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Welcome to the Cape of Good Hope Be Aware That Baboons Are Dangerous Wild Animals and Are Attracted by Food Accommodation Baboons Extend your time in the Cape of The chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) troops on the Cape Good Hope by spending the night at Peninsula are afforded special protection. They subsist on fruits, one of our self-catering cottages or roots, honey, bulbs, insects and scorpions. During low tide, they on an overnight hiking trail. may be seen roaming the beaches, feeding on sand hoppers and shellfish, behaviour believed to be unusual in primates. Please Welcome to the Cape of Good Hope be aware that baboons are dangerous wild animals and are attracted by food. Visitors must not feed or tease them. Baboons that have been receiving food from humans become aggressive and have to be destroyed. DO keep a safe distance from baboons. DO move away slowly if a baboon approaches you. DO NOT display food when baboons are visible. DO NOT open the windows or doors of your car when baboons are present. DO NOT feed baboons. You will be fined. Olifantsbos Cottage One of the most magnificent getaways in Cape Town, this isolated cottage is situated right on its own beach and sleeps 12, making it 06:00 – 18:00 Summer (October – March) Exit by Sunset Entry times well suited to groups of friends and family. 07:00 – 17:00 Winter (April – September) Exit by Sunset Flying 09:00 – 17:30 Summer Dutchman Funicular 09:00 – 17:00 Winter Two Oceans Monday to Sunday 09:00 – 17:00 Restaurant Tel: +27 21 780 9200 or Fax +27 21 780 9060 Cape Point Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:00 Offices Tel: +27 21 780 9200 or Fax +27 21 780 9060 Buffelsfontein Tel: +27 21 780 9204 or Fax +27 21 780 9321 Visitor Centre Operating times: Monday to Sunday 08:00 – 17:00 Late Exit: R500 fine Eland & Duiker Cottages Overnight in one of these cosy wooden cottages and you could For more detailed information, please visit the Buffelsfontein Visitor Centre – located on the map – part of which is maintained as an information resource centre by the Volunteers and as a Reservation Office wake to bontebok on the lawn. Each cottage sleeps six people. for SANParks. This group of volunteers has compiled a series of pamphlets and exhibits on walks, fauna, flora and other notable features of the area. Emergency: Tel: +27 86 110 6417 all hours Buffelsfontein Visitor Centre, Cape of Good Hope Tel:+27 21 780 9204 • e-mail: [email protected] website: www.tmnp.co.za Overnight hiking trail The areas under the control of SANParks are used entirely at own risk and SANParks shall not be liable for any claims, accidents, injuries or loss, etc. arising from such use. Lasting two days, one night, the 33.8km Cape of Good Hope Hiking Please note that visitors are subjected to the conditions set in terms of section 86 of the National Trail takes in the park’s fynbos, mountains and beaches. Hikers Environmental Management Act (107 of 1998) and the National Environmental Act: Protected Areas Act overnight in basic huts with splendid views of the park. (Act 57 of 2003) for the duration of their stay in the National Park. FREE ENTRY for a year for Wild Card members, No Fires No Off Road Driving No Camping for more information, call Bookings/info 0861 GO WILD (46 9453) +27 21 712 7471 | www.tmnp.co.za No Littering No Flower Picking No Dogs www.wildcard.co.za [email protected] EXCLUDES RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES No Mountain Biking No Firearms No Wood Gathering A SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM CONNECTING SOCIETY To Eland Simon’s Castle Rocks Duiker Town Castle Rock MPA To Kommetjie M4 Local Fauna Smitswinkel Tented Camp With its diverse habitats, ranging Portridge from rocky mountaintops to Point Olifantsbos beaches and open sea, the Cape Cape of Good Hope of Good Hope is home to at Entrance Gate 275 least 250 species of birds. Olifantsbos Smitswinkel Bay Cottage Sirkelsvlei Link Road ROOIHOOGTE 319 Olifantsbos JUDAS PEAK Point 287 DE BOER FALSE BAY Paulsberg Cape of Private Land MPA Cape Sugarbird on