Cape Of Good Hope, Penguins Private Tour from Cape Town full day plus entry fees

Cape Town Central Trip Overview

This is a tour which combines history – as travelers are taken through the history of South Africa. The arrival of the Dutch until the introduction of apartheid in 1948 by the architect of apartheid Hendrick Verwoerd.

This tour takes travelers via the Atlantic Sea Board where there are several Blue Flag beaches. This area is home to the most expensive residential properties in South Africa. Travelers will also drive through this jaw dropping landscape with its dramatic mountains.

Travelers also see the wild animals like the African Baboons,wildbeast and the bontebok among others. Penguins and the Rock Hyrax are also part of the nature seen on this exciting tour. The amazing fynbos vegetation covers the whole area on the Cape Peninsula Tour.

Travelers are not short of sightseeing as they drive through Chapman’s Peak Drive. Beautiful beaches like Long Beach and Muzenberg beach. The history of Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope is really amazing.

Seals at Seal Island and Hout Bay.

Additional Info

Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Starts: Cape Town Central, South Africa
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours



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This is a tour which combines history – as travelers are taken through the history of South Africa. The arrival of the Dutch until the introduction of apartheid in 1948 by the architect of apartheid Hendrick Verwoerd.

This tour takes travelers via the Atlantic Sea Board where there are several Blue Flag beaches. This area is home to the most expensive residential properties in South Africa. Travelers will also drive through this jaw dropping landscape with its dramatic mountains.

Travelers also see the wild animals like the African Baboons,wildbeast and the bontebok among others. Penguins and the Rock Hyrax are also part of the nature seen on this exciting tour. The amazing fynbos vegetation covers the whole area on the Cape Peninsula Tour.

Travelers are not short of sightseeing as they drive through Chapman’s Peak Drive. Beautiful beaches like Long Beach and Muzenberg beach. The history of Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope is really amazing.

Seals at Seal Island and Hout Bay.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Clifton Beaches, Victoria Road Parking: what3words ///holders.dives.gnawing, Cape Town Central South Africa

One of the 10 beaches on the Blue Flag status list which is divided into 4.

Stop At: Camp’s Bay Beach, Victoria Road Parking: what3words ///nibs.mazelike.swaying, Camps Bay 8005 South Africa

The most popular beach in Cape Town with trendy restaurants bars and only two hotels. Amazing location with the backdrop of the 12 Apostles Mountains and the iconic Table Mountain.

A popular location for international celebrities and first time visitors to the City of Cape Town. Surrounded by expensive properties. This beach has pure white sand and there are many breathtaking photo stops.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Llandudno, Cape Town, 7806, South Africa

A place of same scenic views name after Lundudno in whale due to their similarities. This is also home to one of the blue flag beach and some properties owned by international celebrities.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Hout Bay, Cape Town Central 7872 South Africa

This quaint village is home to the biggest fishing industry in Cape Town. And a visit to seal island can bring you face to face with over 5 000 seals at any one time.

This place also offers travelers an opportunity to take a brief walk about at the harbour while they shop art and craft. This is also the place of the freshest fish and chips in Cape Town with a fish processing factory at the harbour.

Travelers can also grab a cup of coffee from the several coffee shops around.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Chapman’s Peak Drive, Hout Bay Road Between Noordhoek and Hout Bay, 7872 South Africa

This is a spectacular scenic drive with 114 curves stretching for almost 10km. It has several photo stops and is home to “The most popular accident in Cape Town”.

It has jaw dropping views all the way from Hout Bay to Noordhoek. In winter there is a high probability that travelers can see whales. This scenic drive which at times is hanging from unsupported cliffs with boulders on top is a marvel and a wonder to the travelers.

Coming to the end is one of the blue flag beaches The Long Beach or Chapman’s bay with pure white sand.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Misty Cliffs, Cape Town, South Africa

This is an unspoiled old village with holiday homes. It is a place covered under mist probably 80% of the time in a year and is also home to kite surfing.

In the same location is a Department of Sea Fisheries Research Station.

Pass By: Scarborough, Scarborough, Western Cape

This is also another small village with holiday homes and a single pub for the locals and travelers. A popular place especially during the World Cup in 2010. It does have a small beach and is surrounded by an amazing fynbos vegetation.

