Neighborhood 48H guide
Simon’s Town: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
Naval town and the Boulders penguins.
A historic naval town on False Bay with a Victorian main street, and next to it Boulders Beach, home to a colony of African penguins.
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Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lindsay Hawthorne · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Penguins and the road to Cape Point.
Who it's for: Wildlife lovers and Cape Point drivers.
Pros
- Penguins
- History
- Cape Point
Cons
- Far from the city
- Few restaurants
- Busy at Boulders
48H in Simon’s Town
Naval town and the Boulders penguins.
08:00 – Boulders Beach
Penguins early.
11:00 – Jubilee Square
Just Nuisance statue.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
See / do
See / do
Just Nuisance statue
Jubilee Square
Statue of the Great Dane enlisted in the Royal Navy.
Photo: Lindsay Hawthorne · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Outdoors
Outdoors
Boulders Beach
Kleintuin Road
Boardwalks to an African penguin colony in Table Mountain National Park.
Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Simon’s Town Guest House
Simon’s Town
Guesthouse near the main road.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Simon’s Town.
Cape Town is drafting a Short-Term Letting By-law that would make every short-term rental register with the City and show a registration number; under the 2026/27 Rates Policy, homes let for more than half of the year’s room nights can be rated as commercial. The by-law is still a draft, so check a listing’s details and house rules before booking.
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- V&A Waterfront — Harbour, museums and the Robben Island ferry.
- City Centre & Bo-Kaap — Colourful Bo-Kaap, Company’s Garden and city museums.
- Gardens & Tamboerskloof — Kloof Street cafés and trails up Lion’s Head.
- Sea Point — The promenade, the ocean and Signal Hill sunsets.
- Camps Bay & Clifton — White-sand beaches below the Twelve Apostles.
- Constantia & Newlands — Wine estates and Kirstenbosch.
- Muizenberg & Kalk Bay — Surf, beach huts and a fishing harbour.