November 2025
City Sightseeing and Cape Point have made it easier than ever to explore the Southern Peninsula and Cape Point. The Cape Point Xplorer tour is the best way for locals to experience Cape Point, and we’ve made it even better by drastically reducing our ticket price. Join us on our air-conditioned, double-decker buses for a day of touring the Southern Peninsula, led by fun and friendly local guides. From the penguins at Boulders Beach to a hike down to Dias Beach, locals can experience Cape Point like a tourist with all its fun and thrills.
Cape of Good Hope
Cape Point has adjusted its pricing to encourage locals to visit and enjoy the park, and at City Sightseeing, we’ve followed suit. Cape Point and Penguins Xplorer tickets are now R475 per adult when you buy your ticket online. Kids' tickets are R425 online. When you’re on the bus you can additionally buy entrance tickets to the Cape Point park and Boulders Beach, and locals get a discounted rate! Bring your South African ID along to get your Cape Point ticket for R110 per adult, R55 for kids. If you’d like to experience Boulders Beach with its colony of penguins, the entrance for SA citizens is only R50 for adults, R25 for kids. You can purchase your Boulders Beach ticket from the professional and knowledgeable guide onboard or at the reserve. The same goes for your tickets for the Flying Dutchman Funicular, which can be purchased from the bus driver.
Get on the bus at STOP 1 at the V&A Waterfront at 9:30, or at STOP 5 on Long Street at 9:42. The tour lasts for around 8 hours, and we recommend you wear comfortable walking shoes and bring along something warm to put on or take off depending on the Cape Town weather. The tour lasts for around 8 hours.
Hop on the bus at STOP 1 or 5 to embark on your Cape Point journey. It’s a scenic route past the mountains and down to the coast.
The first stop is at the Cape Point Nature Reserve, where we’ll disembark to start the main leg of our adventure. Be sure to purchase your Cape Point ticket from our guide on board to save time and avoid the queues. Alternatively, you can pre–purchase the entrance ticket online at the same time as your ticket. At Cape Point, you’ll have a chance to enjoy lunch with the group (the cost of lunch isn’t included in the ticket) before heading further down towards the most southern point with the Flying Dutchman Funicular, with an in-depth guided tour in English. You can opt to walk if you don’t take the Funicular, but if you want to relax, the Funicular is the way to go. It’s R115 per adult return trip, and R60 for a return trip for kids between 6 - 16. Kids younger than 6 ride for free.
Flying Dutchman at Cape Point
Be sure to take pictures of the view from the end of the path, the South Western tip of Africa. It grants you views across False Bay and the Southern Peninsula. There’s also a lighthouse to take pictures under, and the tumultuous surf that surrounds the peninsula.
Then it’s on to the optional hike to finish off the tour. It’s a 40-minute hike through the Cape of Good Hope Nature reserve, heading down to Dias Beach, where its namesake once came ashore for the first time. It’s an easy-to-moderate hike, and we highly recommend it if you’re fit enough. The scenery is beautiful, with rocky cliffs, lush fynbos, numerous wildlife such as ostriches, baboons and buck, and the picturesque, untouched beaches that dot the coast.
After the group has made it back, it’s time for the journey back to Cape Town.
Cape Point steps
The last stop is at Simon’s Town, which is an idyllic fishing town along the Southern coast, with a naval base, harbour, beaches, and some of the best fish and chip shops in the Western Cape. But the highlight of Simon’s Town is Boulders Beach, home to a colony of African Penguins that call this stretch of white sand and crystal clear water amongst the towering boulders home.
Visitors will have 1 hour to enjoy the stop. You can pay to enter the beach or see the penguins from the boardwalk for free, where you’ll get to see their nesting boxes. The penguins can get pretty close to you and the railing, but don’t be tempted to touch them; they’re still wild animals, and they’ll still bite. But they’re definitely not camera-shy, so take the opportunity to snap a few pictures. You’ll likely also get to see a few Dussies sunbathing on the boulders, and there’s always a local market around the beach to shop for souvenirs. Plenty to do even if you don’t opt to enter the beach.
Book your tickets online to enjoy Cape Point like a tourist would, with exciting views and tales from local guides. See all the other brilliant attractions Cape Town has to offer aboard our iconic open-top Red buses, from the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. It’s the perfect way to see Cape Town for locals and tourists alike. If you’d like to know anything else about the tour feel free to contact us.
The tour enters Cape Point. You can hike or ride the funicular, see cliffs, and enjoy dramatic coastal views. Then it stops at Boulders Beach.
Ride the Flying Dutchman funicular to the lighthouse, hike to Dias Beach, explore the Cape of Good Hope landscapes, and visit Boulders Beach to see penguins.
Yes. South African ID holders pay reduced rates for Cape Point entry, Boulders Beach, and the funicular.
It is a cable-rail lift that runs between the lower and upper viewpoints at Cape Point, making it easier to reach the lighthouse and panoramic viewpoints without a steep climb.
Cape Point sits at the tip of the peninsula with rugged cliffs, sweeping ocean views, rich flora and fauna, and nearby penguins at Boulders Beach, making it a highlight for locals and visitors.
The colony is a major highlight on the Cape Peninsula route and is situated within the Table Mountain National Park boundary. You will view the African Penguins (which are an endangered species) from designated boardwalks that weave around the granite boulders, ensuring a fantastic view of the colony.
The penguins are often most active and numerous either early in the morning or in the late afternoon. Your tour provides access to the official viewing centre that is part of the Table Mountain National Park. To protect the penguin colony, activities like kayaking are generally restricted or not permitted in the direct viewing area.
