Hike up Table Mountain from the city below

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Hike up Table Mountain from the city below

The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is a cable car transportation system offering visitors a five-minute ride to the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of Cape Town's most popular tourist attractions with approximately one million people a year using the Cableway.

SOUTH AFRICA // While some cities have signature buildings or artificial monuments, Cape Town has a trademark mountain. Watching the clouds accumulate on Table Mountain's plateau and then spill over its sides - a phenomenon known as the "tablecloth' effect - is a genuinely bankable travel moment. You can catch a cable car up the flat-topped mountain's front face; it slowly rotates en route, giving 360-degree views. However, it's better to earn the panoramic view across South Africa's most vibrant city and the table's rocky bookends, Lion's Head and Devil's Peak. Various hiking paths take you to different vantage points. The classic climb follows Platteklip Gorge, in the footsteps of António de Saldanha, who made the first recorded ascent in 1503. For the best city views, cross the tabletop from the tip of Platteklip and the upper Cableway station to the mountain's highest point, Maclear's Beacon (1088m/3570ft). If your timing's right, you'll be able to join locals watching the full moon rising above the Hottentots Holland mountains to the east, after hiking through the evening to the 669m-high (2195ft) Lion's Head.

How much is Table Mountain Cableway?

How much does it cost? Adult return tickets cost Rs 380 from 8.30am to 1pm and Rs 300 from 1pm - closing. Children's return ticket is R190 R150 from 8.30am to 1.00pm (1.00pm - closing). Learn more about ticket prices here.

Where does the Table Mountain cable car go from?

This 65-person cable car goes to the top of Table Mountain from Tafelberg Road. To date, the cable car has transported more than 28 million visitors to the summit. Every year, one million visitors from all over the world use this cable.

How tall is the Table Mountain Cable Way?

3501 feet

The Table Mountain Aerial Cable Car takes passengers from the lower cable station on Tafelberg Road, about 302 meters (991 ft) above sea level, to the mountain's upper plateau, at 1,067 meters (3,501 ft).

Why do you think they built the Cableway?

Before the cable car was built, the only way to climb Cape Town's iconic mountain was on foot - a climb only undertaken by adventurous souls. In the late 1870s, many prominent citizens of Cape Town proposed a railway to the top of the railway plate. "The plan was originally to build a funicular railway up to the top.

Is Table Mountain worth it?

The lines for the cable car up to Table Mountain are always long, but I can tell you it's worth the wait once you get there. Such a special place on earth that it really can't be described in a small review. Make a day of it, pack a picnic and soak in the heavenly air and scenery.

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