Embark on a fully customisable Private Tour to Cape of Good Hope/Cape Point and Boulder's Penguins Colony from Cape Town including a private tour guide/driver and a private vehicle. You pay per vehicle and not per person, affording you greater flexibility to choose your own stops along this tour route. A knowledgeable personal guided tour to the Cape of Good Hope and Boulder's Penguin Colony allows your personal interaction with the tour guide. Explore the top attractions in Cape Town including Cape Town city tour, Bo-Kaap colourful houses, Atlantic Seaboard, Duiker (Seal) Island, Chapman's Peak, Boulder's Penguins colony, Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Toll Fees at Chapmans Peak
✔ Bottled water onboard the vehicle
✔ Private Tour Guide/Driver, Vehicle and Fuel
✔ Pick up and drop off at accommodation in Cape Town
✖ Optional Wine tasting fees at Cape Point Vineyards: R60.00 per adult for 4 wines
✖ Entrance fees to Cape of Good Hope main gate @ R360.00 per adult; R180.00 per child under 12 years
✖ Entrance fees to Boulders penguins colony @ R170.00 per adult; R80.00 per child under 14 years
✖ Optional Entrance fees to Seal island boat trip @ R110.00 per adult; R60.00 per child
✖ Meals, Drinks and Gratuities (optional)
✖ Optional Funicular to Cape Point light house @ R80.00 per adult; R40.00 per child
Pickup Locations
1. Onomo Cape Town Waterfront
2. The PortsWood
3. Cape Town Hollow
4. SunSquare Cape Town Gardens
5. Cloud 9 Boutique Hotel & Spa
6. The Village Lodge
7. Fountains Hotel
8. Dysart Boutique Hotel
9. Upperbloem
10. Salama Lodge
11. The Capital 15 on Orange
12. Apartments In Mandela Rhodes Place
13. 9 On Barrack
14. ONOMO Hotel Cape Town - Inn On The Square
15. Lady Hamilton Hotel
16. Waterfront Village
17. Holiday Inn Express Cape Town City Centre, an IHG hotel
18. Blackheath Lodge
19. Glen Boutique Hotel & Spa
20. AC Hotel Cape Town Waterfront
Additional Info: Please can you kindly wait in the hotel lobby for our tour guide to pick you up for your tour.
Itinerary
1
Cape Town Central
Our tour starts with a pick up at your accommodation in Cape Town and surrounding areas at 9:00am (flexible) on this private tour to Cape of Good Hope and Boulders Penguins colony. We begin with a brief drive-by city orientation tour to see important monuments and building in the city centre.
Duration: 15 minutes
2
Bo-kaap
From there we will stop in the Bo-Kaap (Cape Malay Quarter) for a photo opportunity with colorful houses, which carries great historical significance. You may even have a chance to greet some of the locals if they are in sight. Your tour guide will inform you about the colourful houses and their historical meaning.
Duration: 15 minutes
3
Camps Bay
We take a scenic drive along the Atlantic Seaboard with the mountains on one side and the ocean on the other, passing through Three Anchor Bay, Bantry Bay, Clifton and stop in Camps Bay. Maiden's Cove is the perfect spot for you to create memories with spectacular photos as you marvel at the magnificent views of the Twelve Apostles and Camps Bay beach.
This cove is one of the best places in Cape Town to take panoramic photos of the Ocean, Camps Bay Beach combined with the views of Table Mountain, Lion's Head and the beautiful suburbs of Clifton, Camps Bay, etc... We call this the Kodak moment.
Duration: 15 minutes
4
Chapman's Peak Drive
Departing from Hout Bay, we drive along Chapman's Peak and stop at the viewpoint for spectacular photos. It is little wonder that Chapman's Peak is one of the most scenic routes in the world.
Duration: 20 minutes
5
Hout Bay
Travelling along the Atlantic scenic seaboard we will pass through Llandudno, famous for some of the most expensive real estate in South Africa, until we get to Hout Bay. Arrive at Hout Bay harbour, you will have the option to either take a 45-minute boat cruise to Seal Island to view the seals or you can do some shopping at the market.
Duration: 45 minutes
6
Seal Island
Should you choose to take the optional boat trip to Seal Island, the duration will be 45-minutes. This excursion is weather-permitting. Please take along a light jersey because the temperatures tend to drop when we are at sea.
Duration: 45 minutes
7
Noordhoek Farm Village
We continue our coastal journey with an optional stop in Noordhoek, with the breathtaking views of Noordhoek and Long Beach beneath us. Travelers will have the option to enjoy some of the best coffee brewed in Cape Town at the Village Roast for their own account.
Duration: 15 minutes
8
Cape Point Vineyards Tasting Room
An optional stop for wine tasting at the exquisite Cape Point Vineyards will be offered. Surrounded by beautiful vineyards and views of the ocean in the distance, Cool breezes from the sea make for a slow-growing season, with a late harvest that results in a truly unique Sauvignon Blanc that is recognized across the globe for its rich minerality, structure, and tone. An optional sit-down lunch in their restaurant or a picnic lunch overlooking the man-made dam comes highly recommended.
Duration: 40 minutes
9
Cape of Good Hope
We explore the Cape of Good Hope and take our iconic photo with the Cape of Good Hope name board. Here we will also explore the Dias & Vasco Da Gama monuments. There are also beautiful beaches that you will see along the way, as well as various fauna and flora.
Duration: 60 minutes
10
Old Cape Point Lighthouse
From the Cape of Good Hope we will drive to Cape Point. Arriving at Cape Point we will have a choice between a 15-minute hike or take the Flying Dutchman Funicular to the Cape Point Lighthouse. Here we will also explore the most south-western point of Africa, known as the Cape Point, where the cold Benguela from the Atlantic Ocean, meets the warm Agulhas current of the Indian Ocean.
Duration: 1.5 hours
11
Boulders Beach Penguin Colony
Our next stop will be the Penguins colony in Boulders beach, where your guide will escort you to the viewing point to see some of the 2500 breeding pairs of African Penguins at close range. You may even find one or two of these enchanting creatures walking alongside you on the boardwalk.
Duration: 60 minutes
12
Muizenberg Beach
Our return route is past Muizenberg where you will see the colored beach huts. The beach huts are used as changing rooms. These are reminiscent of the “bathing machine” of the 1800s, which was a cart-like structure that was wheeled down to the water’s edge, allowing the ladies to change into their bathing costumes.
13
Cape Town Central
Drop off will be back at guests' accommodation in Cape Town at approximately 18:00 pm.
Additional info
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
• Credits & Cheques cards are accepted at places of interests and South African Rand (ZAR)
