CLASSIC CAPE EXPERIENCES PENINSULA TOUR: FULL DAY

Private Full Day Classic Peninsula Tour

Highlights  Travel through many famous coastal suburbs of the Cape and traverse one of the world’s most spectacular passes – Chapman’s Peak.  Visit the African penguin colony at as well as the Cape fur seal colony on Duiker Island (weather dependent).  Catch a glimpse of Southern right whales (seasonal) off the Cape’s longest beach.  Spot wildlife in the National Park, and explore the rocky coastline, the Cape fynbos vegetation and the south-westernmost point of Africa – – and its lighthouse.  Stroll through world-famous Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens at the foot of Table Mountain.  Lunch at an a la carte coastal restaurant (own account).

We make our way along the Atlantic seaboard passing , Bantry Bay and Clifton. and Llandudno, with their ghostly shipwrecks, are also fantastic sights on the way to the fishing village of , where we board a boat to view the Cape fur seal colony on Duiker Island (weather dependent).

From here we navigate the 114 curves of 600m high Chapman’s Peak Drive. Enter the section of the Table Mountain National Park with its unique Cape fynbos vegetation and home to birds like African black oystercatchers and Cape sugarbirds as well as to very special fauna including Cape mountain zebra, bontebok (both endemic) and the charismatic Cape baboon.

Climb (or ride the world’s first environmentally friendly funicular) to the famous Cape Point Lighthouse to capture the magical vistas of .

After lunch (own account), we visit Boulders Beach to see the penguins, and then head home through the naval village of Simonstown and over scenic Boyes Drive, taking in the views of the fishing harbour at and the seaside havens of St James and .

To round off your day you can take a stroll through Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens on the slopes of Table Mountain.

THE PENINSULA TOUR IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A QUINTESSENTIAL, HALF DAY, FAMILY OR SCHEDULED TOUR. ADD: CYCLING; HELICOPTER TRIP; SEA KAYAKING; SHARK SAFARI; TABLE MOUNTAIN; SANDBOARDING; WHALE WATCHING AND WINELANDS.

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TABLE CULTURE/ WINE/FOOD/ CLASSIC WEATHER WILDLIFE BIRDING FYNBOS ACTIVE MARINE FAMILY FULL DAY HALF DAY MOUNTAIN HISTORY COOKING TOUR DEPENDENT

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