Proteas Good Hope 368 MPA PAULSBERG 236 Venus Pool KANONKOP Large animals are a rare sight in the Cape of Good Hope, but there is Things to Do a wealth of small animals such as lizards, snakes, tortoises and insects. Booi se Skerm A single visit isn’t enough to experience everything Lime Kiln There are some herds of zebra, eland and a variety of other antelope. Black Rocks Small mammals also include rock hyrax (“dassie”), striped mouse, on offer at Cape Point, from the breathtaking views Hoek van Bobbejaan Buffelsfontein water mongoose and Cape clawless otter. and serene beaches to historic landmarks. Visitor Centre Bordjiesrif The area offers excellent vantage points for whale viewing. The Built in 1859, the lighthouse is usually the first Da Gama Cross southern right whale is the species most likely to be seen in False Bay point of call. Hop on the Flying Dutchman Dias Cross Buffels Bay between June and November. Others species are the humpback whale funicular for a three-minute ride to the viewing Gifkommetjie and Bryde’s whale. Seals and dolphins may also be seen. point at its base. Several scenic trails wind through 108 the park; if you’re feeling active, follow the MATROOSKOP The Cape of Good Hope is situated at the junction of two major ocean Shipwreck Trail along the beach from Olifantsbos. currents, the cold Benguela along the West Coast and the warm At the Bordjiesrif and Buffels Bay tidal pools you Meadows Agulhas on the East Coast, Due to markedly differing sea temperatures, ATLANTIC can swim and picnic to your heart’s delight. Please Platboom the marine life east and west of Cape Point differs. Although the Cape of OCEAN note there are no lifeguards on duty. Rooikrans Good Hope is popularly perceived as the meeting point of the Atlantic Pegram’s Point and Indian oceans, they meet at Cape Agulhas National Park. For a first-class meal with spectacular views, head Overnight Huts to the Two Oceans Restaurant, specialising in Neptune’s Dairy Local Flora seafood and sushi. Situated nearby are souvenir shops where you can buy truly South African Lighthouse The Cape of Good Hope is an integral part of the Cape Floristic mementos of your time at Cape Point. Cape of Kingdom, the smallest but richest of the world’s six floral kingdoms, Good Hope Dias Beach For more advice on what to do and see, call at with a treasure trove of 1 100 species of indigenous plants. Cape Point the Buffelsfontein Visitor Centre. Cape Maclear Two types of fynbos (”fine bush“) occur: coastal fynbos on alkaline sands and inland fynbos on acid soils. Characteristic fynbos plants include proteas, ericas (heath) and restios (reeds). Many popular horticultural plants like pelargoniums, freesias, daisies, lilies and irises Main Attractions Main Gate Wheelchair Access Restricted Area also have their origins in fynbos. Buffelsfontein Visitor Centre Angling and diving sites Rich, diverse fynbos vegetation Flying Dutchman Funicular Hiking Information Speed Limit Beacon of Hope Walks, hiking trails and Global Atmosphere Watch Station Picnic Site Slipway Parking The area was proclaimed a nature reserve in 1938 and incorporated picnic sites Most south-westerly point of Africa into the Cape Peninsula National Park in 1998. In 2004 the name Braai Fires Only Shipwreck Hiking Trail Tidal pools at Bordjiesrif Cape Point Lighthouse changed to Table Mountain National Park. It encompasses 7 750 Tidal Pool Whale Watching hectares of rich and varied flora and fauna and its 40 kilometre and Buffels Bay Curio Shop TMNP Marine Protected Area Restricted / coastline stretches from Schuster’s Bay in the west to Smitswinkel Bay Game, bird and whale watching Two Oceans Restaurant View Site Accommodation “no take zone” in the east. Historical monuments and buildings Accommodation Toilets Diving The cliffs at the southern point, towering more than 200 metres above Shipwrecks 2-day Hiking Trail the sea, consist of three clearly defined promontories: Cape of Good Restaurant Angling Viewing site from the old lighthouse (see reverse for reservations) Hope, Cape Maclear and Cape Point..
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