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Cape of Good Hope & Penguins Day Tour · 10 Hours · Hotel Pickup
Cape Town Cape of Good Hope Tour
Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa's full day from Cape Town: the Cape of Good Hope, the Cape Point lighthouse, an hour with the Boulders Beach penguins, Hout Bay and Chapman's Peak Drive, with hotel pickup. Park entry fees are paid at the gates, on top.
Pick your Cape Point day
Which Cape of Good Hope Tour?
A Cape Town Cape of Good Hope tour is a day round the Cape Peninsula: down the Atlantic coast to the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point, with the African penguins at Boulders Beach on the way. The one to book first is Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope & Penguins Day Tour: 10 hours from a 7:00 AM start, hotel pickup within 10 km of the city centre, an hour each at Boulders, the Cape of Good Hope and the Cape Point lighthouse, at US$50.23 per adult (checked November 2026). One adult can book it. The park fees are not in that price: you pay them at the gates.
Cape Town: Cape of Good Hope & Penguins Day Tour with Pickup
Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa: Bo-Kaap, Hout Bay, Chapman's Peak Drive, an hour each at Boulders, the Cape of Good Hope and the Cape Point lighthouse, and lunch time in Simon's Town. Hotel pickup; park fees extra.
Check dates →From Cape Town: Cape Point & Boulders Beach Full-Day Tour
Kenzi Travel and Tours: Chapman's Peak Drive, 30 minutes at the Cape of Good Hope, 45 at the lighthouse, an hour at Boulders and lunch time in Simon's Town. Pickup in 13 Cape Town areas; park fees extra.
See this day →From Cape Town: Cape Point and Boulders Beach Half-Day Tour
Kenzi Travel and Tours' half day: 5 hours from 8:00 AM, with Chapman's Peak Drive, 25 minutes at Boulders, the Cape of Good Hope and 45 minutes at the lighthouse. Park fees extra.
See the half day →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). The price for your date and group shows before you pay, so treat these figures as a guide, not a quote.
City Sightseeing South Africa runs one more day worth knowing: a double-decker coach with two hours at Cape Point and an hour at Boulders. It sells the same day on two platforms, as Cape Point and Boulders Beach Full-Day Tour on GetYourGuide at US$35.05 per adult (checked November 2026; 4.7 from 2,120 reviews), and as Cape Point and Boulder's Penguins Full Day Tour on Viator, from US$36.18 per person (checked November 2026; 4.9 from 4,586 reviews, Viator and Tripadvisor together). Pick either: it is one tour.
- 4.7 / 5 4654+ Reviews
- 10 hours Duration
- 10 hours Cape Town to the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Point and Boulders Beach and back, with pickup between 7:00 and 8:00 AM
- Fees at the gate Park entry is not in the tour price: SANParks charges R592 for Cape Point and R282 for Boulders per international adult (1 Nov 2026 to 31 Oct 2027)
- Free Cancellation
The Experience
What the Cape of Good Hope Tour Includes
Hotel pickup, the minibus or coach, a guide and driver, tolls and fuel. Park entry, the funicular, the seal boat and lunch are extra.
Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa's own highlights, inclusions and notes, as listed on GetYourGuide in November 2026.
Highlights
- Travel safely with a professional, sober driver and learn from an expert guide
- Visit iconic Cape Point, African penguins at Boulders Beach, and Hout Bay seals
- Drive the scenic Chapman’s Peak with multiple photo stops and ocean views
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cape Town city and surrounding areas (within 10 km radius)
- Transport in a minibus or coach with bottled water onboard the vehicle
- Professional, accredited tour guide and a licensed, sober driver
- Toll fees and fuel
Good to know: Pickup is within a 10 km radius of Cape Town city center between 7:00 and 8:00 AM (please provide your hotel or accommodation address) · For private apartments/Airbnbs, please wait outside at the main entrance at street level 10 minutes prior to pickup · Guests outside the 10 km radius will meet at The Silo Hotel (Silo Square, V&A Waterfront) or The Westin Cape Town · Exact pickup times will be confirmed via email or WhatsApp the afternoon before your tour · Not Included: Entrance fee to Cape of Good Hope, Entrance fee to Boulders Penguin Colony, Entrance fees to Cape Point funicular, Seal island boat trip, Food and drink, Gratuities (optional)
The Cape of Good Hope Tour, Stop by Stop
From your Cape Town pickup round the Cape Peninsula to Cape Point and back in about ten hours.
