Cape Point & Peninsula tour
Cape Town, South Africa
This awe-inspiring tour to the towering headland known as Cape Point encompasses magnificent beaches, breathtaking views and picturesque coastal villages.
What to expect
After your collection, travel toward the Cape Peninsula for the commencement of your tour. Enjoy a scenic drive along the Atlantic Seaboard via Sea Point, Clifton, Camps Bay and Hout Bay, a quaint seaside village with magnificent mountain views. Continue onto Chapmans Peak Drive, one of the world's most spectacular coastal drives towards the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve and Cape Point. Watch the dramatic clash of the seas from the view point which can be accessed by a foot or the Flying Dutchman Funicular (additional cost to own account). A lunch stop (to own account) will be discussed with your guide en-route to Simons Town.
Arrive in the historic Simons Town, a village with charming Victorian architecture, a naval base and a large penguin colony at the beautiful Boulders Beach. Boulders penguin colony is home to a growing colony of the protected African penguin. Wooden walkways allow visitors to view penguins in their natural habitat. Continue on to the well-known Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
End the day with a visit to the Kirstenbosch Garden. Founded in 1913 in an effort to preserve South Africas unique flora, the gardens encompasses five of South Africas six different biomes and is world renowned for the beauty and diversity of the Cape Flora it displays as well as for the magnificence of its setting against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain. The tour ends with drop off your hotel.
Highlights
- Cape Town City
- Cape of Good Hope
- Boulders Beach Penguin Colony
- Kirstenbosch Garden
Time
Daily from
- Oranjezicht / Gardens 07:30
- City Bowl / Foreshore 07:45
- Waterfront / Sea Point 08:00
- Bantry Bay / Camps Bay 08:15
Collection times may vary subject to hotel collection route. Reconfirmation will be sent the night before.
Block-out Dates: Cape Town Cycle Tour – 10 March 2019, Two Oceans Marathon – 20 April 2019
Additional information
- Daily group departures (maximum 16 passengers)
- Starts at 8am from any Cape Town Hotel
- Tour duration approximately 9 hours
- Includes: English tour guide, entrance fees applicable to the itinerary
- Excludes: Lunch
- Private Tours (Foreign languages available on request)