Private Full-Day Tour: Cape of Good Hope, Cape Point & Penguin Viewing

Embark on a private full-day tour to the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Point, and Penguin Viewing. Customize your itinerary and enjoy the stunning coastal road, visit the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, and explore the Boulders Beach African Penguin colony.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Camps Bay - We will travel along the Atlantic seaboard, driving between the mountains and the ocean our first photo stop will be at Maiden’s Cove beautiful scenic lookout point nestled between Clifton’s beaches and the prestigious suburb of Camps Bay in Cape Town.

  • Seal Island - The second stop of the day Hout Bay harbor perched on the edge of the ocean. You will have the option of taking an exciting 40 minute boat cruise boat to a seal colony where you can view thousands of wild Cape Fur Seals in their natural habitat alternatively enjoying a walk along the quay with yachts and fishing boats dotting here and there.

  • Chapman’s Peak Drive - Gateway between Hout Bay and the south peninsula & Cape Point route Chapman’s Peak drive affectionately known as Chappies is a must stop to photograph and Chapman’s lookout point is where we stop, revealing breathtaking views in both directions.

  • Scarborough - A road trip around the Cape Peninsula without the coastal drive to Kommetjie and a photo stop at Witsand white beach would have not been complete.

  • Cape Point Ostrich Farm - Set in the beautiful Cape Peninsula or next photo stop is at the Southern most ostrich farm in Africa. Largest living birds in the world tour guide will give you some interesting fact about ostriches.

  • Cape Point Nature Reserve - Once entering Cape Point Nature Reserve, reserve we will drive leisurely to the tip of the Nature Reserve on the way see the Dias and DA Gama monuments. You may encounter some baboons and other wildlife such as Bontebok, Cape Eland, Cape Mountain Zebra and with over 250 species of birdlife we must keep our eyes open.

  • Cape Point - Once at Cape Point enough time will be allowed to hike up to the top to see the Cape Point lighthouse or take the funicular, before joining the optional hike from Cape Point to the Cape of Good Hope.

  • Cape of Good Hope - From Cape Point we will drive all the way down to the Cape of Good Hope most South Westerly tip of the African continent. Walk on the beach and have photos of the most Westerly tip of the continent sign board “Cape of Good Hope”.

  • Boulders Beach Penguin Colony - Driving out of the Cape Point Nature Reserve our next stop situated along the False Bay coastline is the famous Boulders Penguins Colony near Simon’s Town. The place gets its name from the huge and ancient granite boulders along the coast. This picturesque area is home to a colony of some 3000 delightful African Penguins. A boardwalk runs from Foxy Beach to Boulders Beach, where you can get down on the sand and mingle with the penguins but don’t be tempted to pet them they have sharp beaks that can cause serious injuries.

  • Simon’s Town - After our visit at Boulders beach and the African Penguin colony our drive back to Cape Town take us through the picturesque coastal naval town of Simon’s Town located on the eastern side of the Cape Peninsula for a coffee stop time permitting.

  • Kalk Bay - After this morning visiting of the Hout Bay fishing village on the West side of the Peninsula, our afternoon drive take us through the Kalk Bay fishing village situated on the East side of the peninsula along False Bay. The village lies between the ocean and sharply rising mountainous heights of Table Mountain Sandstone.

  • Boyes Drive - Boyes Drive our last scenic coastal road that climbs the lower slopes of Muizenberg Mountain providing panoramic views over Muizenberg beach for our last photo opportunity before heading inland. If not too late the shark spotter may still be on duty.

  • Constantia - Nestled beneath the Table Mountain National Park, Constantiaberg and Table Mountain ranges Constantia valley is a region with a wine making history that date back to 1685.

  • Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden - The last visit of the day is The world renowned Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden a haven of peace setting against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain. Walk above the treetops on the Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway also known as the “Boomslang” and see South Africa’s national flower the King Protea. As the estate covers 528 hectares we make sure that you have enough time in your hand to see the garden’s highlights.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Chapman’s Peak toll gate
  • Local English-speaking professional tourist guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Entrance to Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. Adult R 376, Child R 170
  • Entrance to African Penguins colony at Boulder. Adult R 176 Child R 85
  • Cape Point funicular. Adult R 80
  • Kirstenbosch Botanical garden. Adult R 200
  • Hout Bay optional boat cruise to seal island. R 110
Additional Information

What makes this tour unique it is a private excursion that can be customized as you like. However our suggestions is as follows: Early morning departure to enjoy the best morning light for this sightseeing tour down the Cape Peninsula to Cape Point Nature reserve. The circular route from Cape Town down to Cape Point nature reserve and back is approximately 180 kilometers. You’ll travel all along the coastal road of the peninsula known as the Atlantic seaboard with its sparkling white beaches. By mid morning we will reach the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve and the tip of the Cape Peninsula. Enough time will be allowed for you to walk to the old light house. We will also go to the most South Western tip of Africa; mythical meeting place of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans; the Cape of Good Hope. Our way back to Cape Town we will be traveling along the Eastern side of the peninsula. Our last visit of the day are Boulders beach African Penguin colony and Kirstenbosch botanical garden.