Pickup in Cape Town
Hotel pickup within 10 km of Cape Town city centre, between 7:00 and 8:00 AM; the exact time comes by email or WhatsApp the afternoon before. Outside that radius you meet the bus at The Silo Hotel at the V&A Waterfront or The Westin Cape Town.
The Atlantic Side
Bo-Kaap (30 minutes), Maiden's Cove (15 minutes), an hour at Hout Bay, where the seal-island boat is an extra, and Chapman's Peak Drive (20 minutes).
Boulders Beach and Simon's Town
An hour at the Boulders penguin colony and 75 minutes in Simon's Town for lunch, which you pay for yourself. The Boulders entry fee is paid at the gate.
The Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point
An hour at the Cape of Good Hope and an hour at the Cape Point lighthouse: walk up, or ride the funicular on your own ticket. A photo stop at St James Beach on the way back to Cape Town.
Photo Gallery
The Cape Peninsula on the Day
The Cape of Good Hope, Cape Point, the Boulders Beach penguins and the coast road.
Book Your Experience
Check Availability & Prices
Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa's ten hours from Cape Town with hotel pickup: the Cape of Good Hope, the Cape Point lighthouse, the Boulders Beach penguins, Hout Bay and Chapman's Peak Drive. Park fees are paid at the gates. One adult can book; free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Before You Book
The Cape Point Day, One Question per Page
The entrance fees, Cape Point or the Cape of Good Hope, the Boulders Beach penguins, the funicular, half or full day, how rushed it is, and where to stay.
Prices are each page's featured tour: GetYourGuide checked November 2026. Tour prices are in US dollars (US$); park fees are in South African rand (R), paid at the gates.
Four Cape of Good Hope Day Tours on One Table
Three on GetYourGuide and one on Viator, each a full day from Cape Town to the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Point and the Boulders Beach penguins: start and length, time at each stop, pickup and what is left to pay at the gates. Prices with the month they were checked.
| Feature | THIS PAGE Cape of Good Hope & Penguins Day Tour, Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa | Cape Point & Boulders Beach Full-Day Tour, Kenzi Travel and Tours | Penguins & Cape of Good Hope Day Tour, Baz Bus | Cape of Good Hope and Boulders Penguins Day Tour, Cape Archives Tours (Viator) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What You Pay | From US$50 per person (checked November 2026) (one adult can book; park fees paid at the gates) | From US$44 per person (checked November 2026) (one adult can book; park fees paid at the gates) | From US$49 per person (checked November 2026) (one adult can book; park fees paid at the gates) | From US$54.72 per person (checked November 2026) |
| Who Can Book | One adult or more | One adult or more | One adult or more | One adult or more |
| Start and Length | 7:00 AM start, 10 hours | 8:00 AM start, 10 hours | 8:30 AM start, 10 hours | 9 to 10 hours |
| Boulders Penguins | 1 hour | 1 hour | A stop, length not stated | 1 hour |
| Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point | 1 hour at the Cape of Good Hope, 1 hour at the Cape Point lighthouse | 30 minutes at the Cape of Good Hope, 45 minutes at the lighthouse | The Cape Point lighthouse, Diaz Beach and the Cape of Good Hope sign | 2 hours in the nature reserve: 30 minutes at the Cape of Good Hope, 40 at the lighthouse |
| Park Entry | Not included: paid at the gates | Not included: paid on site | Not included: paid at the gates | Not included |
| Other Stops | Bo-Kaap, Maiden's Cove, Hout Bay, Chapman's Peak Drive, Simon's Town, St James Beach | Bo-Kaap, Maiden's Cove, Chapman's Peak Drive, Simon's Town, Muizenberg Beach | Hout Bay, Chapman's Peak Drive, a lunch stop | Bo-Kaap, Camps Bay, Hout Bay, Chapman's Peak Drive, an ostrich farm, Simon's Town |
| Pickup | Hotel pickup within 10 km of the city centre, 7:00 to 8:00 AM | Hotel pickup in 13 Cape Town areas | 192 pickup locations | Hotel pickup in Cape Town; set pickup areas for guests from outside town |
| Check dates | See this tour | See this tour | See it on Viator |
More Ways to Cape Point
Other Cape Point and Penguin Tours from Cape Town
Half days, an afternoon tour, a double-decker day and days that add Table Mountain, on GetYourGuide and Viator.
