School Holidays - what to do with the kids on the Cape Point Route this summer!

It’s summer holidays and even with the season festivities, it does mean extra time with the kids and keeping them entertained for a long period of time. Here are some suggestions from the Cape Point Route team if you are in Cape Town, because it’s a first class place to travel and live with kids and a perfect spot for a family holiday. Click Here for our TOP TEN list of things to do with kids!

Why? The weather is excellent, and the Cape Point Route is jam packed with fun things to do - be it in the water, on the water, next to the water, at the beach, on land or in the mountains. It’s delightful whether you are walking, driving, biking, diving, swimming, birding, exploring, shopping, eating or simply wandering around any of the charming villages on the route.

Just 35 minutes from Cape Town city centre, the Cape Point Route spans 2 coastlines, and is wrapped around a national park. It runs from Hout Bay on the Atlantic Seaboard, down to Cape Point itself, then up the False Bay coastline through Simon’s Town, to Muizenberg. The Cape Peninsula is Cape Town’s “Playground of the Cape” offering something for every kid – young and old! And fortunately most of the activities and attractions on the Cape Point Route will appeal to child-free visitors too.
Get there by train! Cape Town to Simon’s Town line is fantastic for kids especially from Muizenberg southbound. Please note that the trains are currently stopping at Fish Hoek Station and a replacement bus service is in operation whilst there is work being done on the train tracks. Children under 5 travel free if accompanied by an adult. 6 – 11 year olds pay 50% of the adult fare and children over 12 pay full fare. Adult single from Cape Town Station to Fish Hoek Station is R13.
Or try the Southern Line Tourism Route: Hop on Hop off train ticket with unlimited train trips is R30 and available between 08h30 and 16h00.

Activities for Older Kids:
• Surfing – learn 2 surf in Muizenberg- group or private lessons.
• Landsailing – 3 wheeled buggy with a wind surfer like sail in Muizenberg. Min 8 years and height 1.3 metres but there is a tandem cart for children aged 5 – 9 years.
• Sea Kayaking in Simon’s Town to see the penguins. Kids > 10
• Scuba diving – let the kids do a scuba diving course and discover a world underwater. Sea dives are suitable for over 12’s but learning in the swimming pool from 8 years.
• Fishing from Hout Bay. Take the kids on an inshore fishing trip to catch a big one. Suitable for kids aged 4 – 12 is great fun and is a half day excursion.
• Outdoor Adventure Centre in Scarborough. Climbing Walls, Giant Cargo Net, suspension bridges, tight-rope walking and paintball are amongst the activities available. Supervised adventure play or book a party for a group of kids for 2 – 3 hours.
• Camel rides in Kommetjie – it is not like riding a horse!
• Boat Trips – see the seals on Duiker Island off Hout Bay (45 mins – children of all ages welcome)
• More Boat Trips from Simon’s Town – from Harbour Cruises to False Bay’s Seal Island or high speed trip to Cape Point for older kids.
• Walk with baboons – fascinating learning experience for kids to see baboons in their natural habitat. Ages 6 and up.

Cape Point Route Attractions:
• World of Birds in Hout Bay
• Boulders Penguin colony in Simon’s Town
• Cape Point Ostrich Farm near Cape Point
• Good Hope Nursery near Cape Point
• Imhoff Farm in Kommetjie
• Noordhoek Farm Village in Noordhoek
• Scratch Patch – an all time favourite in Simon’s Town
• Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope – visit the nature reserve on a full day excursion.
• Slangkoppunt Lighthouse in Kommetjie – climb to the top!
• Best Child Friendly Beaches – Boulders Beach, Fish Hoek Beach, St James beach, Muizenberg Beach, Kalk Bay Beach, Hout Bay Beach, Kommetjie Beach.

More details to follow with beach details, family friendly restaurants and more....