South Africa

Here you will find information about penguins that can be seen in South Africa

Species	Where they can be seen	How to get there
African	There are three colonies on the mainland of South Africa as well as several on offshore Islands. Most of the off shore colonies are inaccessible without permit. The colony at Boulders is easy to reach and well worth the trip. If you visit Robben Island there is a board walk and hide to view the colony. However, most guides will not point this out to you and you may only have a short time after visiting the prison before your ferry leaves to take you back to the mainland.	Boulders Beach is about 2km south of Simon's Town. Either drive or take the train from Cape Town to Simon's Town and then walk (or take a taxi) south along the coast until you come to the footpath down to Boulders Beach. There is a guesthouse right by the car park so you could stay there and listen to the penguins all night! The second mainland colony is harder to find, it is at Stony Point in Betty's Bay about 30km west of Cape Town - you will need to drive there. There is a third, very small colony (only about 10-20 birds) at Lambert's Bay, about 300km north of Cape Town. It is worth a visit, however, to see the incredible gannet colony there. You would need to drive there. Robben Island is a museum and is only accessible via the Robben Island ferry as part of a guided tour around the Island and the Prison. Tours leave the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town every hour or so every day.