I visited the Cape of Goodhope Nature Reserve within the Table Mountain National Park on the weekend of 12th and 13th December 2020, entry allowed from 7am to 6pm, entry at the gate was quick and easy, covid protocol strictly enforced, just before the pay booth a team of park employees checked our temperatures and filled our details, name & telephone, we then proceeded to the pay booth settled our bill and through the booms into the reserve. The staff were courteous helpful, efficient and friendly.
The reason for our visit was 2 fold, to harvest west coast rock lobster (crayfish) as it was one of the legal season collection days and we wanted to spend the rest of the day enjoying a braai at the Buffelsbaai section. Our crayfish catch was successful ( we dived) and managed to fill our permit quota's both days at the Cape of Goodhope sector.
Upon entering the reserve there are a few places one can visit, namely, Olifantsbosch, Platboom, Gifkommetjie, Bordtjiesdrift, Black Rock, Buffelsbaai, and Cape of Good Hope, the latter is where we dived our crayfish.
All the places we visited here were prestinely maintained and were all
practically on the beach, both the Atlantic and Indian ocean sides, one can visit the further most point and either hike or take a bus to the top where you can see the lighthouse, here you will also find a curio shop, restaurant and rest area.
There were Antelope grazing and Ostriches prancing about in many of the sectors, Fynbos is prolific in the park, the braai areas had dirt bins strategically placed, we fortunately did not encounter any unruly baboons but we were informed the park staff were prepared for any incidents.
What a beautiful part of South Africa we have the privilege of living in, such natural beauty on our doorstep, I have a tip for all Cape Town local residence, get yourself a Green Card, it costs R175.00 and allows for 12 entries in a year (each entry is clipped, you may enter 3 adults and 3 children on one day). A normal day pass will cost R85.00 per person, so you can see the value in the Green Card. It is only available to Cape Town residence.
So if you are looking for things to do in Cape Town visit the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, well worth it.