Activities in Hout Bay

Experience a truly unique way of eating unlimited fantastic pizza, sharing the long table in the company of friends.

Kitima is a great Thai/Asian restaurant located in the historic Kronendal Manor House in Hout Bay. This Cape Dutch mansion was built in the 1700s and several atmosphere setting details have been retained: creaking wooden floors, yellowwood doors, wooden window and door frames and a huge old fireplace. This combines well with the Thai feel (silks and elaborate gold detailing) to give the restaurant an interesting ambience.

Judas Peak is the 12th peak of the Twelve Apostles mountain range and towers over Llandudno and Hout Bay. It is a tough hike and gets quite steep at times and does require some scrambling. Also once you have climbed out of the gulley above Llandudno it can be a little tricky to find the summit (especially if the weather has come in).

Reb Bull hold an annual big wave surfing competition at Dungeons near Hout Bay which attracts some of the world's best big wave surfers. Using specialized big wave boards this surfers compete on massive waves that form on the Dungeons reef off the Sentinel.

World of Birds is a bird and monkey sanctuary in Hout Bay which is home to more than 3,000 birds of 400+ species. There are over 100 aviaries and walkways where visitors can get up close to eagles, owls, cranes, monkeys, meerkats, and many other birds.

The Hout Bay Trail Challenge is a 35km trail run through the mountains around Hout Bay. It is a tough event and as such there is also the option to run it as a relay team of 3. The scenery is beautiful and the Hout Bay Trail Challenge is very popular - entries are taken very quickly.

Comida is a restaurant close to the ocean in Hout Bay with a menu that they describe as "contemporary fusion, with Pacific Rim and the Mediterranean having strong influences."

The Suikerbossie Restaurant is located on famous Suikerbossie hill between Hout Bay and Llandudno. The restaurant has good views of the ocean and surrounding mountains. Suikerbossie is popular as a venue for functions (especially weddings) and they appear to focus their efforts on functions. That said, Suikerbossie Restaurant is open during the day for breakfast and lunch and also offer a buffet carvery on Sundays and public holidays.