CAPE POINT Wildlife and Leisure
Enjoy the flora and fauna of this World Heritage Site knowing that a few of the indigenous plants here are endemic and that this area is part of the Cape floristic Kingdom. About 250 species of birds can be seen and game like the Bontebok, the Eland , the Red Hartebees and the Cape Zebra, to name but a few.
There are plenty of smaller animals as well like lizzards, snakes tortoises and dassies. A visit to the Ostrich farm opposite the entrance to the Cape of Good Hope might be a treat as well. So enjoy the wildlife but please don’t feed the animals, especially the Chacma Baboons! The have lived in this area for about a million years so basically you are the invaders.
They might be nice and funny to watch but they do tend to be a nuisance as well since the like to eat the same things we do and they are curious as hell, getting slightly aggressive if they don’t get what they want.
Hiking, mountain biking, diving and surfing are some of the activities that the adventure loving tourist can do in this part of the TMNP Buffelsbaai and Bordjiesdrif Beaches offering ideal facilities for swimming and whale watching. With a fishing permit the chances are good that you might have something fresh to grill over the open fire in the evening. There are enough braai and picnic spots all over the park. But please be careful with open fires and don’t grill at places not specially pointed out by signs.