DOUBLE-DECKER, ON GETYOURGUIDEFrom Cape Town: Cape Point and Boulders Beach Full-Day Tour
City Sightseeing South Africa's 8-hour day on an air-conditioned double-decker bus with Wi-Fi: Cape Point Nature Reserve, the Cape of Good Hope with an optional guided hike between the two, lunch time, and the Boulders Beach penguins. Pickup from set points near hotels; park entry, the funicular and lunch are not included. One adult can book.
THE SAME DAY, ON VIATORCape Point and Boulder's Penguins Full Day Tour
City Sightseeing South Africa's 8-hour day on a double-decker coach (Viator): an hour at the Boulders Beach penguin colony, two hours at Cape Point and 30 minutes at the Cape of Good Hope, with an optional guided hike between them. Pickup from stops near hotels; park entry, the funicular and lunch are not included. One adult can book.
A HALF DAYCape Town: Cape of Good Hope & Penguin Colony Half-Day Tour
Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa's 5-hour half day from 9:00 AM, by the False Bay coast: St James Beach, an hour at the Boulders penguin colony, 30 minutes at the Cape of Good Hope and 45 minutes at the Cape Point lighthouse. Its shared option leaves the park fees to you on the day. One adult can book.
AN AFTERNOONCape Town: Cape of Good Hope Afternoon Tour and Penguins
DS-Group pty LTD's 6-hour afternoon tour from 12:00 PM: Muizenberg Beach, 45 minutes at the Boulders penguin colony, an hour at the Cape of Good Hope, a view over Simon's Town from Red Hill and Chapman's Peak Drive. Pickup from 5 locations; park entry is paid at each site. One adult can book.
WITH TABLE MOUNTAINCape Town Tour: Table Mountain, Penguins & Cape Point+Pickup
Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa's 10-hour day from 7:00 AM: Bo-Kaap, Table Mountain (the cableway ticket is extra), Chapman's Peak Drive, an hour each at the Cape of Good Hope, the Cape Point lighthouse and the Boulders penguin colony, and lunch time in Simon's Town. Hotel pickup within 8 km of the city centre and the Chapman's Peak toll included; park entry is not. One adult can book.
WITH TABLE MOUNTAINCape Town: Table Mountain & Cape of Good Hope Full-Day Tour
Up and Down Tours' 11-hour day from 8:00 AM: an hour on Table Mountain (the cableway ticket is extra), Bo-Kaap, Chapman's Peak Drive, the Cape of Good Hope, an hour at the Cape Point lighthouse and 50 minutes at the Boulders penguin colony. Pickup in 15 Cape Town areas; park entry is not included. One adult can book.
WITH TABLE MOUNTAIN, ON VIATORTable Mountain, Penguins & Cape Point Group Tour from Cape Town
Beyond Africa Safaris (Pty)Ltd's 10-hour group day (Viator): Bo-Kaap, Table Mountain by cableway (weather permitting; ticket extra), Chapman's Peak Drive, an hour at Boulders Beach, an hour at the Cape of Good Hope and two hours at the Cape Point lighthouse. Pickup between 7:00 and 8:00 AM within 10 km of the city centre; entrance fees are not included. One adult can book.
The Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Where It Is, What the Day Costs, What You See
The Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point, the tour price and the park fees side by side, the day stop by stop, and what to know before you book.
Where the Cape of Good Hope is
The Cape of Good Hope is at the south-western tip of the Cape Peninsula, south of Cape Town. It sits with Cape Point in the southern section of Table Mountain National Park, run by South African National Parks (SANParks), which names the attraction Cape of Good Hope & Cape Point and calls it the only fenced section of the park, with eland, red hartebeest, bontebok and zebra to look out for. Many listings call the same area Cape Point Nature Reserve. Boulders Beach, with its penguin colony, is a separate section of the park at Simon’s Town on the False Bay coast. This website is a travel guide: it is not SANParks or the park, and the tours below are run by the operators named on each.
