It is nestled at the foot of the UNESCO-listed Le Morne Brabant mountain making it one of the safest beaches in Africa. Popular activities in the area include surfing, diving, and kiteboarding.

You can spend more than a few days exploring this underrated part of South Africa, where visitors will find scenic highways, bustling beach towns ... parts of the UNESCO World Heritage-designated ...

South Africa’s coastline stretches ... low-tide amble along the rocky shore, beach and rock pools of the De Hoop Nature Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site of extraordinary beauty and diversity.

Visitors can wander through maze-like streets, where shops, markets, and traditional houses sit alongside huge palaces.

On 11 March 2025, UNESCO and the Quanzhou Municipality, People's Republic of China, signed an agreement launching the China Funds-in-Trust (Quanzhou) for Capacity-Building on World Heritage in Africa.