Kayak to the penguins in Simons Town | La Vacanza Travel

Kayak to the penguins in Simons Town

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Destination: South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town
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  • 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Cape Town
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

This trip gives you a different view of Cape Town from the water. There's a good chance of viewing marine life such as penguins, dolphins and whales (in season). In summer, the water is warm enough to swim.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary

Your guide will meet you and equip you with PFDs (personal flotation devices), He or she will also chat to you about your experience and fitness levels and will give you a safety briefing and some paddling instruction. From there, you'll head out through the small waves and into the bay. Depending on the weather and ocean conditions, your route will include the Simon's Town Harbour, Boulders Beach and its famous penguins and a stop at Windmill Beach. You'll do a loop, finoshing back at Long Beach about 2 - 2.5 hours later.

Stop At:

• Boulders Beach Penguin Colony, Simon's Town 7995 South Africa

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Kayak, paddle, PFD
  • Professional guide & safety gear

Exclusions

    Additional Info

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
    • Not recommended for travelers weighing over 110kg
    • 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 16 travelers
    • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability

    Departure Point

    Departure Point

    Long Beach Public Beach, Driegebroeders Road, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7995, South Africa


    Return Details

    Returns to original departure point

    Duration & Voucher Info

    Voucher info

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

    Duration

    2 hours 30 minutes

    Cancellation Policy

    User's Reviews

    Cameron_M

    19 Dec, 2023

    Great experience, highly recommend. Make sure to pack a sun hat and sunscreen though! We saw penguin, seals and got an opportunity to swim in the beautiful bay. Great, informative tour guide.

    Vera_P

    23 Jan, 2023

    Our guide was super chilled and really great at the role. The kayaks, being 'fisherman' flat bottom kayaks are not made for speed and quite hard to control with two people vs the one person kayaks, BUT we had no trouble doing 10km worth of paddling in 2 hours. The 07:00 tie slot was perfect, we got to see the penguins going out for their early morning fishing.

    Marius_D

    29 Dec, 2022

    Some of us struggled keeping direction (-:. It made for lots of laughter. Jennifer and Jason were super! Great to get close to nature and seeing the wonderful creation of God.

    Natasha_D

    27 Nov, 2022

    We were contacted by the tour operator to move our trip due to weather conditions. They were helpful in fitting this around us but did not explain the change of location meant no penguins. I couldn’t fault the local guides we went kayaking with. They were great; good fun, informative and took lovely photos for us. We saw seals and dolphins which was cool but on arrival were told we were unlikely to see penguins in that area. And ultimately that was my reason for booking this trip.

    Shelley H

    09 Oct, 2022

    We had very little experience and managed thanks to lots of help from the guide. Beautiful , fun day outdoors. Very good sightings.

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    Sea kayak from Simon's Town to see Penguins

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