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Boulders Beach (Penguin Colony)

4 Boulders Place Simon's Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Description: Situated in Boulders bay, near Simon’s Town, Boulders Beach is a sheltered enclave of white sand and clear blue waters, formed by inlets between massive 540 million year old boulders. The beach is one of the area’s most ...Read More
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Boulders Beach (Penguin Colony) Reviews

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Jackasses at Boulders Beach

  • 5 out of 5 stars by SaraP from London, England
  • December 15, 2003
Jackasses at Boulders Beach
Quote: South of Simon's Town (named after Dutch colonist, Simon van der Stel) along the west coast of the Cape, south of Cape Town itself, is Boulders Beach, famous for its colonies of sphenicus demersis, or African penguins. There aren't many spots in... Read the full Boulders Beach (Penguin Colony) review

From journal Cape Town Pt 2 - In and around the Cape

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Boulders Beach

  • 4 out of 5 stars by meadowlark from Boston, Massachusetts
  • February 6, 2003
Boulders Beach
Quote: Boulders Beach claims to be home to the only mainland penguin colony. We saw around 20 sunning themselves on the boulders, a half-dozen swimming in the pools by the boulders, and probably close to a hundred nesting in the underbrush on a short... Read the full Boulders Beach (Penguin Colony) review

From journal Exploring the Cape Peninsula

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Penguins near Cape Town

  • 4 out of 5 stars by becks from Mexico City, Mexico
  • March 1, 2002
Penguins near Cape Town
Quote: Boulders Beach (Simon’s Town) Just south of Cape Town in Simon’s Town is one of only two spots on the African continent where penguins can be seen in their natural habitat. About a kilometer south of the main center of town is the turn off... Read the full Boulders Beach (Penguin Colony) review

From journal Cape Town and the winelands

Boulders Beach

  • 4 out of 5 stars by BeAdventureous! from Little Rock,, Arkansas
  • July 6, 2001
Quote: Hang on the main swimming beach, or stand in the clear calm water, and before you know it, there they are, African penquins! Previously know as jackass penquins, they are curious, inquistive little tuxecedo creatures. A beach has been fenced for... Read the full Boulders Beach (Penguin Colony) review

From journal African Safari

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Simon's Town

  • 4 out of 5 stars by allain from paris, France
  • November 5, 2000
Simon's Town
Quote: Simon Town could be a coastal city like any other. However since 1983, some special inhabitants came to invade the beaches of the town. An overall total of 2350 adult penguins live there. The place is favoured as a penguin's breeding locality... Read the full Boulders Beach (Penguin Colony) review

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The Jackass Peguins

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Tryon from Austin, Texas
  • August 22, 2000
Quote: Penguins in South Africa? Who ever heard of something so ridiculous? But they're there, all right. I saw them with my own eyes, and up close, too. Hundreds of them congregate on the beach and rock banks out in the water, swimming (surprisingly... Read the full Boulders Beach (Penguin Colony) review

From journal South Africa