Simon's Town

Simon's Town is located at the east side of the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town, South Africa and is home to the South African Navy. Wikivoyage

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in South Africa

• 112PolicePolice
• 112AmbulanceAmbulance
• 112FireFire

Visas and entry What your passport needs for South Africa

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• South African Naval Museum Museum · 980 m
• Simonstown Museum Museum · 990 m
• Amlay House Heritage Museum Museum · 290 m
• Toy Musem Museum · 320 m
• Shark Explorers Dive Shop Attraction · 850 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.

Eating nearby

• Ice cream 1
• Seafood 1

All 3 places to eat

Getting around

• Simon's Town 1.3 km
• Glencairn 3.3 km
• Sunny Cove 5.3 km

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