Swimming; body boarding; surfing; windsurfing; sea kayaking; scuba diving (contact Scuba Shack Diving in Kommetjie on +27 (0)21-785 6742); big game fishing; shore fishing off the rocks; yachting at False Bay Yacht Club; whale viewing at Cape Point, Boulders, Simon's Town Bay, Glencairn, Kalk Bay and Seal Island - home of the Great White Shark; penguin viewing at Boulders Beach National Park; golf, squash, bowls at the Simon's Town Country Club, 800m from Felsensicht; birding at Rondevlei, Seekoeivlei, Swartvlei; boat trips out to sea with Anne (Albatross) Gray - telephone 083-311-1140; cycling - wonderful routes in Cape Point Nature Reserve, along Chapman's Peak and a host of various routes from Muizenberg to Smitswinkel Bay to Scarborough and Kommetjie.

Other popular places to visit are: The Cape Point Nature Reserve and Cape Point itself where you can enjoy a trip on the Funicular up to the Cape Point lighthouse; the SA Naval Museum, the Toy Museum and the Scratch Patch (where you can scratch for gemstones and purchase a wide variety of gemstone gifts), all located in Simon's Town.

There are also a whole host of quaint shops all along the main street of Simon's Town including its very own waterfront.

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