Boulders Beach Cape Town: Swimming With Penguin & Close Encounter Half Day Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Boulders Beach Cape Town: Swimming With Penguin & Close Encounter Half Day Tour

Duration: 5 hours
Destination: South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town
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  • 5 hours
  • Cape Town
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Embark on a unique experience and spend a few hours at one of the best beaches in Cape Town known as Boulder's Beach while swimming with the African Penguins. Take a walk on the boardwalk at the Boulder's Penguins Colony and view one of the largest penguins colonies in South Africa. Get too closer with the African penguins at the Main Penguin Colony and see them in they thousands before you spend 3 more hours laying down and white sandy beach with African penguins..

Enjoy a drive along one of the most scenic routes in the world known as Chapman's peak drive. Marvel at the colourful houses in the Bo Kaap as you snap your Instagram moments with these historical houses as your backdrop. This is truly one of the most relaxing tours you can experience when traveling to Cape Town.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape

Soon after collection from your accommodation in Cape Town, we will drive along through the city centre to see some historical monuments and buildings.

Stop At: Bo-Kaap, Bo-Kaap, Western Cape

We stop in the Bo-Kaap, also known as the Cape Malay Quarter, due to its Malaysian and Indonesian heritage. This is where we stop to see the colourful historical houses and capture beautiful photos with these colourful houses as our backdrop. If they are around, you may get to meet some of the friendly residents and learn about the history of their houses.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Camp's Bay Beach, Camps Bay 8005 South Africa

A stop here in Camps Bay will be at the famous Maidens Cove. Here is a popular tourist stop over for the most beautiful photos in Cape Town, with the Lion's Head and Table Mountain plus the 12 Apostles on the backdrop facing the mighty Atlantic Ocean.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Chapman's Peak Drive, Hout Bay Road Between Noordhoek and Hout Bay, 7872 South Africa

Our next stop will be at Chapman's Peak viewpoint. We will drive along one of the most scenic routes in the world known as Chapman's Peak Drive - Chappie's to the locals. The stop at the viewpoint will be for approximately 15 minutes so that visitors can capture some of the most breathtaking photos of the pristine Atlantic ocean stretching as far as the eye can see.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Just Nuisance, St George Street, Simon's Town South Africa

Simon's Town will be next on our list of stops. This is where the South African Naval base is situated. This is also where we will meet the monument of the enchanting dog called Just Nuisance. Just Nuisance became a member of the South African Navy and even had a wedding. We will allow you time to have an optional lunch here in Simon's Town.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Boulders Beach Penguin Colony, Simon's Town 7995 South Africa

We reach the highlight of the day with a stop at Boulder's Beach. Upon our arrival at the Boulder's we will enter through the gates and walk along the boardwalk to view the African Penguins colony. This is one of the largest penguins colonies in South Africa and you may even have an opportunity to be greeted by one or two of them along the boardwalk. We will allow you to enter the main colony at own account which is ZAR 175 per adult.

Thereafter we will enter onto the Boulder's Beach for and spend the rest of the tour on what is known as one of the best beaches in Cape Town. Visitors may have chance encounters while swimming, to swim with the Penguins if they are in the water at the beach. Take plenty of photos with these stunning sea creatures and come face-to-face with them in their natural habitat.

Note that clean fresh beach towels will be included as well as sunscreen and beach umbrellas.

Note that items of personal nature like sun hats and beach slippers are not included.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: St James Beach, Main Road, Muizenberg 7945 South Africa

Our tour culminates with a stop at St. James Beach near Muizenberg to view the colourful huts on the beach. These colourful huts are used for changing rooms for the sunbathers and surfers, but they also provide amazing backdrop for spectacular photos to last a lifetime.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Cape Town Central, Cape Town Central, Western Cape

We return back to Cape Town for drop off at guest's accommodation.

Inclusions
  • Shared tour guide/driver, vehicle and fuel
  • Pick up and drop off at accommodation in Cape Town
  • Bottled water onboard the vehicle
  • Toll fees at Chapman's Peak drive
  • Fresh beach towels, sunscreen and beach umbrellas
  • Entry/Admission - Boulders Beach Penguin Colony

Exclusions
  • Meals, drinks and gratuities/tips (optional)
  • Items of personal nature, i.e.: Sun hats, peak caps, refreshments, beach slippers, etc.
  • Entrance Penguins Main Colony/Beach
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered

Airports

  • Cape Town Intl Airport, Cape Town Central South Africa


Ports

  • Cape Town Cruise Terminal, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002, South Africa

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

5 hours


User's Reviews

Lawrence_B

26 Jan, 2024

My guide made it a memorable event he was very knowledgeable friendly and a good spotter. I had a great time with the penguins

austinhokie2

22 Jan, 2024

We did the full-day tour around the Cape Town area including Table Mountain, Cape of Good Hope, Boulders Bay, etc. Extremely disappointed in this tour, and the post-trip customer service. Based on our experience, I asked for a refund from Beyond Africa. They said they would respond within 24 hours, and it's been over a week with no response. A summary of the issues with our tour: * Tour started late. Our guide, Barnabus, gave the excuse that he was out late the night before at a party. * The time management of the tour was extremely bad. Lunch did not begin until about 2:30 and it was not in the place it was supposed to have been at per the itinerary. * Several of the stops we were supposed to make per the itinerary did not happen. No quick driving tour through downtown, no stop in Bo Kaap, no stop at St James Beach (not even a drive through this area). Other stops were rushed - for example, itinerary says 1 hour at Boulder's Beach, but we were only given 30 minutes. * Our guide fell asleep on the bus multiple times during the day, meaning we got little to no explanation of some of the sights. In particular, we were not told anything about Simon's Town, even though the itinerary specifically mentions a story about this area. The scenery along this tour route is beautiful, but the tour itself was managed very poorly. If you do have a problem as we did, don't expect Beyond Africa to apologize or try to make it right.

Catherine_P

14 Nov, 2023

We were able to see many penguins up close with one even circling around us in the water, which was amazing to see! Beautiful, small sheltered beach. Our guide was super flexible with us as we were waiting for our daughter to get off of a cruise ship and were delayed. Great itinerary!

280hichemf

26 Aug, 2023

We should have done that the first day , Wilson was driving us and giving a all the historical context and much more information , places to visit, the different Neighborhood etc … u then know where to go .. the tour was well guided, on time and on track. We choose the half as we are traveling with teenagers. They all liked it,the ocean view, the cap of bonne espérance, the Pinguin bay .. and all the stops when ever he saw wildlife taking place , thanks Wilson ;)

conguy7

03 Apr, 2023

Morne was our guide and we had the most incredible day! He went above and beyond with his service I would highly recommend this trip!!

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