Travel Guide Kalk Bay

Kalk Bay is one of our favourite stops, just an hour from Cape Town. The first fishermen were landed here from the Philippines, but also slaves forcibly exiled by the Dutch VOC from Malaysia and Indonesia, the so-called Cape Malays. In the 1800s it was the Cape Whale Station, but by 1830 the extinction of the species threatened the local economy and the boats were limited to fishing for fish and hunting sea lions. Today, this picturesque little village is considered to be a wealthy suburb of Cape Town. The community of Coloured is therefore different from that of Hout Bay, as here the fishermen owned their boats, whereas in the other village they were owned by the fish factory. Today, apart from the colourful boats in the harbour, there are many shops, galleries, antique shops and cafes along the main avenue. Kalk Bay is just past Saint James beach when coming from Cape Town, on the waterfront and served by the train. It is a very pleasant stopover, popular with Cape Towners on weekends to browse through the galleries and antique shops and take a stroll. At sunset, it's time to stop at Cape to Cuba to enjoy a cocktail facing the ocean or to dine in a setting reminiscent of beautiful Cuba The egg myth. You'll never find a hard-boiled egg in Kalk Bay, at least in the fishing community that lives there. Why not? According to local legend, its presence on board a boat attracts terrible danger