HOW MUCH TO GO TO TABLE MOUNTAIN?
Visiting Table Mountain can either be free (if you hike) or paid (if you use the cable car). Here’s a clear breakdown:
HIKING COSTS
- Hiking up Table Mountain is free — there’s no entrance fee to access the trails.
- The only costs are transport to the starting point and a mountain guide, which is highly recommended for most of the routes.
TAKING THE CABLE CAR UP
For those less inclined toward strenuous exercise, taking the cable car up to the top is a great alternative. Here’s the full schedule of cable car ticket prices.
GUIDED HIKES TO THE TOP
Here at Cape Trek we also offer epic guided hikes up Table Mountain. Our most popular hike, India Venster, which departs from right next to the lower cable station, finishes at the upper cable station where we seamlessly catch the cable car down.
So you get the best of both world’s – an amazing hike up (you can say you hiked up Table Mountain) and a cable car ride down. This enables you to miss the most strenuous part of any hike – the descent.
TOP HIKES
A challenging route which meanders up the front of Table Mountain and finishes at the Cable Station. Includes some scrambling using chains and staples.
A beautiful route which crosses three buttresses on the Camps Bay side of Table Mountain finishing near the start of Valley of the Gods.
An enchanting hike taking one through some rather unique rock formations in a hidden part of Table Mountain. Accessed via Corridor Ravine.
An exposed route which traverses beneath the face of Table Mountain. It eventually links up with India Venster near the top. Not for the faint hearted.
A sublime line that that meanders up Left Face which sits to the left of Platteklip Gorge if you’re facing the mountain. Steep hiking mixed with some scrambling.
A lovely route that goes up to the top of the eastern side of Table Mountain. Accessed via Kirstenbosch Garden (for a fee) or Cecilia Forest.