Hout bay is located in a protected bay, and is a very popular holiday destination attracting tourists all year long. Hout Bay offers a particularly high number of (especially German-speaking) accommodations and is very diversified. Its fine sandy beach and many cafés and restaurants, as well as the port with the freshest fish of the cap, the handcraft market and the many boat trips are the biggest attractions of the place.
http://www.kapstadt.de/reisefuehrer/atlantikkueste/hout-bay
Also close: Chapmans Peak Drive. Hout Bay approx. 5 mins/ next beach approx. 5 mins/next vineyard Constantia approx. 10 mins / Cape Town approx. 15 mins/Airport Cape Town approx. 20 mins
Ruyteplaats private estate is a residential paradise. Covering 34 hectares of land it is nestled on the southern slopes of Table Mountain and has an unrivaled view of the picturesque valley of Hout Bay. It comprises both freehold homes and sectional title lodges where families can enjoy a secure, carefree lifestyle.