Chapman's Peak Drive ends at the little town of Hout Bay, in the bay of that name. Once surrounded by dense forest (hout = "wood"), Hout Bay is now an important fishing port (particularly crayfish). The fishermen's catches, fresh from the sea, are sold on Mariners' Wharf. From here there are cruises to Cape Town and in summer to Duiker Island, a seal and bird reserve.
The World of Birds is a bird reserve with over 3,000 indigenous and exotic birds, including ostriches, cormorants, pelicans, penguins, parrots, eagles and various kinds of water birds. Special features are the large walk-through aviaries.
It occupies 3.5ha/8.65ac of tropically landscaped hillside. Included within the park is a monkey jungle.
Address: World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary & Monkey Park, Valley Road, Hout Bay, Western Cape 7806, South Africa
Adjoining Hout Bay, and now almost continuous with it, is the bathing resort of Llandudno, with exclusive villas lining the slopes of the hill. A beautiful and relatively sheltered beach attracts day visitors as well as residents. A footpath runs south to Sandy Bay, one of South Africa's few legal nudist beaches.
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Llandudno, Hout Bay
Hout Bay, Cape Town
