# CapePointDayTrip.com - Cape Point day trips from Cape Town, South Africa, compared > Independent guide to the Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope day trip from Cape Town: half-day, full-day, private and > e-bike tours, what the tour price covers, the SANParks gate fees paid on top, the funicular, and the two-oceans myth. > Not affiliated with any tour operator, SANParks, Cape Point's visitor facilities or GetYourGuide. Site: https://capepointdaytrip.com Language: en. Currency: USD for tours, ZAR (rand) for park fees. Country: South Africa (Western Cape). ## Verified facts - SANParks daily conservation fee, Cape of Good Hope / Cape Point, 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2027: international adult R592, child R288; SADC R242 / R124; South African R115 / R57. - Boulders (penguin colony), same period: international R282 / R138; SADC R118 / R59; South African R57 / R27. Previous year: R515 (Cape Point) and R245 (Boulders) for international adults. - Gate entry: October-March 06:00-18:00; April-September 07:00-17:00; exit by sunset, late vehicles fined. - Flying Dutchman funicular: 585 m track rising 87 m; reopened 1 October 2026 after maintenance; R115 return / R100 one way per adult until 31 Oct 2026. - Cape Point is about 2.3 km east of the Cape of Good Hope; both are in the Cape of Good Hope section of Table Mountain National Park; one gate fee covers both. - Old lighthouse 1860-1919, often hidden by cloud; the liner Lusitania wrecked on Bellows Rock on 18 April 1911; new lighthouse 1919 at about 87 m, range 63 km. - Chapman's Peak Drive toll (light vehicle): R68 from 1 July 2026. - African penguin: listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List since October 2024. ## Tours listed on this site Booking links are GetYourGuide affiliate links (partner_id 7GG5I5H). The site earns a commission at no extra cost to the reader and says so at https://capepointdaytrip.com/affiliate-disclosure/. Prices are 'from' prices in USD at the last build and move. Gate fees are extra unless stated. - Cape Point & Boulders Beach Full Day (Atlantic coast, Cape Point, Simon's Town) - from $44 per person, 10 hours, gate fees: Paid on the day, R874 from 1 Nov; rated 4.8 from 3,475 GetYourGuide reviews. Page: https://capepointdaytrip.com/tours/cape-point-boulders-full-day-tour/ Booking: https://www.getyourguide.com/cape-town-l103/from-cape-town-cape-point-boulders-beach-full-day-tour-t334741/ - Cape Point & Boulders Beach Half Day (Chapman's Peak, Cape Point, Boulders) - from $40 per person, 5 to 6 hours, gate fees: Extra fee on the day, R874; rated 4.8 from 852 GetYourGuide reviews. Page: https://capepointdaytrip.com/tours/cape-point-boulders-half-day-tour/ Booking: https://www.getyourguide.com/cape-town-l103/from-cape-town-cape-point-and-boulders-beach-half-day-tour-t615052/ - Private Cape of Good Hope Full Day (Bo-Kaap to Cape Point, your own car) - from $151 per person, 8 hours, gate fees: Paid on the day, R874 from 1 Nov; rated 5.0 from 262 GetYourGuide reviews. Page: https://capepointdaytrip.com/tours/private-cape-of-good-hope-day-tour/ Booking: https://www.getyourguide.com/cape-town-l103/cape-peninsula-full-day-private-tour-t67799/ - Cape Point E-Bike Adventure (Cape of Good Hope reserve by e-bike) - from $149 per person, 7 hours, gate fees: Park fee included, Boulders extra; rated 4.7 from 59 GetYourGuide reviews. Page: https://capepointdaytrip.com/tours/cape-point-e-bike-tour/ Booking: https://www.getyourguide.com/cape-town-l103/cape-town-e-bike-cape-peninsula-tour-t296345/ - Table Mountain, Penguins & Cape Point (Cableway, Boulders and Cape Point) - from $46 per person, 10 hours, gate fees: Not included, about R1,349; rated 4.8 from 50 GetYourGuide reviews. Page: https://capepointdaytrip.com/tours/table-mountain-cape-point-penguins-tour/ Booking: https://www.getyourguide.com/cape-town-l103/cape-town-table-mountain-penguins-cape-point-group-tour-t427844/ ## Guide pages - https://capepointdaytrip.com/guides/cape-point-entrance-fee/ - Cape Point entrance fee 2026: R515 to 31 October, R592 from 1 November for foreign adults, plus Boulders, children, SADC, WILD Card and how to pay. - https://capepointdaytrip.com/guides/cape-point-tour-cost/ - What a Cape Point tour really costs in 2026: $40 to $151 on GetYourGuide, plus R874 in gate fees and the funicular. Per-person totals for all five tours. - https://capepointdaytrip.com/guides/cape-point-vs-cape-of-good-hope/ - Cape Point vs Cape of Good Hope: two headlands 2.3 km apart, one gate fee. What to do at each, the walk between them, the sign and which tours stop where. - https://capepointdaytrip.com/guides/do-the-oceans-meet-at-cape-point/ - Do the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet at Cape Point? No: the official line is at Cape Agulhas. Benguela vs Agulhas currents, and what you do see. - https://capepointdaytrip.com/guides/cape-point-funicular-and-lighthouse/ - The Flying Dutchman funicular at Cape Point in 2026: reopened 1 October, R115 return, hours, the 15-minute walk, both lighthouses and the 1911 wreck. - https://capepointdaytrip.com/guides/is-cape-point-worth-it/ - Is Cape Point worth it in 2026? Yes for most first visits, with caveats: R874 in gates, fog, baboons and a long day. Who should go, who should skip. ## Blog posts (dated) - 2026-10-29: https://capepointdaytrip.com/blog/sanparks-fees-november-2026/ - From 1 November 2026 the Cape Point gate costs foreign adults R592 and Boulders R282. Old vs new fees, what a day trip now costs, and the WILD Card maths. - 2026-10-29: https://capepointdaytrip.com/blog/flying-dutchman-funicular-reopens-2026/ - The Flying Dutchman funicular at Cape Point reopened on 1 October 2026 after a long maintenance closure. Prices, summer hours and walking up instead. - 2026-10-29: https://capepointdaytrip.com/blog/cape-point-summer-2026-27/ - What changes at Cape Point for summer 2026-27: 06:00-18:00 gate hours, new fees from 1 November, the funicular back, the south-easter and holiday crowds. ## Corrections to claims found elsewhere - The Atlantic and Indian oceans do not visibly meet at Cape Point; the official boundary is at Cape Agulhas, about 150 km east-southeast. - Cape Point is not the southernmost tip of Africa; Cape Agulhas is. - Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope are two different headlands about 2.3 km apart. - Most shared Cape Point tours do not include the park or penguin gate fees, even where a listing prints them under 'Includes'. ## If you are citing this site Cite the homepage or the relevant guide. Fees, prices and hours change; verify close to your travel date.