Accommodation near Macassar Beach
This beach is a beautiful stretch of turquoise seas and creamy white sands. It lies on the False Bay Coast, a few kilometres on from Strand and Sunrise Beaches. The beach is sandwiched between the ocean, the coastal road, Baden Powell Drive, which connects Muizenberg and the N2 freeway, and Khayelitsha and Macassar, two large townships.
The beach offers many kilometres of dog-friendly space, and in the height of summer it comes alive as the local township population flocks to enjoy the sunshine and frolic in the waves.
Macassar Beach is not your hip and happening beach like those on the Atlantic Seaboard, but rather a place with a sometimes eerie sense of the past entwined in it. The abandoned Macassar Beach Pavilion for example, built in 1991, was once the brightly coloured, vibrant heart of the beach, with kiosks and take-away shops neighbouring changing rooms and toilet facilities utilised by the beach's visitors. Today however the pavilion is deserted, the blue paint, where it hasn't chipped off, has faded to pastel and there is no evidence of glass in any of the windows.
The pavilion is a favourite place for photographers (although it is important that you explore it with an alert group for safety reasons), as the abandoned building, waterslides and swimming pools cast strange shadows, and much of the area has been eaten up by the advancing sand dunes.
Speaking of sand dunes, dotted around the area you will notice information boards talking about 'dunes on the move'. These boards are part of efforts by the Macassar Dunes Project, an environmental organisation tasked with protecting the dune eco-system.
The seaside city of Strand is visible from Macassar Beach, and nearby is one of Cape Town's famous kramats (grave of the Muslim noblemen).
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Beautiful Self-Catering Accommodation in the Strand.
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Somerset West
Always awesome - vineyards, mountains and sea!
- Carin O'Neill
Somerset West
Lovely! We enjoyed hiking in the Helderberg Nature Reserve, which was a stone's throw away from our Apartment.
- Anita Dall
Somerset West
Great area with nearby shops and facilities
- Sean Woolnough
Somerset West
A very peaceful and quiet area. The air is fresh in the morning and the view of the ocean is close by. Beautiful sunrises and easily accessible to national roads.
- Gersham Wyngaard
Somerset West
Very clean town
- Julian Fenn
Somerset West
It's a clean town with friendly people. Beautiful view of the mountains. Strand beach is 10 minutes away.
- Shakil Bunsee
Somerset West
Beautiful area. Clean. Friendly people. Lovely views
- Amanda Augustine
Somerset West
Great suburb to stay in, close to many places of interest. A perfect base to explore the wine routes and beach at Strand.
- Sonja Beineke
Somerset West
Somerset West is a great holiday destination if you want everything at your doorstep in a beautiful setting!
- laura de wet
Somerset West
Very lovely place to visit and we will visit Somerset-West again soon.
- Carron Vermeulen