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Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could go to the beach right now without leaving your couch?
No sunburn, no sandblast and you don’t have to lather on the sunscreen.
With the level 3 lockdown restrictions extended, it is the only legal way to go to the beach if you live in one of the Covid-19 hotspot areas.
In 2017, Drive SA partnered with Google Maps Street View to capture many trails in South Africa.
Google Maps Street View takes you on a virtual walk along many of South Africa’s top beaches and trails using high tech imagery.
This allows you the freedom to walk on any beach or trail at any time – across the country. But which ones?
The below image is of Boulders Beach filled with penguins as shown on Google Street View:
The soft sand of Umhlanga Lighthouse beach from Google Street View:
Here are some other beaches and beach trails you can explore:
- Noordhoek Beach, Cape Town
- Muizenberg Beach, Cape Town
- St James Coastal Walk, Cape Town
- Cape Point Nature Reserve
- Catalina Bay Lookout, Richard’s Bay
- uMziki Lookout, iSimangaliso Wetlands Park, KwaZulu-Natal
- Bats Cave, Mission Rocks, iSimangaliso Wetlands Park
- Umhlanga Lighthouse Beach, Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
- Stony Point Nature Reserve, Betty’s Bay in the Overberg
- Strandveld Trail, West Coast National Park
- De Hoop Whale Trail, Western Cape
- Two Oceans Hiking Trail, Cape Point
- Raserpunt Hiking Trail, Overberg
- Southern Tip of Africa, Cape Agulhas
- Cape Agulhas Lighthouse
- Robberg Hiking Trail, Gadern Route
- Otter Trail, Gadern Route
- Kranshoek Hiking Trail, Western Cape
- Heaviside Hiking Trail, Namaqua
- Hole in the Wall, Coffee Bay
- Wild Coast Meander, Eastern Cape
- Strandloper and Mkhambathi Falls, Eastern Cape
- Hole in the Wall Hiking Trail, Presley Bay
- Waterfall Trail, Tsitsikamma
All these beach trails, as well as 170 trails across southern Africa, can be viewed at Trail Finder.
So whether you want to take a stroll on Noordhoek Beach or to tackle the legendary Otter Trail, there are many options to suit your desire – all from the comfort of your home.
With the advancement of technology, we can make our lives a little less locked in and a lot more enjoyable.
And the street view is a great way to help you do that.
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