Cape Point Private Nature Tour & Hike
Description
There is so much beauty on the Cape Peninsula and any visit to Cape Town should include a day exploring the Cape of Good Hope. We are Cape Town locals with a love for the natural environment and we incorporate this element on our tours, such as this tour and hike combo! - We are locals who have grown up on the Cape Peninsula - We are flexible on the day and can adjust the tour to your interests - You will get to a couple quieter corners, albeit still experiencing the top Cape Peninsula highlights - Our knowledge of the natural environment adds huge value to your experience
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Itinerary
We visit the main Boulders Beach Penguin Colony viewing decks within the Table Mountain National Park which a few thousand African Penguins call home. A walk along Willis Walk to the main swimming beach is something you'll do and in summer a swim here is wonderful! National Park gate fee: R160 per adult, R80 per child (under 12)
We drive into the Cape of Good Hope section of the Table Mountain National Park en route to Cape Point where the lighthouses are located. We'll walk up to the view sites and then possibly down the Lighthouse Keepers' Trail to get a different angle if you're up for a walk. If we don't walk to the lighthouses we can walk out over Diaz Beach and then we'll let you continue towards the Cape of Good Hope (45min) at the same time that we drive around to pick you up at the end point. National Park gate fees: R320 per adult, R160 per child (under 12)
Although we'll touch on the Cape of Good Hope 'proper' while in the Cape Point vicinity we'll be driving to a few different sites within the Cape of Good Hope section of the Table Mountain National Park. Here we will also do a 2.5 hour hike where we'll tell you all about our spectacular Fynbos vegetation while we'll look out for larger wildlife here such as Bontebok, Eland, Chacma Baboons and Ostriches among others.
This road is a classic! We'll usually cruise over Chapman's Peak Drive on the way back to Cape Town after a day on the Cape Peninsula where the views over Noordhoek Beach and Hout Bay are stunning!
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please inform us of your hotel or guesthouse in the Cape Town city centre or nearby surrounds for pick up.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(10)
Super nice and informative trip around the cape! Learned a ton and saw great sites :) even though it was raining I still had a great day!
Mark was a great guide, and our family really enjoyed the hike. We were late arriving and further delayed in starting, and Mark showed extreme patience. He explained everything we asked about, and paced the hike just right for short legs and a variety of taxonomic interests. He even shared his lunch and water with us! We learned about Mark and his son from a pair of fanatical field ecology professors who raved about their multi day experience with this operator. We share their high opinion!
We are a family of four with a teenager and pre-teen. Mark took us for a day out exploring Cape Point. Mark is extremely knowledgeable about the flora and fauna as well as local history so we learnt so much about the area. We saw the penguins at Boulders Beach, as well as Cape Point itself but the highlight of the day was the shipwreck trail which took us in to the hills to see the beautiful fynbos and local birds, then down to a stunning white sand beach with two shipwrecks which we walked past. We also saw ostrich and baboons which the kids loved. On the way back, Mark accommodated my wish to swim and we stopped off at another beautiful beach with turquoise water. Memories we will never forget! I would highly recommend Mark as a guide.
This was in fact my third hike, two with Justin and one with Mark. All in different areas. I find it very interesting and professional, I can learn a lot about fauna and flora while I’m hiking. I feel I’m in good hands and can fully trust my guide. I’m looking forward to my next hikes with them.
Insightful, interesting, fascinating and fun. Thanks to Justin from the Table Mountain Trek and Tours we had a wonderful time exploring the Cape Point reserve. We learned so much about the nature, its wildlife and all related to it. Next year we plan to go for another tour, taking the extended family with us.
If you love nature, seeing exotic plants & flowers, and wildlife in natural habitat, this tour is a must for you. Mark, my guide, is very friendly and knowledgeable. He showed me those off-the-beaten-path locations in the Cape of Good Hope area where are often overlooked by many tourists. Hiking at Sirkelsvlei trail is wonderful. If you want to see things more than just a signboard of Cape of Good Hope and the lighthouse, I recommend this tour.
Mark was so sweet and extremely knowledgeable about the flora, fauna, and birds of the National Park, as well as Cape Town in general. He comes from generations of guides in his family and has a long history of conservation and work in the National Parks. You can really feel his passion for what he does.
My tour guide Mark was outstanding! Great communication allowed me to convey my goals and Mark put together a perfect itinerary. We departed on time and covered lots of ground including seeing the penguins, zebra, numerous antelope, birds and all manner of diverse plants. We traveled far and got in lots of scenic hiking. I learned so many interesting things about the local fauna and flora. I definitely recommend Table Mountain Treks and Tours.
As an avid birder, I have traveled the world and have had many guides. Mark Hawthorne owner of the family-run Table Mountain Treks and Tours is one of the best. He has over 40 years of cultural, natural history, and avian guiding experience. We traveled the region with him and to say we were impressed would be an understatement. He worked so hard to give us a sunrise-to-sunset enriching experience every day. Mark is a teacher, and conservationist and is highly praised and holds many awards and honors for his years of service to the conservation work in and around the Cape.
I spent a fair amount of time researching who I wanted to be my guide around the cape, and can confidently say Table mountain treks and tours did not disappoint! From the start Lindsay has been super attentive really getting to know what I would like to see and do around they cape, helpful to build a bispoke tour for us. Originally we booked one day tour amongst Boulders Beach, and the Cape of Good Hope. However within a few hours we where so impressed with Marks knowledge, we where already booking our second day hike and wine estate tour. We've truly loved our time with Mark, he really took the time to get to know us and our interests really tailoring the experience for us. Marks enthusiasm has really come across, he is truly a well of information! I've learned so much from my time with Mark and he would certainly bey first point of call should I return to South Africa. Importantly by booking with Table mountain treks and tours you'll be supporting a small family business, that want to do the best for their guests.
