endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) which settled there in 1982. Boulders Beach forms part of the Table Mountain National Park.
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South African Naval Museum
Naval museum in Dockyard Magazine and Storehouse, Simon's Town South Africa
1.4 mi away
Naval Base Simon's Town
Naval base in Cape Town, South Africa
1.4 mi away
SAS Assegaai
Notable place
0.9 mi away
Selborne Graving Dock
Dry dock in Simon's Town naval base, Western Cape, South Africa
0.7 mi away
Roman Rock Lighthouse
Lighthouse in False Bay, near Simon's Town, South Africa
1.2 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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