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Viewpoint Table Mountain Aerial Cableway (Bottom)

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Located in South Africa :: Western Cape (Peninsula)
Category: Attraction :: Viewpoint

Description [ correction ]

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is a part of the Table Mountain National Park. There are free guided plateau walks from the upper cable station.

The cable cars can carry 65 people at a time, moving at 10 metres per second, and provide a 360 view, and are aerodynamic for high winds.

Table Mountain is your best vantage point of the Cape, with views of Cape Town city centre, the Helderberg Mountains, Bloubergstrand, Sunset Beach, Camps Bay, Robben Island, the Cape Town 2010 World cup stadium and much more.

The highest point is 1085m and marked by Maclear's Beacon, but the cable car will only take you up to 1067m where the upper station is situated.

On top of the mountain, there are free guided daily walks on the hour from 09:00 to 15:00 on the mountain. The Table Mountain Cafe offers meals with a view, souveniers at the shop can be purchased. Free WIFI in the WIFI lounge. (Jan-2019).

Contact [ correction ]
Address :  Gardens, Peninsula, South Africa
Postal :  P.O. Box 730, Cape Town, 8000
Contact :  Table Mountain Information line
Tel :  +27(0)21 424 8181
Tel2 :  +27(0)21 424 0015
Fax :  +27(0)21 424 3792
Email :  Click Here
Website :  Click Here

Opening Times :  [ correction ]

Mon-Sun: 08:30-17:00 Last car down 18:00

Directions [ correction ]

Not available

Rates and Payment [ correction ]
Fee/s :  The Cable costs for return tickets: R330.00 for Adults, R165.00 for Children (4-17), & R100.00 for Pensioners (all week), R150 for Students (Fridays only). (Rate info updated Jan-19).

Facilities [ correction ]
Child Friendly, Restrooms
Accessible to Disabled Persons :  Yes

Activities [ correction ]
Guided Walks, Photography

Travelling Information

Self Drive Access :  Yes
Vehicle Type :  ALL
 Travel Tip!

Buy your tickets online to go up in the cable car and skip the ticket queues at reception. Check their website to check if they are open or closed - sometimes they are closed if the winds are too severe.

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