Cape Town Penguins and Cape of Good Hope Tour

Visit the enchanting African Penguins at Boulder's Beach and explore the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point nature reserve and on a half-day small group tour from Cape Town in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle. Travel along the False Bay scenic coastline with a brief stop for photos with the colourful beach huts at St. James Beach. This is the perfect tour option for travellers with limited time or who just want to see the Cape of Good Hope/Cape Point and Boulder's Penguins on a half-day tour from Cape Town.

Meeting Point

CTICC (Cape Town International Convention Centre)

Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

Should you not require a hotel pick up, the meeting point will be at the infront of Entrance 1 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) opposite the Westin Hotel, Lower Long Street, Cape Town City Centre. An exact meeting time will be communicated to you the day before the tour.

What's included:

• Hotel pick up and drop off in Cape Town or our meeting point infront of CTICC entrance 1.
• Bottled water onboard the vehicle.
• Shared tour guide/driver, vehicle and fuel.

Not included:

• Lunch, Drinks and Gratuities (optional)
• Entrance fees to Cape of Good Hope main gate @ R367.00 per adult; R180.00 per child
• (Optional) Entrance fees to Flying Dutchman Funicular @ R85.00 per adult; R45.00 per child
• Entrance fees to Boulders penguins colony @ R176.00 per adult; R85.00 per child

What to expect:

Duration: between 4 hours and 5 hours

Cape Town Central

Cape Town Central

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.

45 minutes

Muizenberg Beach

Beach Rd, , Cape Town Central, 7950

Passing through Muizenberg beach we will see the stretch of attractive colourful beach huts in the distance. The beach huts resemble the “bathing machines” of the 1800’s—a cart-like structure that was wheeled down to the water’s edge, allowing the ladies to change into their chin-to-ankle bathing wear and frolic in the shallow waters. The beach huts are subsequently used as change rooms for sunbathers and keen surfers alike.

Pass by without stopping

St James Beach

Main Road, Muizenberg, 7945

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.

15 minutes

Kalk Bay Harbour

Kalk Bay, 7990

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.

Pass by without stopping

Fish Hoek Beach

Cape Town Central, 8001

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.

Pass by without stopping

Boulders Beach Penguin Colony

Simon's Town, 7995

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.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Cape of Good Hope

Cape Point Rd, , 8001

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 and Vasco Da Gama beacons. 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 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 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old Cape Point Lighthouse

Cape Point Nature Reserve, Cape Point

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 hour

Chapman's Peak Drive

Hout Bay Road, Between Noordhoek and Hout Bay, 7872

Providing that it is operational, we will take a drive through Chapmans Peak Drive, which is one of the most scenic routes in the world. We will stop for a few minutes at the viewpoint to take some photos.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Cape Town Central

Cape Town Central

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.

40 minutes