What the day costs: the tour plus the park fees
The tour price buys the bus, the guide and the driver. The park fees are paid at the gates, in rand, by card:
| What you pay | International adult | Child | Who sets it |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cape of Good Hope & Penguins Day Tour (hotel pickup, guide, tolls) | US$50.23 (checked November 2026) | Not stated | GetYourGuide listing |
| Cape Point section: the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point | R592 | R288 (ages 2 to 11) | SANParks, 1 Nov 2026 to 31 Oct 2027 |
| Boulders section: the penguin colony | R282 | R138 (ages 2 to 11) | SANParks, 1 Nov 2026 to 31 Oct 2027 |
| Flying Dutchman funicular, return (optional) | R125 | R65 (ages 6 to 16; under 6 free) | capepoint.co.za, 1 Nov 2026 to 31 Oct 2027 |
SANParks says the Cape Point and Boulders gates are cash-free: debit and credit cards only (14 November 2026). Lunch, the seal-island boat at Hout Bay and tips are extra on the day tour too. The Cape of Good Hope entrance fee sets out every tour’s price beside what it leaves to pay.
Cape Point or the Cape of Good Hope?
Both: the tours on this site visit the two. They are two headlands in the same section of the park, about 2.4 km apart in a straight line: the Cape of Good Hope is the rocky point with the name board, Cape Point the cliff with the lighthouses and the funicular. One gate fee covers both. Cape Point or the Cape of Good Hope explains the difference and the walk between them.
The Cape of Good Hope & Penguins Day Tour, stop by stop
Hotel pickup within 10 km of Cape Town city centre is between 7:00 and 8:00 AM, and the exact time comes by email or WhatsApp the afternoon before; guests outside that radius meet the bus at The Silo Hotel at the V&A Waterfront or The Westin Cape Town. The calendar shows a 7:00 AM start and a 10-hour day. The stops and their times:
- Bo-Kaap, 30 minutes, and Maiden’s Cove, 15 minutes.
- Hout Bay, an hour: the boat to the seal island is an optional extra.
- Chapman’s Peak Drive, 20 minutes of photo stops.
- Boulders Penguin Colony, an hour, and Simon’s Town, 75 minutes for lunch.
- The Cape of Good Hope, an hour, and the Cape Point lighthouse, an hour: walk up, or ride the funicular on your own ticket.
- St James Beach, 30 minutes, on the way back to Cape Town.
Included: hotel pickup and drop-off, a minibus or coach with bottled water on board, an accredited guide and a licensed driver, toll fees and fuel. Not included: the park fees, the funicular, the seal-island boat, food and drink, and tips. The guide speaks English, and you can cancel free up to 24 hours before. Bring comfortable shoes, comfortable clothes and a credit card.
Check dates for the Cape of Good Hope day
Its rating is 4.7 from 4,654 reviews on GetYourGuide, and the low ones are worth reading before you book. On 30 September 2026 a one-star reviewer found the day “extremely rushed”: “Most of the main attractions were given only 5–10 minutes”. On 8 October 2026 a four-star reviewer had “Only 15 minutes at the cape not an hour as expected”. On 19 October 2026 a three-star reviewer warned that “the entrance where the guide drops you is not the famous Boulders Beach where you can walk on the beach with pinguins”, and on 24 October 2026 another wrote: “important to note that none of your tickets are included”. Is the Cape of Good Hope tour rushed? puts each tour’s stop times side by side.
The other ways to Cape Point
Half day or full day compares the 5-hour mornings, the 6-hour afternoon and the full days that add Table Mountain. Boulders Beach penguins covers the colony, its own fee and its gate hours, and the Cape Point funicular the ride to the lighthouse against the walk.
Before you go
- Fees. Park entry is paid at the gates, by card only; see the table above.
- Gate hours. SANParks gives Cape Point’s gate as 6:00 to 18:00 from October to March and 7:00 to 17:00 from April to September, and says times may change without notice (14 November 2026).
- Bags. Luggage or large bags are not allowed on the Cape of Good Hope & Penguins Day Tour.
- Where to sleep. The tours collect in Cape Town; hotels near Cape Point and Simon’s Town is for a night on the peninsula itself.
A Day at the Cape of Good Hope
Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa's ten hours from Cape Town: the Cape of Good Hope, the Cape Point lighthouse, the Boulders Beach penguins, Hout Bay and Chapman's Peak Drive, with hotel pickup. Park fees are paid at the gates. Starting from US$50 per person (one adult can book; park fees paid at the gates).
