Best places: Nature preserves in Western Cape

Popular, screw-top hiking trail boasting panoramic views of the city alongside coastal views.

👍👍 Situated in the Silvermine Nature Reserve - you need to pay an entrance fee or use your Wild Card membership. Beautiful surroundings with a planked walkaway around the dam and some awesome picnic spots. No dogs allowed on the one section of the dam. Great for swimming especially after a long hike.

Tip of the Cape Peninsula forming part of a protected wildlife reserve with picnic spots and walks.

Natural area with rock formations offering rental cottages, plus camping, hiking, biking & more.

High-end lodging on a nature reserve with ritzy suites, plus chic dining & guided nature tours.

Botanically diverse reserve offering scenic hiking trails, landscaped gardens & views of Walker Bay.

84,000-acre coastal & mountain nature reserve with whale watching, hiking trails & rich wildlife.

The area around Helderberg Mountain is protected & houses picnic spots, trails & a visitor center.

Sheltered public bay with a sandy beach & boardwalk, plus free-roaming colony of African penguins.

👍👍 Kraalbaai is the most amazing place in South Africa to lie at anchor! Beautiful nature and scenery. Toilet facilities and fresh water available on land, but no showering facilities.

Nature reserve including the Jonkershoek Mountains, with hiking, biking, waterfalls & swimming.

👍👍 This nature concervancy is a jewel for those who love the outdoors.Here you can braai on the cliffs surrounded by the constant sound of breaking waves and seagulls.Just a note...as this is a nature concervancy the toilet facilities are not modern but clean.Bring your own "white gold" and don't forg...

Mountain conservation area with a number of hiking trails & vistas over the Franschhoek Valley.

Wildlife center with African snakes & other reptiles, offering guided tours & educational programs.

👍👍 What an absolutely amazing experience with the most friendly and informative staff in the office and out on the zip lines. We will definitely be back to enjoy the great views while doing all the lines from the top to the bottom. After the zip line there is a lovely coffee shop right next door to sit...

👍👍 The penguins are so adorable that it will make you not wanna leave the place. It is refreshing to see penguins swimming and sun bathing while us (human beings) watch them relax.

👍👍 What a wonderful and peaceful place to go for a walk and clear your mind. The trail is practically surrounded by a wide assortment of forest trees and plants, providing a cool shade, and beauty for the eye to behold. It's the ideal location to go for a walk with both kids and dogs alike.

Scenic recreation area with a network of hiking & biking trails, picnic spots & expansive vistas.

Hiking, mountain biking & rock climbing, plus 4x4 trails & a ski slope, on a privately owned farm.

Nature reserve with hiking & cycling paths amid diverse habitats, including fynbos, plus beaches.