Lala Phantsi | Fish Hoek | False Bay | Accommodation | Cape Town | South Africa
Fish Hoek is one of the small towns together with Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay and
Simonstown is like a string of pearls on the coast of False Bay, whose water is heated by the warm Aghulas current in the Indian Ocean.
The beach in Fish Hoek is known to be the safest beach on the
Cape Peninsula.
The city with its location is an ideal base for exploring
Cape Town and its environments.
10 min. to Boulders
Beach (the penguin colony)25 min. to Cape Point and
Cape of Good Hope35 min. to
Cape Town45 min. to the
Wine DistrictsWe can offer good
accommodation in Fish Hoek and surroundings.
Within a radius of 50 kilometers are about 30
golf courses of the highest standard. Considered by many as the best in the Cape Province (Clovelly) is available in Fish Hoek.
Lala Phantsi Inn is located on the "warm side" of the
Cape Peninsula where you would actually be able to bathe. The temperature is between 18-25 C. We also have a small pool in a protected location from wind and insight.

Along the
False Bay coast road, about 10 km (6.2 miles) north of Simon's Town, lies the placid town of
Fish Hoek. The long stretch of white sand on Fish Hoek
Beach is one of the safest places to swim in the
Cape Peninsula, if not in the whole country.
Fish Hoek Galley, situated right on the beach offers a restaurant and take-outs and is a prime whale watching site to view the Southern Right Whales when they are in the bay to calf between July and November.
False Bay is stretching from Cape Point on the peninsula to the charming villages of
Simon's Town,
Fish Hoek, Kalk Bay, St. James,
Muizenberg all the way to Hangklip, close to Pringle Bay.
False Bay's water is 5°C (41 F) warmer than the Atlantic Seaboard. Visit the Penguin sanctuary at
Boulders Beach near
Simon's Town as well as
Scratch Patch and Cape Point.
This seaside village is surrounded by rugged mountains and boasts one of the safest swimming beaches in Cape Town. Fish Hoek is a glorious bay with a beautiful white sandy beach, with colourful Victorian bathing boxes that add a festive flavour. The beach is a favourite with wind surfers, lifesavers and hobie cat sailers. Visitors will mingle with the locals who swim and walk their dogs on the accessible beach or stroll along the catwalk which heads southwards to Sunny Cove. Fish Hoek Galley, situated right on the beach offers a restaurant and take-aways and is a prime whale watching site to view the Southern Right Whales when they are in the bay to calf between July and November.
Fish Hoek is home to an early stone age historic site where the remains of the 12 000 year old Fish Hoek man was found. More history of the area can be found at the Fish Hoek Valley museum.
Geography: Along the False Bay coast road, about 10km north of
Simon's Town, lies the placid town of Fish Hoek. The long stretch of white sand on Fish Hoek
Beach is one of the safest bathing places in the
Cape Peninsula, if not in the whole country.
History: Fish Hoek was a farm granted in 1818 to Andries Bruins by Lord Charles Somerset. Bruins called it Vischhoek, meaning "Fish Glen" in Dutch. As transport drivers on their way to Simon's Town Navy Base had to traverse the farm, a condition for granting the farm was that no public wine house would be erected here. The
restaurants have, since the 1960's, served alcohol with meals, but the village is still precluded from allowing off-sales.
Science & Nature: From late August it's maternity month for mother whales. Jager's Walk along the coastline is ideal for whale watching and the water alongside the walk is great for snorkelling.
Sport: Bowlers,
golfers and tennis players are well catered for at the Clovelly Country Club, while the waves in False Bay offer a wonderful water playground for windsurfers and sailors when the wind picks up.