African Penguins Half Day Tour: Scenic Cape Town Drive and Boulders Beach Visit

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Embark on a half-day tour of Cape Town, driving along the scenic Atlantic sea board and visiting Boulders Beach to see the African Penguins. Swim with the penguins and capture stunning photos of Cape Town’s magnificent scenery.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Boulders Beach Penguin Colony - Explore the Boulders Beach penguin colony and other attractions without committing to a lengthy half-day tour. There will be ample opportunities to stop for photos and enjoy a cup of cappuccino. Join this tour to admire the stunning landscape and unique views, and spend more time at the African penguin colony,…

What's Included

Entrance fees at Boulders Beach African Penguin: Adult R215, Children R105
Bottled water
In-vehicle air conditioning

Additional Information

Join us on a small group tour with our qualified guide. A comfortable and clean sedan or van is guaranteed. Driving through the Atlantic sea board via Camps Bay, Hout Bay and Cape Town’s most beautiful scenic route, Chapman’s Peak drive, towards the most south-western point of African continent. This offers you an incredible opportunity to take photos…

Location

Cape Town City Centre

we will pick you from your accommodation in Cape Town

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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3boymomma

Jul 12, 2025

Great way to see the penguins with limited time - Many thanks for working with us so we could see Cape Town and the penguins on our unexpected 24 hour layover. We learned interesting facts about the city and made it back to our hotel with plenty of time to catch our next flight. I hope we’ll be able to come back one day and stay longer.

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Eleanor_b

Mar 14, 2025

Want to see Penguins. Have a great time! - Don't expect a lot of activities. The place is lovely if you're interested in seeing Penguins. Many Penguins are sitting on eggs in March. The guide, Samuel, was wonderful. He explained the entire history of the South African nation while we were going there as well as pointing out interesting sights and stopping for photos. He also stopped for us to eat lunch at a lovely place. He paid for himself and we paid for us. An excellent guide with a good meet of humor.

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Gina_c

Jan 20, 2025

Bo Kaap and Penguins ! - Charles was very good , I like to be able to choose my day and take my time in areas of interest . We both like to take lots of pictures and he was very obliging in stopping the car so I could capture another image . Rather than a presentation of info Charles would answer a question if we asked . Definitely a better way for us ! Thank you Charles it was a great day!

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V_roniquec192

Jan 5, 2025

Very informative and well chosen places. - Great guide with a lot of knowledge. Speaking proper French. Very informative tour! Incredibly beautiful places!

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Denniszhang88

Aug 20, 2024

Great Tour - Alfani is a great guide. He is knowledgeable and interested in sharing all the infos about Cape Town. Fantastic views along the way.

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Globetrotting809621

Oct 18, 2025

Cute! - These little fellas are as cute as can be! While you don’t get to wander amongst them you do have a great vantage point from the walkway. If you are lucky you can find them nesting with the chicks as well.

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Irene_m

Apr 4, 2025

Boulder beach visit. - Was just myself and my husband on this so we were able to skip 2 stop locations as had been them already via hop on / off bus. Got to spend more time looking at penguins!!! Had to queue to get onto beach after seeing penguins.probably shouldn’t have as already had ticket but not well signposted so being a super polite UK citizen I stood in Q! Hand day was long enough but not if doing the other 2 stops…. Hout Bay and Camps Bay.

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Jack_l

Mar 13, 2025

Good driver but bad weather - Charles was a good driver and pointed out various interesting points throughout the trip. I would go with him again. Unfortunately the beach location was extremely windy this morning so it was not very pleasant.

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Michelle_l

Dec 9, 2024

Great Experience but Room for more depth - We had a wonderful time on this tour! The operator was fantastic, and the overall experience was enjoyable. However, we would have loved a bit more historical context and depth during the tour. Most of the information felt surface-level, and adding more detailed insights could make the experience even better. That said, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and would definitely recommend this tour to others!

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El_c

Jul 3, 2024

Nice day trip combined with Cape of Good Hope - Nice trip especially for family with kids, make sure you go further to Cape of Good Hope since it will be too far to come back too and both in the same time is a good time. Also I liked Simon town on the way.

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up to 12 guests

2 - Adult