South Africa is a rich environment for beach collecting, in part due the very rough seas much of the time. There is a spectacular fauna of large limpets which are easy to find on many beaches. Jeffrey's Bay is famous for its beach drift with a small local shell museum, but as already noted, it is a long way from Cape Town. I would start by looking at beaches on the rough, exposed Atlantic side, of the Cape Town area,  such as Hout Bay, or go south of False Bay and look around Hermanus, and if possible, head towards Cape Agulhas. 

There was a good South African shell club magazine, the Strandloper. Not sure if it is still published but if you can find copies of it, it would be worth consulting. There are also a number of specialized books on South African molluscs aimed at the collector. Many focus on the rarer endemic shells that can only be dived or dredged - e.g. the cowries or volutes. Deirdre Richards little paperback "Shells of Southern Africa" from 1989 is a good guide to what you might find beach collecting.

As always, best advice is to find a local collector! Perhaps someone else can give you an introduction to a Capetown based sheller.

Good luck!

Michael Small in rainy Vancouver

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> On Apr 8, 2017, at 02:15, Alex Sassi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> Anyone have tips for where to go beachcombing for shells (including micros) or intertidal collecting in / near Cape Town, South Africa?  Especially where Trivia sp. may be found in beach drift. Other shell-related points of interest?  
> 
> I will be there in a few weeks and have a few days to myself to explore the beaches near Cape Town.  Feel free to contact me offline. 
> 
> thanks!
> Greetings from a rainy Berkeley, CA!
> Alex Sassi
> 
> p.s. I do have a copy of the British Shell Club article "The Beaches of South Africa" 
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