Hout Bay
Hout Bay is a seaside and harbour town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated in a valley of the Cape Peninsula, and is part of the City of Cape Town metro area. Wikipedia
Before you go
Emergency numbers in South Africa
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Hout Bay Museum Museum · 740 m - Animal Ocean Seal Snorkeling Attraction · 360 m
- Drumbeat Charters Attraction · 780 m
- Animal Ocean New Office Attraction · 480 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.