Gordo's photos of Hout Bay
All photos and text Copyright © 1998-2005 Gordon Richardson
gordonr@iafrica.com
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Constantiaberg, Hout Bay and Karbonkelberg
from back of Table Mountain - Feb '05
Chapman's Peak
and The Sentinel, with Hout Bay from
Constantiaberg -
Mar '04
Hout Bay Valley with Constantiaberg and
Chapman's Peak from Karbonkelberg -
Jul '03
The Sentinel with Karbonkelberg and Little Lion's Head from
Constantiaberg -
Jun '03
Click here for a wide angle panorama
of the combined scene (1430x494 pixels)
Hout Bay from Vlakkenberg -
late Apr '03
Hout Bay valley from Constantia Corner -
early Apr '03
Llandudno with Atlantic from Little Lion's Head -
Dec '01
Hout Bay and Little Lion's Head from Chapman's Peak -
Dec '01
Hout Bay and Chapman's Peak from Little Lion's Head -
Dec '01
Hout Bay valley and Chapman's Peak from Little Lion's Head -
Nov-Dec '01
Hout Bay and Karbonkelberg from upper Silvermine -
Oct '01
Hout Bay valley from Karbonkelberg -
Apr '01
Click here to see the view from
Table Mountain in Oct '01
Note: The slopes of Constantiaberg and Chapman's Peak above Hout Bay
were badly burned in a series of fires from 16 to 19 January 2000.
Chapman's Peak
Drive, The Sentinel and Hout Bay from upper Silvermine -
early Jul '00
Hout Bay and The Sentinel -
early May '00
Burned Vlakkenberg and Constantiaberg from Hout Bay -
Feb/Mar '00
Chapman's Peak and Hout Bay with sea patterns - Nov '99
Hout Bay from upper Silvermine -
May/June '99
Click here for a wide angle panorama
of the combined scene
(1500x500 pixels, courtesy of Roy Lomicka)
Fog and The Sentinel above Hout Bay -
June/July '99
Aerial view of Hout Bay valley and mountains
photo courtesy of Kevin Richardson
Constantiaberg and Chapman's Peak from Hout Bay -
Autumn '95
Hout Bay from
Constantiaberg - Jul '82
photo by Leon Beytenbach
Hout Bay and the Sentinel - Jun '74 (by E.J. Richardson)
The author of this website is in the centre-left (age 12)
Hout Bay and Chapman's Peak from Ocean View - December '98
Constantia Nek with burned hillside -
July '90
Constantia Nek is the only route from the Southern Suburbs
to Hout Bay across the Table Mountain range. The other routes are from
Chapman's Peak, and the Atlantic Coastline past Llandudno.
Click here to jump to a website with some fine
photos of Hout Bay
From here you can go:
on a general tour of the Peninsula
north up the Atlantic Coast
cross Constantia Nek to the Southern Suburbs
around Chapman's Peak Drive to Kommetjie
and Fishoek
(this route is currently closed due to the fires and rockfalls)
south to Cape Point
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08 Sep 2005 updated
23 Mar 1998 created