Cape Point and Boulders Penguin Tour — Half-Day from Cape Town

You step out of the air-conditioned van onto wind that tastes of kelp and distance. The cliff-top at Cape Point opens like a stage — breast-high waves hitting basalt, gulls arguing over scraps, and an old white lighthouse keeping its slow watch. The guide points, not at a single drama, but at the choreography: where the cold Benguela and warm Agulhas currents meet and push against one another, shaping the coastline and the stories sailors have told for four centuries.