Half day Boulders Penguins and Cape Point Private Tour

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Itinerary

1. This is where our pick ups starts from ,your accommodation /hotels Soon after pick up we will drive along the M5 and connect with the M4 via Muizenberg, St. James and Fish Hoek beaches located along the scenic False Bay coastline on our way to Boulder's Beach Penguins Colony.

   20 min

2. Much like their counterparts, the Beach huts that can be seen here at St. James Beach are also used by sunbathers as change rooms. Your tour guide will stop here for a few minutes to allow for some fun-filled photos with these colourful beach huts before we proceed to Boulder's Beach Penguins colony.

   30 min

3. We drive past Kalk Bay Harbour which is more like a fishing village, with the fishing boats docking and the fish traders praising their catch. Fresh fish are available for puchase here on a daily basis. The sights, smells and refreshing sea air are nothing less than spectacular.

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4. We pass through Fish Hoek beach. It is possible to feel the warm Indian ocean waters which flow into the False Bay area making Fish Hoek a preferred beach for swimming and sunbathing on long stretches of warm white sand.

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5. founded in 1679 by the second governor Simon Van der stel. Its the second oldest town in south africa. home to south African navy's base. Ex british Head quarter under the Commonwealth after the British headed it over in 1944 after the world second war you will have the view of the Martello house, the British oldest construction building in the Country and the oldest of its kind in the world we will visit the statue of just Nuisance, and his history would be told once there , the unique Dog, a Great dane which had saved the South African naval, marine services Its also a home to the African penguins.

   30 min

6. We stop at Boulder's Beach to visit the African Penguins colony. Boulder's Beach is one of the best beaches in Cape Town particularly for swimming and sunbathing. It is possible to have close encounters with the African penguins whilst swimming and sunbathing at Boulder's Beach but it is not guaranteed. Therefore, we will take a walk along the boardwalk to the official penguins colony location to see the penguins in their natural habitat. Boulder's penguins colony is home to approximately 3000 African Penguins who spend their days frolicking in the False Bay waters, basking in the sun and parading on the granite Boulders. you will as well have an opportunity to come closer to The Daisies/ Hirax or Marmote as many would called them with different names sortes of Rocky mammals , birds as such as Cormoran and seagulls, and the cape floristic Fynbos sorts of rare endemic plants

   1 h

7. After our encounter with the charming African Penguins, we proceed to what is surely the highlight of the day: The Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point Nature Reserve. It is believed that no visit to Cape Town is complete without a photo behind the Cape of Good Hope name board. We will explore the nature reserve whilst the tour guide shares historical stories about the Bartholomew Dias since 1488 and Vasco Da Gama 1497 both Beacons can be viewed . The Cape of Good Hope is home to many a fauna and flora such as fynbos (fine bush), over 250 species of birds including ostriches, buck, baboons, the Elands which are the biggest antelopes in Africa and the Cape mountain zebra. We advise our guests to please be vigilant and not get too close the the wild animals in the reserve as they can become violent. No close contact or feeding is allowed.

   1 h

8. After exploring the Cape of Good Hope we will drive to the Cape Point where visitors are free to take a short hike up to the Cape Point lighthouse or take the option of the Flying Dutchman Funicular (additional charge at own account). Many believe that the Cape Point is the meeting point of the Two Oceans. However, Cape Point is infact the official meeting point of the Two Ocean Currents: the Cold Benguela and the Warm Agulhas ocean currents. The Cape Point lighthouse is the most powerful on the South African coast.

   1 h

9. Providing that it is operational, we will take a drive through Chapmans Peak Drive, which is one of the most scenic , spectacular routes in the Country if not the world. We will stop for a few minutes at the viewpoints to take some photos as an excursion , the route has about 114 curves and an altitude of 593 metres above sea level , you will as well have the view of the sentil Mountain similar to a black Rhinoceros

   30 minAdmission included

10. Upon our arrival back in Cape Town visitors will be dropped off at the same pick up point where they were collected in the morning.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Cape Town

• Its from-price is 13% above the median of the 1405 day trips we list in Cape Town.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Cape Town

Cape Town spreads between Table Mountain and the sea, a striking city of beaches, vineyards, penguins and history near Africa's southwestern tip.

Table Mountain's flat summit looms over everything, reached by cableway or by hiking trails, with Lion's Head and Signal Hill flanking it. Below, the V&A Waterfront bustles around the working harbour, and boats leave from there for Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was held for eighteen years. The colourful houses of Bo-Kaap climb the slopes above the city centre and the Company's Garden.

Top-ranked sights in Cape Town: Boulders Beach, Cape of Good Hope, Chapman’s Peak Drive.

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