The southern tip of the Cape Peninsula is occupied by the Cape Point Nature Reserve, with its 7750 hectares of rich fynbos and 40 kilometers of rugged coastline.
The reserve is criss-crossed with hiking trails, two of which are Sirkelsvlei and Farmer’s Cliff’s. There is very little fresh water in the reserve, and certainly no drinking water on any of the hikes. The conditions in the area are fairly harsh: it is frequently very windy, and there no shelter from either the wind or the sun.
Cape Point
Whilst Cape Point is the most impressive feature of the coastline, it is the Cape of Good Hope that is actually the southern-most promontory of the peninsula, and of course neither has the honor of being the southernmost tip of Africa, that belonging to Cape Agulhas.
You are almost guaranteed to come across one of the handful of Chacma Baboon troupes that forage in the reserve. Please remember that they are wild animals, and potentially dangerous.
I have seen ostrich, bushbuck and bontebok, and you also stand a chance of seeing eland and zebra.
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