Cape Point Coastal Foraging and Wild Food Picnic

Cape Town, South Africa
Duration5h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Join a coastal foraging adventure, learn about edible seaweeds and shellfish, then gather around the fire for an ancestral-inspired feast of mussels, fresh fish, and wild greens — a taste of history, reimagined.

Discover the deep cultural and spiritual significance of Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope, where the Khoisan people lived for thousands of years. Visit the Origins of Early Southern Sapiens Behaviour Exhibition at the Cape Point Buffelsfontein Visitor Centre and explore groundbreaking discoveries about early human life in Southern Africa.

Go rock pooling with a local guide to learn about edible plants, seaweeds, and mollusks.

What's included

  • Visit to the Origins of Early Southern Sapiens Behaviour Exhibition
  • Species identification booklet with recipes
  • Guided coastal foraging at low tide
  • Wild edible plant identification
  • Wild food lunch of mussels, fish, wild greens and eland cooked over a fire. Seaweed soda and iced teas.
  • Entrance fee to Cape Point National Park

What to expect

Join a coastal foraging adventure, exploring edible seaweeds and shellfish, then gather around the fire for an ancestral-inspired feast of mussels, fresh fish, and wild greens — a taste of history, reimagined.

Discover the deep cultural and spiritual significance of Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope, where the Khoisan people lived for thousands of years. Visit the Origins of Early Southern Sapiens Behaviour Exhibition at the Cape Point Buffelsfontein Visitor Centre and explore groundbreaking discoveries about early human life in Southern Africa.

Go rock pooling with a guide to learn about edible plants, seaweeds, and mollusks, followed by an ancestral-inspired wild food feast on the fire.

If there is bad weather, move the lunch to a Scarborough clay house venue bordering the Reserve.

  1. Origins of Early Southern Sapiens Behaviour Exhibition

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meeting point is at the Buffelsfontein Visitor's Centre which is approximately 20minutes drive from the entrance gate to the Cape Point National Park.

End point

Meeting point is at the Buffelsfontein Visitor's Centre which is approximately 20minutes drive from the entrance gate to the Cape Point National Park.

Additional information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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