Head to Cape Point during SANParks Week

Cape Point's two-for-the-price-of-one-adult ticket offer, means a trip to the reserve and a ride on the funicular will cost very little. For every return adult ticket purchased for R49, another adult or child may travel for free.

Built in 1996 the electric powered funicular is named after the Flying Dutchman ghost ship sighted by sailors over the past three-and-a-half centuries. It is a fun way to travel from the car park to the historic lighthouse to soak up glorious ocean and mountain scenery. The change in altitude is just 87m but the steep climb takes the 40 capacity (6 seated and 34 standing) cars about 3 minutes to travel the 585m of rail.

Fresh sea air is known to work up an appetite, so once visitors have descended on the funicular they can head off to the Two Ocean's Restaurant where kids eat free during SANParks week.

Catch the Tourism Train

As part of SANParks Week free guided walks are also on offer in the Park, and Metrorail are offering daily trips on their Tourism Train from Cape Town to Simons Town stations Monday to Saturday. A HGTS Tour bus transfers visitors from Simons Town station to Cape Point. The cost of this package is R120 per adult (12 years and older) and R60 per child, student and seniors (students and seniors need to show proof).

If all these offers are not enough you can also get a Cape Point water bottle valued at R95 absolutely free with every purchase over R400 from The Cape Point Logo and Lighthouse Five retail stores to remember your visit by.

Cape Point Nature Reserve is open 7 days a week (7am to 5pm April to September, 6am to 6pm October to March), with the Flying Dutchman funicular, Two Oceans restaurant and the Curio Stores open from 9am to 5pm.

For more, go to www.capepoint.co.za or call the Information Centre on +27 (0)21 780 9010/11.