Table Mountain

Table Mountain

4 hours | Cape Town | C P T - 2 0 0
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Points of Interest

  • Table Mountain/Aerial Cableway
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Be sure to read the Special Notes further down this page for important requirements and restriction.

No visit to Cape Town is complete without a trip up Table Mountain, the city's most celebrated landmark. You'll head up Kloof Nek -- the saddle between Table Mountain and Lions Head -- to the Lower Cableway Station. Ascend from the Valley Station (1,190 feet) to the Mountain Station (3,500 feet asl) in a Swiss-engineered Rotair cable car. The journey from the base to the summit takes just under four minutes. Enjoy spectacular views as the floor of the car rotates 360 degrees during the ascent and descent.
Table Mountain takes its name from the flat-topped central massif of the mountain which, viewed from the city, is surrounded by Devil's Peak on the left, Lion's Head on the right, and Signal Hill in the foreground. They form a sort of amphitheatre that encloses the city center and some of the older suburbs. Other earlier suburbs are on either side of the chain of mountains, which run like a spine through the Cape Peninsula, from Table Mountain to Cape Point -- the cape from which Cape Town takes its name.
From the summit, the natural protected area stretching from Signal Hill to Cape Point is managed by the National Parks Board. This area has one of the highest concentrations of endemic plant and animal species in any area of its size, containing a staggering 2,285 plant species -- more than in the entire United Kingdom. Return drive along the Atlantic Seaboard passing Camps Bay, Clifton and Sea Point.

Special Notes:

Table Mountain cable car operates weather permitting. If the cableway is closed, a visit to Boulders Beach via Chapmans Peak with take please with a photo stop at Rhodes Memorial. There may be some congestion and a delay at the cable car station. Expect a delay and long lines at the cable car station.
This tour is not suitable for passengers with walking difficulties as a fair amount of walking is involved. However, passengers in wheelchairs can manage this tour with an assistant
This tour is not recommended for guests with a fear of heights
Passengers are advised to wear comfortable walking shoes and a sun hat

Details

Tour timeline may vary to avoid overcrowding, etc.

Depart the quayside and drive to the lower cable car station

Transport type: Air Conditioned Motorcoach
Transport Capacity: 40
Travel time: 00:30
Air conditioned: Yes
Restroom available: No
Photo/video restrictions: No
Photo/video opportunity: No

Depart the quayside and drive to the lower cable car station

Transport type: Air Conditioned Motorcoach
Transport Capacity: 40
Travel time: 00:30
Air conditioned: Yes
Restroom available: No
Photo/video restrictions: No
Photo/video opportunity: No

Ascend Table Mountain by cable car and enjoy the magnificent views from the summit

Transport type: Aerial Tram
Transport Capacity: 40
Travel time: 00:10
Time at site: 02:20
Free time at site: 60
Inside visit: Yes
Air conditioned: No
Walking distance: 200
Steps: 20
Restroom available: Yes
Shopping available: Yes
Photo/video restrictions: No
Photo/video opportunity: Yes

Ascend Table Mountain by cable car and enjoy the magnificent views from the summit

Transport type: Aerial Tram
Transport Capacity: 40
Travel time: 00:10
Time at site: 02:20
Free time at site: 60
Inside visit: Yes
Air conditioned: No
Walking distance: 200
Steps: 20
Restroom available: Yes
Shopping available: Yes
Photo/video restrictions: No
Photo/video opportunity: Yes

Return to the quayside via the Atlantic Seaboard and a brief orientation tour of the city center

Transport type: Air Conditioned Motorcoach
Transport Capacity: 40
Travel time: 01:00
Air conditioned: Yes
Restroom available: No
Photo/video restrictions: No
Photo/video opportunity: No

Return to the quayside via the Atlantic Seaboard and a brief orientation tour of the city center

Transport type: Air Conditioned Motorcoach
Transport Capacity: 40
Travel time: 01:00
Air conditioned: Yes
Restroom available: No
Photo/video restrictions: No
Photo/video opportunity: No