Cape Town Nature and History Adventure Tour

Encounter nature, history and sightseeing spectacles such as the Cape Point lighthouse, Cape of Good Hope - the south-western tip of Africa, scenic route; wildlife such as penguins, zebras and baboons. You might even spot whales on this scheduled/ shared tour!
Explore the biggest art and craft market in Cape Town. Experience Chapman's Peak - one of the most scenic drives in the world. See old shipwrecks and hike up to Cape Point Lighthouse.

Discover The Cape Point Nature Reserve that has rich biodiversity and is home to eight World Heritage Site accolades from UNESCO. Breathe the air at Cape Point which is among the purest in the world.

Explore Simon's Town - one of the oldest settlements in South Africa which has historical buildings that are classified as National Heritage and is also home to the South African Navy.

Taste wine in Constantia and then drive by a prison where Nelson Mandela was once incarcerated and a hospital where the first human heart transplant took place.

Meeting Point

The Silo Hotel

Silo Square, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

Travelers must wait in the hotel lobby, we also do pick ups from the Cape Town Cruise Ship Terminal

What's included:

• Registered and qualified Tourist Guide/driver
• Entry ticket to Cape Of Good Hope
• Bottled water
• Chapman's Peak Drive Toll Fees

Not included:

• Fees for optional activities: Seal Island up to R100 (Children R50)
• Optional Activity : funicular ride to Cape Point Lighthouse - R95 (Children R50)
• Optional Entry to Boulders' Beach Penguins (up to R195/adult interantional R100/children

What to expect:

Duration: 8 hours

Bo-kaap

Schotsche Kloof, , Cape Town Central

Bo-Kaap an Afrikaans word which means Upper Cape. Visit This ever popular place with its colorful houses and cobbled streets.
Learn the history of the coming of the Malay community and the first Mosque in South Africa. Take a walk in this amazing place with several Art and Craft shops from locals and others from the Southern African region.

Take selfies against theses colorful houses as you interact with the locals. Look out for the oldest Mosque in South Africa. This is also home to culinary tours where international visitors come for cooking lessons up to 3 hours.

This is also a very popular location for English learning students from countries like Saudi Arabia. Look out for the Americans as they shoot movies - which is a very popular location.

30 minutes

Clifton Beaches

22 Victoria Road, Cape Town Central, 8005

A Sightseeing and Nature Attraction.
Clifton Beach is located on Cape Town’s Atlantic seaboard and is actually a series of four beaches separated by large granite boulders!
Clifton's 4th Beach is a blue flag beach and one of South Africa's most popular and sought-after beaches. It is visited by stars and the famous and its water are always ice-cold.

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Lion's Head

Signal Hill Road, Cape Town Central, 8001

A Nature and Sightseeing Attraction.
Lion's Head is a mountain situated between Table Mountain and Signal Hill whose outline resembles the head of a lion. Lion's Head peaks at 669 metres above sea level. The peak forms part of a dramatic backdrop to the city of Cape Town and is part of the Table Mountain National Park.
Lion's head also famous for activities such as Paragliding, mountain hiking.

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Camp's Bay Beach

Camps Bay, 8005

A Sightseeing, Nature and Historic Attraction.
Camps Bay was named after Sir. Fredrick Von Campz who married the daughter of the farm/ land that contains Camps Bay Beach.
Camps Bay beach has a blue flag status. It has a stunning setting, pristine white sands and dazzling blue waters. Camps Bay Beach is really wide, backed by a row of palm trees, a busy road and a bank of fashionable restaurants and coffee shops that overlook the beach.

Camps Bay is a favourite wedding destination, and many romantic couples have given each other their vows on Camps Bay beach. It is also a campground of suntanners and sundowners.

Camps Bay is also referred as the place of the rich and famous that visit it. It has some of the most expensive residential properties in South Africa.

30 minutes

Twelve Apostles

, , Cape Town Central

A Nature and Sightseeing Attraction.
The Twelve Apostles mountain peaks are located just a little south of Cape Town and are a fantastic design of nature. Get on this tour and see if you can count the twelve apostles (peaks) or a different number!

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Llandudno Beach

Victoria Road, Llandudno, 7806

A Nature and Sightseeing Attraction.
Llandudno is a large sandy beach famous for surfing and sunset viewing. It is home to properties owned by famous celebrities contains the only nude beach in Cape Town.

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Hout Bay

Cape Town Central, 7872

Visit this popular small village harbor which is a hive of activities all year round. Look out fir the fresh fish processing factory as this is home to the biggest fishing industry in Cape Town.
There are a few boats that ferry tourists to Duiker Island also known as seal Island. Take a ferry to this famous island for an opportunity to encounter more than five thousand seals.

Out at the harbor you can also come across a few seals which have been attracted out of water by the locals. This is also home to snorkeling. There is an art and craft shop with a diamond museum for those interested in jewellery.

The harbor is surrounded by amazing photo backgrounds of mountains.

