Sea Kayaking in Cape Town

Kayaking

Sea kayak­ing with Coastal Kayak Trails along the Cape Peninsula are var­ied, from a relax­ing 2 hour sun­set trip near the Cape Town city centre to excit­ing kayak­ing around Cape Point, from encoun­ters with pen­guins at Boulders Beach near Simonstown to encoun­ters with Southern Right Whales, the endemic Heaviside Dolphins and also Dusky, Common and Bottlenose dol­phins, Cape Fur Seals, African Penguin and a vari­ety of other sea birds ... No pre­vi­ous kayak­ing exper­i­ence is needed. All the kayak­ing and safety gear is provided. Kaskazi double kayaks provide for a com­fort­able and safe ride. Experienced guides ensure your safety.

Based in Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town, South Africa — a ded­ic­ated sea kayak­ing out­let spe­cial­ising in offer­ing the best guided sea trips along the coast of South Africa. Coastal Kayak have a small staff of ded­ic­ated pad­dlers, who know their products, are pas­sion­ate about kayak­ing and who act­ively paddle. Visit them at 179 Main Road in Three Anchor Bay for free advice, try out a kayak (we are on the water), or just pop in for a chat.

Kayaking Excursions avail­able in Cape Town:

Cape Town / Mouille Point: Enjoy a sun­set at sea from a kayak. This venue is less than 10 minutes' drive from the city centre — the ideal after work trip for Capetonians. Relax on this 2-hour trip with spec­tac­u­lar views of Lions Head and Table Mountain, and there is always the chance that seals, pen­guins and even Heaviside dol­phins will visit.

Simonstown / Cape Point: Come kayak with the pen­guins off Boulders beach. 2-hr and 4-hr trips avail­able from the base at Simonstown. Also day trips from Buffels Bay to Cape Point, and back along the coast past Smitswinkel Bay and Millers Point to Simonstown.

Costs: No kayak­ing exper­i­ence is needed for any of our trips. Stable kayaks and exper­i­enced guides allow for novices to exper­i­ence the magic of sea kayak­ing. Wetsuits are not required — we only use sea kayaks equipped with spray cov­ers to keep the water out and you com­fort­ably warm and secure inside. On any trip the total group size is gen­er­ally between 6 and 10 and never exceeds 12.
2 hour trips: R200
4-hour trips: R300
Full — day: from R 350

Contact Coastal Kayaks: Physical Address: 179 Beach Rd, Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town
Tel: +27 (0)21 439 1134 — Cellular/Mobile: 083 310 1253