Among the most spectacular coastal drive in Africa — Chapman's Peak, the Cape of Good Hope, and a colony of 3,000 African penguins at Boulders Beach. Full day; hire a car or join a guided tour.
Why It’s Worth Your Time
The Cape Peninsula drive is the most important day trip from Cape Town — south along the Atlantic coast via Chapman's Peak Drive (one of the world's great coastal roads; a toll road at R55), the Cape of Good Hope (where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans approach each other), Cape Point lighthouse, and Boulders Beach near Simon's Town — home to a colony of 3,000 African penguins that you can walk among on wooden boardwalks. The full circuit takes a full day. The best order: drive south via Chapman's Peak, spend 2 hours at Cape Point, visit Boulders Beach, return via the False Bay coast. Hire a car or join a guided tour.
What Stands Out
- Chapman’s Peak Drive — one of the world’s great coastal roads
- Cape of Good Hope
- Cape Point lighthouse
- Boulders Beach — ~3,000 African penguins
- Return via False Bay
- Full-day itinerary
- Best done by hire car or guided tour