Cape Peninsula Day Tour: Cape Point, Penguins & Chapman's Peak
Nine hours around the peninsula in a 14-seater minibus (up to 13 guests) with a Cape Town guide — Hout Bay, Chapman's Peak, Cape Point and the African penguins at Boulders Beach.
- Format
- Small group or private
- Group size
- Up to 13 guests
- Meeting point
- Hotel pickup from 08:00, or Zeitz MOCAA (Silo District)
- Cancellation
- Free up to 24 hours before
Tour Highlights & What We Cover
This nine-hour Cape Peninsula day tour is one of the great scenic drives on earth, looping from Cape Town around the tip of the continent and back. You'll travel the Atlantic Seaboard past Clifton and Camps Bay, stop at the working fishing harbour of Hout Bay, then wind along Chapman's Peak Drive — a cliff-hugging road with ocean views at every turn, with its toll included in your fare. At Cape Point Nature Reserve you reach the dramatic southwestern tip of Africa, walking up to the old lighthouse or taking the optional Flying Dutchman funicular. The day's favourite moment comes at Boulders Beach in Simon's Town, where a protected boardwalk brings you within metres of a colony of endangered African penguins.
Small Groups, Local Guides
We do the Peninsula in a 14-seater minibus (up to 13 guests) with a registered guide who actually lives in Cape Town — never a 60-seat coach. That size is the whole point: we get to Hout Bay and Boulders ahead of the tour-bus crowds, and there's time to get out, walk and look properly instead of photographing from the roadside. Book a seat on the shared departure, or take the whole vehicle for your own group and we'll pace the day around you. As a proudly local, Black-owned operator, your guide shares the peninsula's ecology and history first-hand rather than reading a script.
Pickup, Meeting Point & What's Not Included
Pickup runs from 08:00 across the City Bowl, CBD, V&A Waterfront, Green Point, Sea Point, Bantry Bay, Clifton and Camps Bay. If your accommodation isn't on that list, choose "I'll decide later" when booking and send us the address afterwards — we'll confirm either a door pickup or the nearest meeting point. Guests staying outside the pickup area meet us at Zeitz MOCAA in the Silo District; please be in the lobby or at the gate ten minutes before your allocated time, as the morning run is tight. Entry to Cape Point and to the Boulders Beach penguin colony is not in your fare — add the tickets when you book, or pay at the gate on the day. South African and SADC residents pay a reduced rate on production of ID. Lunch is also on your own — there's a restaurant at Cape Point and plenty of options in Hout Bay and Simon's Town.
Itinerary
Pickup from 08:00
Hotel pickup across the City Bowl, CBD, V&A Waterfront, Green Point, Sea Point, Bantry Bay, Clifton and Camps Bay — or meet us at Zeitz MOCAA in the Silo District.
Atlantic Seaboard & Hout Bay
Along the coast past Sea Point, Clifton and Camps Bay to the working fishing harbour at Hout Bay, ahead of the tour-bus crowds.
Chapman's Peak Drive
One of the world's great coastal drives, hugging the cliffs above the Atlantic. Toll included in your fare.
Cape Point Nature Reserve
The southwestern tip of Africa. Walk up to the old lighthouse, or take the optional Flying Dutchman funicular. Reserve entry and funicular tickets can be added when you book, or paid at the gate.
Boulders Beach, Simon's Town
Walk the protected boardwalk among the endangered African penguin colony. Colony entry can be added when you book, or paid at the gate.
Home along False Bay
Back past Simon's Town and Muizenberg's beach huts, then into the city and your hotel.
Meeting point
Meeting Point
Hotel pickup from 08:00 across the City Bowl, CBD, V&A Waterfront, Green Point, Sea Point, Bantry Bay, Clifton and Camps Bay. Outside that area, meet us at Zeitz MOCAA, Silo District — please wait in the lobby or at the gate from 10 minutes before your time.
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Air-conditioned 14-seater minibus (up to 13 guests)
- Registered local tour guide
- Chapman's Peak toll and all road fees
- Bottled water
Not included
- Cape of Good Hope entry — optional add-on when you book (R515 adult, R250 child), or paid at the gate (reduced rate for SA and SADC residents with ID)
- Boulders Beach penguin colony entry — optional add-on when you book (R245 adult, R120 child), or paid at the gate (reduced rate for SA and SADC residents with ID)
- Flying Dutchman funicular at Cape Point — optional add-on when you book (R115 adult, R60 child), or payable on site; or walk up to the lighthouse
- Lunch and drinks — restaurant at Cape Point, options in Hout Bay and Simon's Town
Meeting point
Hotel pickup from 08:00 across the City Bowl, CBD, V&A Waterfront, Green Point, Sea Point, Bantry Bay, Clifton and Camps Bay. Outside that area, meet us at Zeitz MOCAA, Silo District — please wait in the lobby or at the gate from 10 minutes before your time.
What to bring
Comfortable walking shoes · Sunscreen · Sunglasses · Hat · Light jacket · Camera · Bank card for gate fees (card only — no cash at Cape Point or Boulders)
Please note
- – Stroller / pram accessible
- – Not wheelchair accessible
- – Infants must not sit on laps. We carry one infant car seat — request it when you book.
- – Show your voucher to your guide at pickup or at the Zeitz MOCAA meeting point — a phone screen is fine
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the tour. 100% charge if cancelled within 1 day of the tour.
- 01Registered & insuredOne Day Africa is a fully licensed South African tour operator. All vehicles and activities are insured.
- 02Local guides onlyOur guides are locals who know these streets and their stories, and take personal responsibility for your experience.
- 03Small group sizesSmall groups, never a big coach crowd. Your guide knows who you are and where you are at all times.
- 04WhatsApp contactMessage us on WhatsApp before, during and after your tour. We reply personally between 8am and 7pm, and your guide is with you throughout the day.
Frequently asked questions
Boulders Beach is home to a resident colony of endangered African penguins year-round, so sightings are all but guaranteed. A protected boardwalk lets you observe them up close without disturbing the colony. Colony entry can be added when you book, or paid at the gate on the day.
