Blaauwberg Conservation Area, Cape Town

#126 among attractions in Cape Town

Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

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Blaauwberg Nature Reserve was proclaimed a local and provincial nature reserve in 2007. The reserve has views down fynbos slopes, across the city, to seven kilometres of rocky and sandy coastline and the ocean and beyond. The reserve presents itself as one of the few viewpoints in the world from where you can see two proclaimed world heritage sites, namely Table Mountain and Robben Island. ()

Established: 2007 (17 years ago)Coordinates: 33°46'28"S, 18°27'37"E

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Milnerton - Non UrbanCape Town South Africa

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Day trips

Blaauwberg Conservation Area – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Maximum Security Prison, Robben Island, Royal Burgundy Mashie Golf Course, Bloubergstrand.

5.3 miW
Museum, History museum
Maximum Security Prison, Cape Town
137 min walk • The Maximum Security Prison on Robben Island, located off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, is a stark reminder of the country's turbulent past. This former penitentiary, now a World Heritage Site, is most famously known as the place where Nelson Mandela, along...
5.7 miSW
Former prison site with a museum
Robben Island, Cape Town
145 min walk • Robben Island is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometres west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa. It takes its name from the Dutch word for seals, hence the Dutch/Afrikaans name Robbeneiland, which translates to Seal Island.
7.1 miSE
33°50'34"S • 18°33'10"E
Royal Burgundy Mashie Golf Course, Cape Town
181 min walk • Golf, Restaurant
2.9 miS
Town, Area
Bloubergstrand, Cape Town
75 min walk • Bloubergstrand is a seaside suburb of the City of Cape Town, South Africa, along the shores of Table Bay, 15 kilometres due north of the city centre of Cape Town.
5.1 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Racetrack
Killarney Motor Racing Complex, Cape Town
131 min walk • Killarney Motor Racing Complex, whose main race track is also known as Killarney International Raceway, is a motor racing complex in Milnerton Rural, Cape Town, South Africa. It first saw action in 1947.
3.3 miN
Town
Melkbos
85 min walk • One of the main attractions in Melkbos is its beautiful beach, which stretches for miles along the Atlantic Ocean. Visitors can take leisurely strolls along the shore, soak up the sun, or try their hand at surfing or kiteboarding in the crystal-clear waters.
4.5 miSE
Area
Diep River Fynbos Corridor, Cape Town
115 min walk • The Diep River Fynbos Corridor is a nature reserve located in the Blaauwberg region of Cape Town, South Africa. It forms part of the larger Table Bay Nature Reserve, which was established in June 2012.