Melkbosstrand’s Kreeftebaai in Cape Town ranks third among South Africa’s most Googled beaches, as announced by Google Street View’s 15th birthday celebration campaign.
The campaign showcases the most clicked on beaches, museums and general points of interest in South Africa over the past 12 months.
“In the 15 years since its launch, Google Street View has come a long way,” according to a media release, “from going under water to capture the Great Barrier Reef in 2012, being available in [virtual reality] in 2015, to exploring the ‘Top of the World’ in Canada in 2017”.
Boulders Beach in Simon’s Town, famous for its African penguin colony, came in first place, followed by Hole in the Wall on the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast in second.
Kreeftebaai owes its popularity to the easily accessible serenity the beach offers, according to Hein Köhne, station commander of Melkbosstrand National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI).
“It is also a good fishing, bodyboarding, and surfing spot,” Barnes said, adding that it can be dangerous as the strong currents make it dangerous for swimming.
Kreeftebaai is a stone-throw away from Melkbosstrand, and can be found following the following GPS coordinates: https://bit.ly/3MRHdTF.
