Cape Point & Cape of Good Hope

Where it is & how to get there

• From Cape Town: About 1–1.5 hours by car via Chapman's Peak or the False Bay coast.
• Funicular: The Flying Dutchman funicular climbs to the old lighthouse.
• Baboons: Keep food hidden; baboons can be aggressive.

The story of Cape Point

Cape Point is a rocky headland in the Table Mountain National Park. Nearby, the Cape of Good Hope is famous in maritime history: Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias rounded it in 1488, opening the sea route to India.

Sailors once feared these waters for their storms. Today the reserve has walking trails, wild beaches, ostriches and antelope.

Best time to visit

Tips before you go

• Take the funicular up to the lighthouse.
• Walk from the lighthouse to the Cape of Good Hope sign.
• Lock car doors; baboons open them.

What's around Cape Point

• Cape of Good HopeFamous sign and cliffs.
• Diaz BeachWild beach.
• Boulders Beach30 minutes north.
• Chapman's Peak DriveScenic road.

Questions travellers ask