Check datesCape of Good Hope Tour: Questions
What the tour is, the park fees, Cape Point or the Cape of Good Hope, where it is, how long the day is, the penguins, pickup, gate hours, paying at the gates and which tour to book.
A day trip from Cape Town round the Cape Peninsula to the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point, usually with the African penguins at Boulders Beach on the way. Most tours collect you at your hotel and run 5 to 11 hours. Searches for a Cape of Good Hope tour, a Cape Point tour or a Cape Point trip lead to the same day. The one to book first here is Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa's Cape of Good Hope & Penguins Day Tour: US$50.23 per adult (checked November 2026), 10 hours from a 7:00 AM start, with hotel pickup.
Not on the day tours here: you pay the park fees at the gates. SANParks charges an international adult R592 for the Cape Point section and R282 for Boulders, and a child (2 to 11) R288 and R138, from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027. The Flying Dutchman funicular is extra too: R125 return for an adult on capepoint.co.za's rates for the same dates. One exception: the private option of Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa's half day includes all park fees and the funicular, at US$413.66 for one adult or US$614.58 for two (checked November 2026). See the Cape of Good Hope entrance fee.
No: two headlands about 2.4 km apart in a straight line, in the same fenced section of Table Mountain National Park, which SANParks calls Cape of Good Hope & Cape Point. Cape Point has the lighthouses and the funicular; the Cape of Good Hope is the rocky point with the name board, a short drive or a cliff-path walk away. One gate fee covers both, and the tours on this site visit both. See Cape Point or the Cape of Good Hope.
At the south-western tip of the Cape Peninsula, south of Cape Town in South Africa's Western Cape, inside the Cape Point section of Table Mountain National Park. SANParks calls the Cape of Good Hope & Cape Point area the only fenced section of the park. The tours collect you in Cape Town and drive down the Atlantic coast or the False Bay coast; Boulders Beach, at Simon's Town, is on the False Bay side.
A full day is 8 to 11 hours, a half day 5 to 6. Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa's day is 10 hours from 7:00 AM; Kenzi Travel and Tours' half day is 5 hours from 8:00 AM, and DS-Group pty LTD runs a 6-hour afternoon tour from 12:00 PM. See half day or full day.
The tours here do, for 25 minutes to an hour. Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa's day gives the Boulders penguin colony an hour; Kenzi Travel and Tours' half day gives it 25 minutes. SANParks asks visitors to stay on the boardwalks and not to touch or feed the penguins. See Boulders Beach penguins.
Between 7:00 and 8:00 AM for Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa's day, within 10 km of Cape Town city centre. The exact time comes by email or WhatsApp the afternoon before; outside the radius you meet the bus at The Silo Hotel at the V&A Waterfront or The Westin Cape Town. Other tours start at 8:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 9:00 AM or, for the afternoon tour, 12:00 PM.
SANParks's gate times for Cape Point are 6:00 to 18:00 from October to March and 7:00 to 17:00 from April to September; for Boulders, 7:00 to 19:30 in December and January, 8:00 to 18:30 in February, March, October and November, and 8:00 to 17:00 from April to September (entry and exit times, SANParks, 14 November 2026; it says times may change without notice). capepoint.co.za gives the funicular as 9:00 to 17:30 from October to March and 9:00 to 17:00 from April to September.
No: SANParks says the Cape Point and Boulders gates are cash-free and take debit and credit cards only. Its rates page also says there is one payment per vehicle at Cape Point, with no individual payments per person, and that the standard (international) rate applies unless a South African claims the local rate with ID (14 November 2026). Ask your guide how payment works for the tour bus.
For a full day with hotel pickup and an hour each at Boulders, the Cape of Good Hope and the Cape Point lighthouse, Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa's Cape of Good Hope & Penguins Day Tour: US$50.23 per adult (checked November 2026). Kenzi Travel and Tours' full day is US$44 per adult, without the hour at Hout Bay; its half day is US$40. City Sightseeing South Africa's double-decker day gives Cape Point two hours, from US$35.05 on GetYourGuide or US$36.18 on Viator (checked November 2026). Park fees are extra on all of them.
Still have questions? Email us at info@capetowncapeofgoodhopetour.com