Boulders Beach Cape Town: Swim with Penguins and Encounter Majestic Scenery on Half Day Tour

Swim with African Penguins at Boulders Beach in Cape Town and explore the stunning scenery on a half-day tour. Visit the penguin colony, drive along Chapman’s Peak, and admire the colorful houses of Bo Kaap.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cape Town - Shortly after being picked up from accommodations in Cape Town, the tour will proceed through the city center to explore some historical monuments and buildings.
  • Bo-Kaap - The tour will pause in Bo-Kaap, also known as the Cape Malay Quarter, celebrated for its Malaysian and Indonesian heritage. Here, visitors can admire the…
What's Included
  • Private tour guide/driver, vehicle and fuel
  • Bottled water onboard the vehicle
  • Pick up and drop off at accommodation in Cape Town
  • Toll fees at Chapman’s Peak drive
  • Fresh beach towels, sunscreen and beach umbrellas
What's Not Included
  • Meals, drinks and gratuities/tips (optional)
  • Entrance Penguins Main Colony/Beach
Additional Information

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 Boulder’s Penguins Colony and view one of the largest penguin colonies in South Africa. Get too close to the African penguins at the Main Penguin Colony and see…

Location
Cape Town
Cancellation Policy

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

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Jessikag960
Jan 7, 2026
Good value for the walk - The tour with Silvie was amazing, super recommend this experience! The amount paid was good, the van was great and the ride itself a bit run but unforgettable! The penguins were very cute
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172brittb
Nov 29, 2025
Great half-day tour with super guide - The tour with Mr Jeff as driver was really great. He could tell a lot and we learned a lot! Would recommend it at any time! A great tour guide and a great tour. 10/10
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Trail10413436528
Oct 6, 2025
Boulders beach - A very well organized tour,from communication to timely pickup. Sylvie is a very respectful and knowledgeable tour guide. It was all worth it.
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Trail07689077168
Jun 8, 2025
To live,to do - Despite the rain we were able to get some great views to take pictures, beautiful experience ...with our guide Wilson*****
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Chiefchilly
May 30, 2024
Great tour of cape town - This full day tour is jam packed and covers table top mountain lunch in Simon’s point the penguins and cape point. Thoroughly enjoyed it and was good value for money
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Lawrence_b
Jan 26, 2024
Wow - My guide made it a memorable event he was very knowledgeable friendly and a good spotter. I had a great time with the penguins
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Catherine_p
Nov 14, 2023
Penguins swam around us! - 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!
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Filipeo273
Jun 2, 2025
Not trustable! Be aware! - We booked the tour with them, paid and the guy forgot to pick us at the hotel! Not trustable, we had planned our day for this.
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Marco_f
Nov 19, 2024
Avoid at all cost - It was a scam ridiculously over priced and no one is swimming with penguins no one showed up please do not use this website pay and enter at the beach it only cost 14 euros
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Austinhokie2
Jan 22, 2024
Didn't get the tour we paid for, customer service unresponsive - 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.
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From $162
up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).