Alandra's Guidebook to Melkbosstrand, Cape Town
Neighbourhoods
Durbanville is a picturesque town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, part of the greater City of Cape Town metropolitan area.
It’s a semi-rural residential suburb surrounded by farms producing wine and wheat.
A must visit for guests wanting to enjoy the magnificent scenery of the Cape, and touring some of its gorgeous wine farms. There’s loads of tantalizing restaurants in the area.
13 locals recommend
Durbanville
Durbanville is a picturesque town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, part of the greater City of Cape Town metropolitan area.
It’s a semi-rural residential suburb surrounded by farms producing wine and wheat.
A must visit for guests wanting to enjoy the magnificent scenery of the Cape, and touring some of its gorgeous wine farms. There’s loads of tantalizing restaurants in the area.
Melkbosstrand is a romantic village with white beaches and great seafood.
It’s an ideal and pretty base from which one can explore both Cape Town and the West Coast.
In close proximity to the Durbanville winelands and Boland Mountains, visitors enjoy the opportunity of adventuring through valleys hung with vines, year-round blue skies and backdrops of towering mountains.
42 locals recommend
Melkbosstrand
Melkbosstrand is a romantic village with white beaches and great seafood.
It’s an ideal and pretty base from which one can explore both Cape Town and the West Coast.
In close proximity to the Durbanville winelands and Boland Mountains, visitors enjoy the opportunity of adventuring through valleys hung with vines, year-round blue skies and backdrops of towering mountains.
Paarl is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the third-oldest city and European settlement in the Republic of South Africa and the largest town in the Cape Winelands.
Situated an hour away from Melkbosstrand, visiting this gorgeous town is a must.
43 locals recommend
Paarl
Paarl is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the third-oldest city and European settlement in the Republic of South Africa and the largest town in the Cape Winelands.
Situated an hour away from Melkbosstrand, visiting this gorgeous town is a must.
Local Beaches
Melkbosstrand beaches offer hours of beach strolling, surfing, beautiful sunsets and the much photographed view over Table Mountain and Robben Island.
Melkbos' can be translated as 'milk bush' and refers to some bushes that grow on the sand dunes in the area, and give off a milky latex substance. It’s picture perfect, white sandy beaches are popular for kite-surfing.
13 locals recommend
Melkbosstrand Beach
Melkbos' can be translated as 'milk bush' and refers to some bushes that grow on the sand dunes in the area, and give off a milky latex substance. It’s picture perfect, white sandy beaches are popular for kite-surfing.