The tour begins with a stop in Bo-Kaap, where the cobblestoned streets and distinctive painted facades reflect the neighborhood's Cape Malay history. The route then follows the Atlantic Seaboard past Bantry Bay, sheltered beneath Lion's Head, and Clifton, where four granite-divided beaches sit among some of the city's most valuable real estate.

Hout Bay is one of the Western Cape's busiest fishing harbors, framed by mountains and the cold Atlantic. An optional 40-minute boat trip from the harbor takes you to Duiker Island to observe a large Cape fur seal colony up close; those who prefer to stay ashore can visit the craft market or walk to Hout Bay Beach.

Chapman's Peak Drive hugs the mountainside for nine kilometers above the Atlantic, offering repeated opportunities for photographs of the cliffs, sea, and white-sand beaches below. Noordhoek at the southern end of the drive provides a brief stop among thatched-roof shops, juice bars, and artisan craft stores in a relaxed village setting.

The tour enters the Table Mountain National Park and reaches the Cape of Good Hope, Africa's most southwestern point, where hiking trails offer direct access to the dramatic headland. From here, the guide recommends routes to Cape Point, where the 1860 lighthouse can be reached on foot or by funicular for sweeping 360-degree views over the park and ocean.

Simon's Town along False Bay retains much of its Victorian-era architecture and offers an hour for lunch at seafood restaurants near the historic waterfront. The adjacent Boulders Beach boardwalk provides close-range viewing of thousands of African penguins, an endangered species that has colonized this sheltered cove since the 1980s.

Muizenberg, recognizable by its row of brightly colored Victorian beach huts, is the final stop on the route and a well-known surf destination with a long stretch of white-sand beach. Subject to time and traffic, a brief stop is made here before the tour heads north back to Cape Town city centre.