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Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve

Off the M65, Cape Town Central, South Africa
27-21-780-9204
As featured in Day trips from Cape Town
4.5 of 5 stars 239 Reviews
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas, National Parks, Hiking Trails, Castles, Bodies of Water
Fee: Yes
Description: Comprising nearly 20,000 wild acres of steep cliffs and hiking trails, this legendary peninsula is part of Cape Peninsula National Park.
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Cleveland, Ohio
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

The large park on the southerner end of the peninsula is worth a trip. W saw far more wildlife than I had expected, ostriches, baboons and, eland.

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

Took the teenage kids to Cape Point to see the two oceans meet. (Being an ex Capetonian , been there a few times).

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Wollongong, Australia
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012
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You can't travel to Capetown and not visit the dottom of Africa. The views will make the effort worth the trip and one you will be thankful you made. Set aside a day for this one as there is lots to see on you way down and back to Capetown. We hired a car and did a circuit along both... More

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Newton, Massachusetts
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

amazing scenery, pounding surf, baboons and ostriches roaming free

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Mumbai
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

Cape Point in South Africa is breath taking.This visit is a leaf out of your life time travels.If you have children then that’s the best geography live- tour gift you could endow on them. Standing at the Cape of Good hope brought back a million memories of school geography lessons .The family bonded so much over beautiful scenes and thanked... More

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Boston, Massachusetts
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42 reviews 42 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

The view in any direction was beautiful. We were there about 40 minutes before sunset & the light was great. Standing up at the top, the wind was really howling. I wonder what it must be like to sail around the Horn. Must see

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Dakar, Senegal
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44 reviews 44 reviews
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

We rented a car for the day and drove to the Nature Reserve. Extremely easy to access and nicely laid out- we paid 85 rand each to get into the park and enjoyed largely unspoiled beauty of the area. You can visit both the Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope- but the Cape of Good Hope vista is prettier-... More

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australia
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28 reviews 28 reviews
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33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012

Beautiful area! Take a walk up to the light house (or if you're feeling lazy, take the funicular. The views of the coasline are spectacular. Down at the actual cape, take the requisite pics by the sign, then take a stroll up the cliff path or around the beach. It's worht it. You never know, you might even spot a... More

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Cape Town, South Africa
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012

While Cape Point itself is spectacular and a must-do part of any visit, there are plenty of other attractions in the park. We arrived at Buffels Bay for an early breakfast and managed to finish before some of the ubiquitous and mischievous baboons arrived. You need to be careful of the baboons - they're not very afraid of humans and... More

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Chicago, IL
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15 reviews 15 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

We went to the park for a morning and had a great time at Cape Point. Great views of Cape of Good Hope and very dramatic landscape. Well worththe trip out of the city.

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