| Cape Town, is the city's favourite strand of sand, with good access, facilities, and stunning views, though the surf can be tough to handle, the sea is cold and it can get windy. Posh folk might prefer to flash their gilded thongs on neighbouring Clifton Beaches
Camps Bay is one of the most popular and most expensive suburbs in Cape Town. The reason is its stunning location at the foot of the majestic Twelve Apostles, a mountain range belonging to the Table Mountain range, and its proximity to the centre of town, via the spectacular Kloof Nek road.
Camps Bay is the place for urban beach life. The fine white sand is - especially over the weekends and during the holidays - packed with young people. The sea is, due to the protected position in the bay, quite calm and - in summer - good for swimming. At the southern end, there is a seawater pool.
The beachfront of Camps Bay is a long stretch of white, palm tree-lined sand and along its length is a boulevard that forms part of a series of pavement cafes, bistros and restaurants specialising in Mediterranean fare that has earned Camps Bay its trendy and cosmopolitan character. It hums all day and in particular at night when Cape Town’s trendier set come out to play.
Homes in Camps Bay fetch a few cool million with ease and staying in the much sought after suburb has become something of a practice for many visitors, who return again and again to soak up the sun and mingle with the pavement culture.
Homes up in the reaches of Lion’s Head offer fantastic views over the Atlantic and the bay is relatively calm during the summer months offering protection from the wind and pleasant swimming conditions.
Camps Bay's beach promenade is lined with cafés, bistros, discotheques and restaurants. These are mostly excellent, specialised in Mediterranean or sea food and Sushi. All of them are usually visited by many people in the evenings. Camps Bay is a very trendy suburb; people come here to be seen, to meet other people over a good meal or just for a glass of wine or a cappuccino.
The beach population of neighbouring Clifton also comes to Camps Bay for evening entertainment, because Clifton itself is too narrow for a promenade. Instead, it boasts the best beaches, lying well protected in small rocky bays. Luxurious apartment houses hang on the mountain slopes. The real estate prices are the highest in South Africa. Even the smallest flat costs millions of Rands. | 
