In a nutshell

No visit to Cape Town is complete without a trip up Table Mountain, the city's most celebrated landmark.

The programme

You will leave the quayside and travel up Kloof Nek, the saddle between Table Mountain and Lion's Head, to the Lower Cableway Station. A Swiss-engineered Rotair cable car will take you up from the Valley Station (363 m) to the Mountain Station (1,060 m). The journey from the base to the summit takes just under 4 minutes and you can enjoy spectacular views, as the floor of the car rotates 360 degrees during the ascent and descent. Table Mountain gets 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 centre and some of the older suburbs. Other earlier suburbs are on either side of the chain of mountains, which runs like a spine through the Cape Peninsula, from Table Mountain to Cape Point, the cape which gives Cape Town its name. From the summit, the natural protected area stretching from Signal Hill to Cape Point has been managed under the custodianship of 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 United Kingdom put together. After admiring the magnificent views from the summit, you will return to your ship.

Good to know

This tour is strictly weather permitting. If there are strong winds, the cable car cannot operate. If it is cloudy, visibility from the summit is very limited.
Please note should Table Mountain be closed due to adverse weather conditions an alternative tour will be operated to Chapmans Peak, Boulders Beach with photo stop at Rhodes Memorial.
There can sometimes be queues at the Lower Cableway Station.
Please note Guests in wheelchairs can manage this tour with assistance from a friend or partner. However this tour is not recommended for guests with walking difficulties.
This tour is not suitable for guests who are afraid of heights.
Flat, comfortable walking shoes and a sun hat are strongly recommended.