Kommetjie

Kommetjie is located on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula, south-west of Noordhoek and north of Scarborough.

Get in

By car

From the airport follow the N2 south-west towards Cape Town. Turn on to the M3 south and follow it to the end. Turn right onto Steenberg Road (M42) and then left onto Ou Kaapse Weg (M64). Follow the road over the mountain for about 11 km. At the second traffic light turn right into Kommetjie Road (M65) and follow this road for about 7 km.

From Hout Bay follow Chapman's Peak Drive (M6) onto Ou Kaapse Weg (M64) then use the directions as outlined above.

By bus

Golden Arrow operates regular buses between Kommetjie and Fish Hoek.

Get around

See

Slangkop Lighthouse has been operating since March 1919.

Do

• Long Beach is a surfers' paradise, with huge waves.
• You can walk all the way on the beach from Kommetjie north to Noordhoek. Along the way you'll come across the rusted wreck of the Kakapo, shipwrecked in May 1900.

Buy

Eat

• Blue Water Cafe, Imhoff Farm, Kommetjie Road, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Breakfast, lunch, dinner or tea/coffee. 
• Compass Bakery, Fish Eagle Park, Kommetjie Road, ☎ [phone]. Delicious bread, biscuits and pastries. 
• Espresso.kom, Erica Road, ☎ [phone]. Excellent coffee and fresh pastries. Open 7 days a week from 8AM and for dinner Tuesday to Saturday evenings. Specials include gourmet burgers, seafood and curry evening. Specialising in Thai dishes. 
• Fisherman's Pub, cnr Somerset and Kommetjie Roads, ☎ [phone]. 
• Just Foods, Erica Road, ☎ [phone]. 
• The Farmers Den, Imhoff Farm, Kommetjie Road, ☎ [phone]. Farm-style meals. 
• The Pickled Fish, Imhoff Farm, Kommetjie Road, ☎ [phone]. Seafood. 

Drink

Sleep

• Chill & Surf Backpackers, 19 Kommetjie Road, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Budget accommodation in cabins, dormitories or tents. R55 camping, R80 dormitory, R250 private hut. 
• Glen Cottage, 22 Riverside Drive, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Self-catering for up to 6 people. From R650 to R1350 for the cottage per night. 
• Sunset Beach Guest Lodge, 73 Wireless Road, ☎ [phone], fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Great location overlooking the beach. From R400 per person. 
• Backpackers@Inchkom, 13 Nerina Avenue, e-mail: [e-mail]. Nice self-catering ensuite room 30 metres from the ocean.

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