Can you hike up Table Mountain and cable car down?
Table Mountain cable car. You can walk up and down or if you don't feel like it or don't have enough time you can use the cable car one way or return.
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The ride is a gentle one, the rotating state-of-the-art cable car taking visitors from the lower station to the top in around 5 minutes. It operates seven days a week and trips occur within 10 to 15 minutes of each other. The time of the day's last excursion varies throughout the year.
Not surprisingly, it is a long slog to the top, and you should allow yourself plenty of time to get up and back down again - anything up to 6 hours if you also want to spend some time at the top. It is also possible to arrange to do a guided half day or full day hike up the mountain if you prefer.
Platteklip to Upper Cableway StationIt's the most direct route to the top of the mountain and the most popular. However, it is not a route to be trifled with; the going can be tough. The walk starts on Tafelberg Road and ascends the main gorge that divides the front face (Africa face) of Table Mountain.
The best views of Cape Town are seen from the top of Table Mountain. The Cableway takes you to the summit in under 5 minutes and the cable car's rotating floor ensure that all visitors get a 360 degree aerial view of the city. The 65-passenger cable car runs from Tafelberg Road to the top of Table Mountain.
Hike Table Mountain. 100% of travelers recommend this experience. This number is based on the percentage of all Tripadvisor reviews for this product that have a bubble rating of 4 or higher. 99% of travelers recommend this experience.
Unless you are familiar with the trails and the respective external challenges, it is unsafe to hike Table Mountain without a guide. A guide knows the trails, will find the way in bad visibility and will make sure you know what you need to have a safe and optimal experience.
Upper Table Rock, which is upstream, sits a few miles east of Lower Table Rock, with Table Rock Road running between them. Upper Table Rock is the more forgiving of the two hikes, being a shorter route with less elevation, but it doesn't skimp on the rewards.
The best way to do this is to take the cable car up to the top of Table Mountain. It is fairly expensive so some people prefer to go up Signal Hill, which is free and you can drive there.
The seven provisional winners, in alphabetical order, are: the Amazon in South America; Halong Bay in Vietnam; Iguazu Falls in Argentina; Jeju Island in South Korea; Komodo in Indonesia; Puerto Princesa Underground River in the Philippines; and Table Mountain.
Cape Town's famous Table MountainCable Carwill close this year July 24, 2023 through August 6, 2023 for annual maintenance. It will reopen on August, 7, 2023.