A day in Kalk Bay is guaranteed to be a good one. From meandering through the local stores to marveling at the beautiful sea views, you’ll be hard-pressed to have a bad time here. Known as a sleepy fishing village, Kalk Bay has a unique history that may surprise its visitors. The name ‘Kalk Bay’ literally translates from Dutch to ‘Lime Bay’, honoring the area’s vast deposits of mussel shells. Early settlers, most likely indigenous Khoi people, in the area burned these shells to produce lime they then used in construction.