Location
Victoria & Alfred Hotel Cape Town
Dock Road
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront hotel lobby.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Ryanwj2676ys
Jun 16, 2024
Use Cape Escape Tours or you are missing out. - We toured Cape Town with Patrick for three days. He is a very knowledgeable guide who takes you to all the right spots to truly experience Cape Town. Some things that really stood out with Patrick: how clean his car was, he was always early or on time, and he always opened and closed everyone's doors. In a world of commercialized tourism, he is a special guide who uses his unique persona and immense experience to wow his guests and give them an unforgettable time! Cape Escape Tours offers a safe and professional environment for a wide range of people including rock climbers, mountain bikers, avid hikers, and tourists anywhere in between. If you are coming to cape Town and want a good experience, you better choose Patrick or you will be missing out... he is simply the best there is.
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Arjanglasbergen
May 18, 2024
Patrick the best guide MTB - Very good guide and friendly also hé arrange a very good bike and tell a lot of all we see it was a hard tour MTB but very very beautiful 🤩
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Graywh
Oct 5, 2023
Flexible Frank - We had a fabulous time with our guide, Frank! He was very knowledgeable about each place we visited and kept us entertained with fun stories of his exploits throughout the day! We loved the self-paced freedom and his patience with every stop. Having a personal guide gave us the flexibility we were looking for and we highly recommend this tour! We have lots of great photos to remember our day, especially ones he so willingly took of us both!
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Ambersw8996bs
Feb 5, 2023
Brilliant - Patrick was our fabulous tour guide for The Cape Peninsula tour. Extremely knowledgeable and very accommodating.
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Veronika_h
Oct 12, 2022
Absolutely recommending this tour - Patrick (our Tour Guide) was absolutely incredible, flexible and knowledgeable. If we had more time and were more fit we absolutely would have done the hiking and mountain biking tours too. Thank you for an amazing experience.
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Dana_a
Jul 7, 2022
Love South Africa - The tour was private. I got a dear guide. Nice, patient, full of knowledge. It was a pleasure to see nice views , animals, botany. To get rich information about so many fields. I loved it . Patrick you get 10 stars.
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Karen
May 21, 2022
THE BEST TOUR TO DO BY E-Bike - Patrick is an amazing person who know everything around the area! The experience is so different from the other tours. He knows the area perfectly and know exactly where to go . Riding the bike is fantastic and he took us to the best spots of cape of good hope , camps peak
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Chocochoco05
May 5, 2022
Amazing!! - We had a great tour with Patrick. He arranged to go some part by bike and it was fantastic day! Thank you and we hope to come back.
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T4838pmrachelc
Mar 15, 2022
Amazing e bike trip to Cape Point - 4 of us did an e bike tour from Cape Town to Cape Point, which involved 3 cycling sections, about 35 km in total and the rest in the van. We had a fantastic time with Patrick, he was a great guide and brilliant company. The bikes we had were superb, we have done a lot of e biking and these were in a different league to anything we have ridden before, so light and amazingly responsive. The tour was varied, beautiful scenery and Patrick was flexible and responsive to our needs and wishes. He picked us up and returned us to our hotel, it was a full day, from 8am until 6pm. Highlights were the cycling in the national park to the Cape of Good Hope and the penguins at Boulders Bay. We would not hesitate to book with Patrick again!
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Brewcitycamper
Jan 1, 2022
An amazing visit to Cape Town, the Cape and Winelands - We spent 2 outstanding days with Patrick. We customized our trip. Our first day was a visit to Stellenbosch and tour of the winelands with a number of winery tours. Our second day was an opportunity to see the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Point, the penguins and a number of other stops throughout the day to see Noordhoek, Chapmanspeak, Simons Town and Muizenberg. We could have spent 3-4 days on such a visit. Each photo was better than the previous photo with every mile truly breathtaking. Patrick was an outstanding guide who clearly was an accomplished hiker as he shared great tips for hikes on Table Mountain and Lion's Head. I wish that we would have had more time to experience Cape Town and the Cape with Patrick as 2 days was not nearly enough. In all of our years of traveling I can say that I have never had such an outstanding guide. We feel like we have a new friend in Cape Town and hope to see Patrick again int he future. We were already planning where we would like to spend more time on our next visit and we will most certainly spend time using Patrick's services with Cape Escape Tours. Patrick, Thank you for your special attention. We now know why you love the Cape.
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