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The Cape Peninsula is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, with a huge number of endemic floral species crammed into a small area.
Fauna and flora of the Cape Peninsula
The principal vegetation is fynbos, heather-like bushes found nowhere else. Much of the peninsula is given over to one of the most beautiful national parks in South Africa, combining spectacular scenery with indigenous animals. In the waters off the coast, seals frolic in kelp forests, whilst resident penguins encounter migrating whales.
Simon’s Town
Simon’s Town boasts a high street of historic Victorian architecture, and at Cape Point, there is a funicular railway to take you to the end of the continent, where a lighthouse stands sentinel over one of the most spectacular views in the world. Waves crash against the foot of the cliffs hundreds of feet below, and the sea stretches to a vast curved horizon, its surface whitened by winds that have blown unhindered from the Antarctic.
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Suggested itineraries featuring the Cape Peninsula
Our itineraries will give you suggestions for what is possible when you travel in the Cape Peninsula, and they showcase routes we know work particularly well. Treat them as inspiration, because your trip will be created uniquely by one of our specialists.
Places near the Cape Peninsula
- Constantia 27 kilometers away
- Cape Town 39 kilometers away
- Stellenbosch 55 kilometers away
- The Winelands 71 kilometers away
- Franschhoek 76 kilometers away
- The Whale Coast 77 kilometers away
- Paarl 78 kilometers away
- Hermanus 78 kilometers away
- De Kelders 93 kilometers away
- The Overberg 132 kilometers away
- Langebaan 136 kilometers away
- Montagu 167 kilometers away
- Paternoster 169 kilometers away
- Swellendam 189 kilometers away
- De Hoop Nature Reserve 197 kilometers away
- Sanbona Game Reserve 205 kilometers away
- The Cederberg Mountains 206 kilometers away
- Calitzdorp 313 kilometers away
- Oudtshoorn & Surrounds 358 kilometers away
- The Cango Caves & Swartberg Pass 365 kilometers away
- Wilderness 385 kilometers away
- The Klein Karoo 424 kilometers away
- Knysna 428 kilometers away
- Plettenberg Bay 456 kilometers away