Clifton Beaches – a local love affair

Clifton perches on the cliffside, suspended below Lion’s Head and perched above its four world renowned beaches. This glamorous and beautiful stretch of the Atlantic Seaboard seduces at first sight. It is the home of the playboy and the beautiful.

To the locals, the name conjures up white beaches, lazy, carefree summer days, paragliders soaring overhead, beach volleyball, endless summers and perfect sunsets.

Cape Town is famed for its carefree summer days and unimaginably beautiful sunsets, and it is places like  Clifton and Camps Bay that go on delivering on this promise day in and day out.

Whether you visit in summer with long drawn out golden evenings, as the sun lights up the ocean with a shimmering glow, or in winter when the  sun tempts you with pinks and oranges amongst the clouds as it sets, you will find yourself amongst happy people enjoying it with you.

The beaches at Clifton are astoundingly beautiful and safe, whether morning, afternoon, evening or night. Come and laze around and watch the volleyball and frisbee players, or enjoy a mellow sunset, or chill out on the beach in the evening, tranquilly staying into the candle lit night time. Bring your own candles to light as all the other people do.

Luxury multi-storey apartments cling to the cliffside above Clifton First and northwards to Bantry Bay, but fortunately these are not allowed further south along second, third and fourth, so the pristine world class beauty is preserved for people still to come.

So come along and hang out with the trendy in this unbelievably beautiful spot and experience the day of a lifetime.

Getting There:

• The beaches are known as Clifton Fourth, Clifton Third, Clifton Second, or Clifton First.
• They are signposted along the road and have narrow steps leading down to them in amongst the homes that are tucked away on the cliff.
• Park on the road or the parking lots at the top and wander on down.
• Don’t forget your camera!