Cape Town And Table Mountain

OVERVIEW

Embrace the beauty of Cape Town during this scenic trip up Table Mountain, the city’s most celebrated landmark. Drive up Kloof Nek Road to the Lower Cableway Station, where you’ll board a Swiss-engineered cable car and ascend from the 1,190-foot Valley Station to the 3,477-foot Mountain Station. During the approximately four-minute journey, rejoice in sweeping views as the floor of the car rotates 360 degrees. You’ll learn that Table Mountain, named after its flat-topped central massif, is flanked by Devil’s Peak and Lion’s Head with Signal Hill in the foreground. Notice these outcroppings form a sort of amphitheater that encloses the city center and then joins a chain of mountains that runs like a spine through the Cape Peninsula from Table Mountain to Cape Point, from which Cape Town derives its name. You’ll discover the protected landscape extending to Cape Point is a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to one of the highest concentrations of endemic flora and fauna in any area of its size, with an impressive 2,285 plant varieties, more than those of the entire United Kingdom combined. Upon your descent, conclude your invigorating visit with a panoramic orientation tour of utterly captivating Cape Town.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Travel to the top of Table Mountain, Cape Town’s immensely photogenic mesa.
• Marvel at the Swiss-engineered cable cars that provide access to the mountain’s summit.
• Absorb awe-inspiring vistas that stretch from the waterfront neighborhoods of Cape Town to the tip of Cape Point.
• Delight in views of a UNESCO World Heritage natural site that boasts nearly 2,300 plant species.
• Survey highlights of Cape Town from the comfort of your coach during an orientation tour.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.