The harbour
Colourful boats and seals.
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Kalk Bay is a fishing village on the False Bay coast of Cape Town's southern peninsula, about 23 km in a straight line south of the city centre. Its houses climb the slopes of mountains that rise straight from the sea, and the railway to Simon's Town runs along the shore, with a station by the harbour. The village takes its name from lime, «kalk» in Afrikaans, which was burned here from seashells in the 17th century. Its small working harbour is still busy: colourful wooden fishing boats come in with their catch, and fish is sold on the quay. Cape fur seals often swim in the harbour waiting for scraps. Main Road is lined with old buildings holding cafés, bookshops, antique and craft shops and galleries, and in 2018 Forbes named the village one of the «coolest neighbourhoods in the world». Tidal pools along the shore are popular for swimming, and the harbour wall gives views across False Bay to the mountains. Most visitors arrive by the coast road, or by train when services are running. Weekends are lively, and early mornings, when the boats come in, are a good time to see the harbour at work.
Colourful boats and seals.
Cafés and bookshops.
For swimming.
False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
Yes, they often swim in the harbour.
By the coast road, or by train when services run.