MZANZI ISSUE 16

Travel Tips
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Port Nolloth
If you find yourself anywhere
near the Northern Cape coastline
this summer and need some
beach solitude, you won’t find
better than this. The small fishing
village of Port Nolloth close to
the diamond fields around the
mouth of the Orange River is
about as far away from it all as
you can get. Beaches like this
sandy little bay are dotted all
along the coast here, while a
long stretch of pure white sand
meets the azure blue ocean all
along the front of the village.
After enjoying a lazy day on the
beach you can enjoy a good meal
and some drinks in the village,
while the surrounding area
also offers plenty to do
and see.
A stone’s throw south of the
touristy hustle and bustle of
Cape Town’s Boulders Beach
with its famous penguin colony,
along an almost hidden
pathway you’ll find Windmill
Beach. Also set among large
boulders typical of the area,
the 200m long sandy cove
has warm, crystal clear water
for swimming. The little bay,
located in the Froggy Pond
area of Simon’s Town below
a golf course, if you look
on a map, offers plenty of
protection against the summer’s
southeaster wind. During the
week it’s usually empty and
quiet, but over weekends its
popular with families who
camp out for the day. While
it’s never really crowded, do
come early to find a good
spot. Excellent for swimming,
boulder exploration, snorkelling,
kayaking, picnics, or simply
lazing the time away. There’s
parking not too far away and
clean toilets as well. If you
follow the footpaths that line
the coast along here, or the
boardwalk from Boulders Beach,
you’ll come across many more
such hidden away, absolutely
breathtakingly beautiful little
beaches.
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Windmill Beach
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