I have been there last time in 2005 – 19 years ago! Then it was final accent of my 4-months transafrican journey…
This is the magic place! But to go there from Vape Town you have to rent a car. It is 65 kms each way. No problem! Many car rental agancies offer here small cars with basic insurance for 26-30 dollars per day.
The route via Muizenburg, Fish Hoek and Simons Town is very picturesque. Beaches are just great! Just after Simons Town there is Boulders African Penguin Colony – great place to see those funny creatures from the short distance. They charge here 190 rand emtry fee, like 10 USD, but it is worth… Later you pay again 400 rands per head for the entry to the national park. I saw kudy antelopes, african ostrich and baboons from the car window before I reached the car park at the bottom of the rock marking the Cape. People are taking picture in front of the commemorative plaque… Only few climb to the top of this rock – the trail is in the poor shape… I did.
Then we were driving to the Cape Point – another cape, where the old lighthouse was built in 19th century. There is nice walkway and stairs heading to the lighthouse or funicular for those, who cannot climb. View from the lighthouse terrace is fantastic – you see the real Cape of Good Hope and stunning Diaz Beach between the capes. I had much better weather today then 19 years ago. Memories…
