we drove down the west coats from cape town and stopped off at Simonstown and visited the towns museum which was most interesting.Be aware that there is entrance fee to access the area around cape point which might proove expensive if you do not intend on climbing up to the top of the point itself.There are other tracks that can be walked but all require stout footwear.The Cape Point lighthouse is accessed either by a cable car or a steep but wide pathway.Views from the top are worth the effort but do bear in mind that this not offically the tip of the African Continent nor where the Atlantic meets with the Indian Ocean.Do take the M65/M6 route back to Cape Town as the views between Noordhoek and Hout Bay are spectacular.

It cost us R90 per head to enter the park to get to Cape Point. If you wish to explore every nook and cranny start off early in the morning and then some.
It is quite magnificent and when we went for lunch at the restaurant near the funicular, I could have stayed there forever. The view was superb. The food was also good enough and fairly well presented.
The funicular was efficient (R45 return) but scared the other passengers when they realised that the last physically disabling accident had occurred after 5200 days and we were on 5800+ days.
One can also walk up the hill and then steepish stairs to the top of the lighthouse. The 360 degree view is amazing although it looked like it needed a revamp.
There is a shop where one can buy gifts - mostly tourist type items with a few nuggets.

Visited on organized day tour. Very business with Far Eastern Tourists who all have some fixation about being photographed by the sign. Views from lighthouse worth the climb [even if you use the train there is still an appreciable climb at the top. Ate in the restaurant by the train building and food good with reasonable pricing, Try to get a window table. The views are superb.

Really lovely day trip. Drove though Hout Bay and stopped in Simonstown for brunch, then in Boulders beach to see the penguins and then onto the Cape. The barren landscape is like the Burren in Co Clare.
We went straight to Cape Point and got the Flying Dutchman funicular. We could have walked up to the lighthouse but chose the funicular because the children had never been on one. It was operated really professionally and the queues were short despite the crowds.
The day was warm and clear and the views were spectacular. We were looking at the ocean amazed that the next stop was Antartica. It was well worth walking out to the viewing point beyond the lighthouse.
Stopped at Cape of Good Hope on the way back just to get the photos for the record and were lucky enough to see baboons and zebra on the side of the road! Drove back on The Chapmans Peak drive which was amazing.

It was a spectacular day and we packed so much in. The drive was easy. None of the distances too long and there was so much to see that there was no complaints of boredom for a change!