1 hour

Chapman's Peak Drive

Hout Bay Road, Between Noordhoek and Hout Bay, 7872

A Nature, Historical and Sightseeing Attraction.
This is a stunning 9km route that has 114 curves that meanders the rocky coastline of Chapman’s Peak – a 593 m high southerly extension of Constantia Berg/mountain. On the drive you will be able to get stunning 180° views of scenic surroundings. There are many places along the route where you can sit down for an African picnic experience.
Chapman's peak drive was constructed between 1915 and 1922 despite Cape Town only having two cars at that time! It also the place where the most popular car accident happened in South Africa when a Mercedes Benz plunged 100m down but the driver came out unscathed.

After Chapman's peak drive you will head into Chapman' Bay also known as Long Beach that is very beautiful. If fortunate, you might be able to spot whales on this stretch.

30 minutes

Cape Point Ostrich Farm

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

Please Note this activity is optional.
At the Ostrich Farm you will see ostriches in real life and also get to purchase original ostrich leather products and other crafts that are well appreciated world wide.

30 minutes

Cape of Good Hope

Cape Point Rd, , 8001

A Nature, Historical and Sightseeing Attraction.
Cape of Good Hope is the most historical point of contact to the Cape since the arrival of the Dutch in 1652. It was initially named Cape Of Storms because of numerous shipwrecks that are dotted around the coast.
Cape of Good Hope has breathtaking landscapes such as mountains, fynbos and beautiful white sand and unspoiled beaches such as Diaz beach which was named after the world famous explorer Bartholomew Diaz.

At Cape of Good Hope you may also encounter wildlife such as
the notorious Chacma baboons that steal from or even attack tourists for their bags looking for food; zebras, tortoise and wildebeestes in their natural habitat. There is also lot of bird life to behold.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Cape Point Nature Reserve

Cape Town Central

A Nature, Historical and Sightseeing Attraction.
Visit the famous lighthouses at Cape Point that is have a majestic aerial view and are surrounded by world famous
The Cape Peninsula’s rich and diverse plant life has earned it eight World Heritage Site accolades from UNESCO. The Cape Floral Region makes up only 0.5% of Africa, and yet it is home to more than 20% of the continent’s plants. In fact, there are more floral species in the Table Mountain National Park region than all of the United Kingdom. You’ll find many of these while at Cape Point – recent estimates suggest that there are over 1000 species of plants in the Cape Point region, of which at least 14 are endemic.

The air at Cape Point is among the purest in the world, and thus it is home to one of Global Research Watch’s (GAW) atmospheric research stations. GAW is a global network established by the World Meteorological Organiatison to monitor trends and changes in the Earth’s atmosphere.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Boulders Beach Penguin Colony

Simon's Town, 7995

A Nature, Historical and Sightseeing Attraction.
This is a sandy cove with world famous resident penguins that can be viewed to within touching distance.
Boulder's Beach is located in Simon's Town which is one of the oldest settlements in South Africa. Simon's Town has a rich of what transpired after the arrival Dutch, has a lot of museums and is also headquarters of the South African Navy.

Simon's Town has scenic landscapes and historical architecture which has now been classified as National Heritage. Shark Diving is also done in Simon's Town as well as seasonal land based whale watching.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Steenberg Vineyards

Steenberg Road, Steenberg Estate, Constantia, 7945

Get to do some wine tasting.This is an optional activity.
Constantia is the oldest wine producing region in South Africa. The region has gorgeous wine farms that range from historic elegance to modern marvels offering famous wine and chocolate pairings.

1 hour

Pollsmoor Prison Social Services

Tokai, Pollsmoor, Cape Town, 7945, South Africa

Drive by through one of the world's most dangerous maximum security prisons. Nelson Mandela, the father of post apartheid South Africa was once incarcerated there.

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Groote Schuur Hospital

Main Rd, Observatory, Cape Town, 7935, South Africa

This a historic place where the first human heart transplant was performed on the 12th of December, 1967 by Dr. Christiaan Barnard.

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University of Cape Town

Rondebosch, Cape Town Central, 7700

University of Cape Town (UCT) is currently rated as the best university in Africa by the all the five major world university rankings.

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Simon's Town

Simon's Town

Home to the South African Navy. Take a walk in this old village with its beautiful colonial Dutch architecture.
Take a walk along the main road and look out for the statue of Just Nuisance. Able Seaman Just Nuisance - the only dog ever to be officially enlisted in The Royal Navy.

There are also many art and craft shops and a few vendors selling quality curios. The main road is lined with old school fashion shops. Out at sea there are many fishing boats as this is home to the second biggest fishing industry in Cape Two.

Look out for the baboons which are a menace to the locals as they are chased away by the baboon minders. This is also home to several museums which provides a lot of information about the history of South Africa.

There are as more than ten restaurants in this area so you are spoiled for choice when you think about lunch.

1 hour