Camps Bay is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa In the European winter it is a hotbed of European tourists as well as local South Africans down for a beach holiday. It hosts beach volleyball tournaments as well as a refreshing nightlife.
Camps Bay is named after an invalid sailor, Ernst Friedrich von Kamptz, who settled there in 1778. See also 1760s in South Africa, other events of 1770s, 1780s in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
The back of Table Mountain, the Table Mountain cableway and the Twelve Apostles Mountain Range form a backdrop to the Camps Bay family beach. Table Mountain is a flat-topped Mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa, and is featured in the The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is a cableway to the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. The surf is strong here and there is no resident lifeguard, but a rescue helicopter patrols regularly. The grass verge flanked by the Camps Bay tidal pool offers shady, wind-free barbecue spots. Trendy Shops, restaurants, a hotel, chemist, banks and police station are close to the beach.