Cape Town Cape of Good Hope Tour

The Cape of Good Hope & Cape Point private tour is a “must do” trip when visiting Cape Town. This sightseeing tour take you all the way down the Cape Peninsula to Cape Point Nature reserve and Cape of Good Hope. The circular route from Cape Town to Cape Point nature reserve and back is approximately 180 kilometers. You travel along the False Bay Eastern coastline of the peninsula with a visit to the African penguin colony at Boulders beach. Our coastal drive take us into the Cape Point nature reserve, all the way to the Cape of Good Hope. Enough time will be allowed for you to explore and walk to the old light house. Our return journey to Cape Town take you along the Western coastline of the peninsula, known as the Atlantic seaboard. It is often best to travel late afternoon to Cape Town on Western side of the peninsula to get the best afternoon sunlight especially driving along Chapman's Peak.

Meeting Point

Victoria & Alfred Hotel Cape Town

V&A Complex, PierHead, Dock Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

Traveler should wait in the Victoria & Alfred hotel lobby for our tour guide.

What's included:

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Chapman's Peak drive toll gate
• Local English-speaking professional tourist guide

Not included:

• Lunch
• Entrance to Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. Adult R 400, Child R 170
• Entrance to African Penguins colony at Boulder. Adult R 200 Child R 85
• Cape Point funicular Adult: R 110

What to expect:

Duration: 5 hours

Camps Bay

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.

10 minutes

Hout Bay

Hout Bay

Hout Bay or the Republic of Hout Bay as it is affectionately known by locals. It was named Hout Bay by the Dutch explorer who "found" the wooded valley and named it "wood bay".

Pass by without stopping

Chapman's Peak Drive

Hout Bay Road, Between Noordhoek and Hout Bay, 7872

Beautiful coastal drive on the way to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Cape Point Ostrich Farm

M65, Main Road, Cape Point, Cape Point, Cape Town Central, 7985

Set in the beautiful Cape Peninsula and Southern most ostrich farm in Africa is our next photo stop with Patrick your onboard tour guide who also worked on an ostrich farm you will be able to ask him all your questions.

10 minutes

Cape Point Nature Reserve

Cape Town Central

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.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Cape Point

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 going to the Cape of Good Hope.

45 minutes

Cape of Good Hope

Cape Point Rd, , 8001

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".

15 minutes

Boulders Beach Penguin Colony

Simon's Town, 7995

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.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Simon's Town

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.

Pass by without stopping

Kalk Bay

Kalk Bay

Our afternoon drive back to Cape Town 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.

Pass by without stopping

Boyes Drive

M75 Boyes Drive, Muizenberg, 7945

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.

10 minutes