This fantastic excursion to the towering promontory known as Cape Point encompasses gorgeous beaches, breathtaking views, and quaint coastal villages. The Cape Peninsula is one of the most beautiful areas in the world and stretches from the city center to Cape Point.
It is a fantastic excursion to the imposing cape called Cape Point. Along the way, you will see beautiful beaches, breathtaking views, and historic and picturesque coastal villages. The Cape Peninsula is one of the most beautiful places in the world and stretches from the city center to Cape Point.
Travel along the Atlantic coast passing through Sea Point, Clifton and Camps Bay, stopping at Llandudno viewpoint before continuing to Hout Bay, a picturesque village and fishing port with magnificent mountain views and the beach. Optional: Boat trip to Seal Island (seasonal, weather permitting) (not included in price). Then drive through Chapman's Peak, one of the most breathtaking coastal drives, to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, which has magnificent vegetation of fynbos, birds, endemic species of antelopes and zebras , lighthouses and historic shipwrecks. Cape Point is known as the meeting point of the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
After lunch at a nearby restaurant (not included), continue to historic Simon's Town, a village with charming Victorian architecture, a naval base and a large penguin colony on beautiful Boulders Beach. Boulders Beach Penguin Colony (included in price) is home to a growing colony of vulnerable African Penguins. Wooden walkways allow visitors to view the penguins in their natural habitat and there is also an information center.
Then go to visit the famous Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. The garden is one of eight national botanic gardens covering five of South Africa's six biomes. When Kirstenbosch, the most famous of the gardens, was founded in 1913 to preserve the country's unique flora, it was the first botanical garden in the world with this ethos. The garden is famous for the beauty and diversity of Cape flora it displays and for the splendor of its setting facing the eastern end of the steep slopes of Table Mountain.