Pass By: Cape Point Ostrich Farm, M65, Main Road, Cape Point Cape Point, Cape Town Central 7985 South Africa

This is a place with is farming Ostriches and has a shop with amazing Ostrich products. It also has tortoises and other small creatures.

Stop At: Cape Point Nature Reserve, Cape Town Central South Africa

Travelers will explore this Nature Reserve with eight World Heritage Site accolades from UNESCO. It is also a place with over 1 000 plant species.

Travelers will also see two lighthouses and is the site of several shipwrecks. Cape Point has the most powerful lighthouse on the South African coast with a range of 60km.

Breath the air at Cape Point which has been declared to be among the purest in the World hence it is home to one of the Global Research Watch’s (GAW) atmospheric research station.

Cape Point is also home to the World War 2 Radar listening research stations. Travelers can also use the Fernicular to get to the Lighthouse.

In this Nature Reserve is Cape of Good Hope Hope – The most South Western tip of Africa. There is also amazing wildlife like the Chacma Baboon, the Wildbeest, the ontebok, Zebras, the Rock Hyrax, Tortoises and much more.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Boulders Beach Penguin Colony, Simon’s Town 7995 South Africa

Travelers will see the African Penguins from a choice of two locations.
Travelers can wander close to the penguins along the boardwalk that takes them to Foxy beach. Here travelers get so close within a touching distance of the penguins but are not allowed to touch or interfere with them. This gives the travelers a great photo opportunity up close

The other option is at Boulders’ beach where travelers are allowed to swim with the penguins. In this nature reserve its quiet common to come across the Rock Hyrax popularly known as the Dasy.

Duration: 40 minutes

Pass By: Simon’s Town, Simon’s Town, Western Cape

In this town travelers will see Warships since it is home to the SA Navy. It is one of the oldest settlements established soon after the arrival of the Dutch in 1652.

This settlement has its main road declared a National Heritage thus all the structures in the main road cannot be altered so as to maintain their historical feel.

Travelers will also see many fishing boats as this is the place of the second fishing industry in Cape Town after Hout Bay.

Stop At: Muizenberg Beach, Beach Rd, Cape Town Central 7950 South Africa

Time permitting this is an optional activity.

This is one of the most popular beaches in Cape Town also on the blue Flag Status list. It is the beach which has colorful wooden house and lots of jelly fish.
At this beach kids from disadvantaged communities learn how to surf. And there are several surf shops where from surfers can hire surf boards and other equipment.

This is a beach where local flood during the summer festive holidays giving the travelers the opportunity to mingle with the locals

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Pollsmoor Prison, Steenberg Rd, Tokai, Cape Town, 7945, South Africa

This is the prison where Nelson Mandela spend part of his 27 years of imprisonment.
This is one of the most dangerous prisons in South Africa as it houses some of South Africa’s most dangerous criminals – gangsters. This is a maximum security penal facility that continues to hold some of the most dangerous criminals from South Africa

Pass By: Constantia, Constantia, Western Cape

This is an upmarket residential area in Cape Town neighboring the Constantia wine region.

In this place is Groot Constantia the most visited winery in South Africa. It is one of the three wineries which used to be a single winery owned by the first Governor of the Cape Simon van der Stel who produced the first wine in South Africa before the arrival of the French Hugenotes.

Pass By: Bishopscourt, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa

One of the most affluent residential areas in Cape Town. This place is home to all the Anglican Archbishops including the current Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu hence the name Bishop’s Court.

Pass By: Newlands, Newlands, Western Cape

This leafy suburb is home to the Newlands Rugby and Cricket grounds. The South African President house – Genadendal is also located here.

Pass By: University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town Central 7700 South Africa

Travelers will see the university currently rated the best in Africa. Built at the foot of Table Mountain on a piece of land donated by Cecil John Rhodes to the city of Cape Town. This institute of higher learning has a student population of over 28 000 students with slightly over 10% being international students.

Pass By: Groote Schuur Hospital, Main Rd, Observatory, Cape Town, 7935, South Africa

Travelers will see this historic hospital which was the first to carry out a human heart transplant in the world in December 1967. It was carried out by Dr Christian Barnard and a team of 12 other doctors.

Pass By: District 6, Zonnebloem, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa

This is the place which experienced forced removals as from 1968 as the area was declared to be whites only by the Government of Apartheid in 1966.



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