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CAPE POINT NATURE RESERVE HOLIDAY REVIEWS
Cape Point Nature Reserve
A beautiful conservation area with unique fauna and flora and inviting valleys, bays and beaches, the Cape Point Nature Reserve is a perfect day excursion out of the city. Take the funicular up the headland and witness where the cold Benguela and warm Mozambiquan currents meet and catch a glance of the many whales, dolphinsmore
A beautiful conservation area with unique fauna and flora and inviting valleys, bays and beaches, the Cape Point Nature Reserve is a perfect day excursion out of the city. Take the funicular up the headland and witness where the cold Benguela and warm Mozambiquan currents meet and catch a glance of the many whales, dolphinsmore
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Fantastic Hikes and Views - Lou and Chas Sederman. Date of travel: May 2007
If you appreciate indigenous landscapes, birdwatching, and indigenous animals like antelope, ostriches and baboons in their natural environment, you'll really enjoy Cape Point nature Reserve. We spent the day walking along the coastline and were astonished by the beautiful colours of the "fynbos" fine bush and the many birds that were playing in the scrub. We only saw one other couple on our hike so managed to get the birds and beach to ourselves and even got a close up of an Eland and an Otter! We really enjoyed Cape Point, especially after four days in the city and will recommend it to our friends at home.
If you appreciate indigenous landscapes, birdwatching, and indigenous animals like antelope, ostriches and baboons in their natural environment, you'll really enjoy Cape Point nature Reserve. We spent the day walking along the coastline and were astonished by the beautiful colours of the "fynbos" fine bush and the many birds that were playing in the scrub. We only saw one other couple on our hike so managed to get the birds and beach to ourselves and even got a close up of an Eland and an Otter! We really enjoyed Cape Point, especially after four days in the city and will recommend it to our friends at home.
Beware the baboons!! - Andrew and Cindy. Date of travel: Jun 2006
Cape Point Nature Reserve is beautiful - a lovely drive to get there past Simonstown and into stretches of fynbos and wild seas. It is possible to escape the crowds and find a wonderful picnic spot, but beware the baboons! They have got used to being fed by idiotic tourists and are now so cheeky they will come and steal from you (we saw them take a whole cooler box!!!). We suggest finding a spot away from the designated picnic spots as they dont venture away from their easy targets. The variety of flowers in astounding, and the birdlife is wonderful. We also spotted bontebok and Eland (the largest antelope in the world). Replicas of crosses laid by the Portugeuse in the 1400s can also be visited (Da Gama cross and Diaz) - they plopped down some markers on their way throught the CApe of Good hope and fled before the local people even had a chance to chase them off! Most people head straight for the point, and the lighthouse (oldest in the country - not the one on the top of the hill, but right out at the point). It is possible to walk all the way to the point, but when we were there it was closed for repairs. We opted to walk up to the top, but it is a bit of a hike and so for those who want to, there is a funicular that goes up to the top - of course it costs extra. We suggest doing this all first and then find somewhere quiet to relax. As the person said in their Cape Agulhus review on the site, Cape Point is NOT the southern tip of Africa, or where the oceans meet... but it is still beautiful nonetheless... A definite must.
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