Cape Town- great beach city - Page 3

Maria Theresa · March 5th, 2011, 08:45 PM

Isn´t Cape Town full of white sharks?

Some horrible white shark attacks happened in Cape Town in the past few years.

How come it be considered a good beach destination?

Rio de Janeiro has never had any shark attack in its history and also the water in Rio is way warmer than in Cape Town.

Can you swim at night alone in a beach in Cape Town during a hot summer night and feel safe?

Nope, you can´t. It is dangerous. In Rio, it´s perfectly possible.

signol · March 5th, 2011, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Maria Theresa

Can you swim at night alone in a beach in Cape Town during a hot summer night and feel safe?

Nope, you can´t. It is dangerous. In Rio, it´s perfectly possible.

When I was in Rio, the hotel staff advised against going onto Copacabana beach at night due to the risk of crime. This was repeated by some locals we met. Therefore, Rio is in no position to speak about the crime in Cape Town - both cities have very similar problems in this field.

signol

Maria Theresa · March 5th, 2011, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by signol

When I was in Rio, the hotel staff advised against going onto Copacabana beach at night due to the risk of crime. This was repeated by some locals we met. Therefore, Rio is in no position to speak about the crime in Cape Town - both cities have very similar problems in this field.

signol

I was not talking about crime, but about sharks.

Anyway, only dumbs stay in Copacabana...

Ipanema is where the sophisticated Rio is.

signol · March 5th, 2011, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Maria Theresa

I was not talking about crime, but about sharks.

Anyway, only dumbs stay in Copacabana...

Ipanema is where the sophisticated Rio is.

My apologies

But you can go on diving trips to swim with sharks (you are in a metal cage!)

And we stayed in Copacabana one time, Botofogo another time, and Niteroi the other time in Rio. I rate it as my 2nd favourite beach city (after Cape Town)

signol

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Marsupalami · March 10th, 2011, 07:20 PM

Schweeeet ek se! - I ask myself what cant you do in Cape Town!

here's a few of my own pics taken around the peninsula

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wreck on Noordhoek beach by markism2.0, on Flickr

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Kommetjie by markism2.0, on Flickr

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big man of the bay by markism2.0, on Flickr

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Batman and Robin by markism2.0, on Flickr

bobyswan · March 15th, 2011, 07:46 AM

It is always great to hear good things about Cape Town. Capetown has been ranked one of the most beautiful cities for a no of years including having the best urban beaches etc... spactacular beaches and stunning views over the mountains that look toward those beaches although the water is alittle bit colder than in rio or in australia but the mixture of high mountain and rough sea with lovely forst in between give the town special seasoning the weather here is marveollous.

briker · March 23rd, 2011, 05:50 PM

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JuliaKhanam · March 27th, 2011, 01:55 PM

Oia, Santorini, Greece. The city hangs off a cliff, and the white washed buildings are so awesome there, the sunsets incredible (as well as the food).

My favorite beach must be Manuel Antonio in Costa Rica so far, but what I really liked about Manuel Antonio was the monkeys, sloths, and other tropical wild life.

Westport, Ireland must also be one of the most picturesque villages I have ever seen, and great pubs.

I'd like to add honorable mentions to Napa Valley, California (not the city Napa, rather Calistoga and Rutherford for towns, but the wine tasting through the valley, awesome), the Nile river cruise from Aswan to Luxor was awesome, seeing the ancient temples and the constrast of the lush nile against the sahara background, and there is no doubt about the beauty of Paris, the food, the lights, the sights!

OLYMPIA TOWN CAR

Disturbing Reality · March 28th, 2011, 12:49 PM

this can be contested by a lot of beach cities in the world but without a doubt cape town is really attractive...

briker · March 28th, 2011, 04:10 PM

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Diggerdog · March 31st, 2011, 06:28 PM

One thing Cape Town has more than anywhere, I would say, is variety where beaches are concerned, and actually in general.

There are literally hundreds of beaches. Urban beaches with the city right there, like in Sea Point. Glamour beaches like Clifton, beaches with pumping nightlife and restaurants like Camps Bay.
Bikini beach in Gordons Bay.
Warm water beaches on one side of the penisula, cold water on the other. Wild beaches like Noordhoek, open sandy beaches, small coves.
Beaches with wildlife like Boulders. Calm warm kid friendly beaches like Muizenberg and the Strand.
Pumping surf beaches like Dunes and Long Beach, reef and beach like Kalk Bay and Kommetjie.
Big open kite surfing at Big Bay and Blouberg...

Seriously, the list goes on and on.
All these beaches are right in and around Cape Town, due to the unique peninsula that Cape Town is situated on, and the city is absolutely one of the top beach cities in the world.

briker · April 1st, 2011, 02:48 PM

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009 · April 4th, 2011, 09:55 PM

Cape Town is quite nice but it's far from the best beach city, or "second best beach city in the world" as the title suggests

briker · April 5th, 2011, 12:55 PM

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Maria Theresa BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,685 Likes (Received): 4	Isn´t Cape Town full of white sharks? Some horrible white shark attacks happened in Cape Town in the past few years. How come it be considered a good beach destination? Rio de Janeiro has never had any shark attack in its history and also the water in Rio is way warmer than in Cape Town. Can you swim at night alone in a beach in Cape Town during a hot summer night and feel safe? Nope, you can´t. It is dangerous. In Rio, it´s perfectly possible.

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Marsupalami Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cape Town/ Edinburgh/ Melbourne/ Auckland Posts: 803 Likes (Received): 12	Schweeeet ek se! - I ask myself what cant you do in Cape Town! here's a few of my own pics taken around the peninsula image hosted on flickr wreck on Noordhoek beach by markism2.0, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Kommetjie by markism2.0, on Flickr image hosted on flickr big man of the bay by markism2.0, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Batman and Robin by markism2.0, on Flickr __________________ "The ancestors will turn their backs against you and you will be bad luck forever if you leave the ANC unhappy," - Jacob Zuma --- what a douche! Last edited by Marsupalami; March 11th, 2011 at 12:41 AM.

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bobyswan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 5 Likes (Received): 0	It is always great to hear good things about Cape Town. Capetown has been ranked one of the most beautiful cities for a no of years including having the best urban beaches etc... spactacular beaches and stunning views over the mountains that look toward those beaches although the water is alittle bit colder than in rio or in australia but the mixture of high mountain and rough sea with lovely forst in between give the town special seasoning the weather here is marveollous.

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Diggerdog Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,378 Likes (Received): 143	One thing Cape Town has more than anywhere, I would say, is variety where beaches are concerned, and actually in general. There are literally hundreds of beaches. Urban beaches with the city right there, like in Sea Point. Glamour beaches like Clifton, beaches with pumping nightlife and restaurants like Camps Bay. Bikini beach in Gordons Bay. Warm water beaches on one side of the penisula, cold water on the other. Wild beaches like Noordhoek, open sandy beaches, small coves. Beaches with wildlife like Boulders. Calm warm kid friendly beaches like Muizenberg and the Strand. Pumping surf beaches like Dunes and Long Beach, reef and beach like Kalk Bay and Kommetjie. Big open kite surfing at Big Bay and Blouberg... Seriously, the list goes on and on. All these beaches are right in and around Cape Town, due to the unique peninsula that Cape Town is situated on, and the city is absolutely one of the top beach cities in the world.

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009 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: mexico city Posts: 136 Likes (Received): 2	Cape Town is quite nice but it's far from the best beach city, or "second best beach city in the world" as the title suggests

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