IS TABLE MOUNTAIN A WONDER OF THE WORLD?
Yes 🌍 — Table Mountain is officially recogniSed as one of the New7Wonders of Nature.
In 2011, after a global voting campaign organised by the New7Wonders Foundation, Table Mountain was chosen as one of the seven natural wonders of the world, alongside places like:
- The Amazon Rainforest (South America)
- Halong Bay (Vietnam)
- Iguazu Falls (Argentina/Brazil)
- Jeju Island (South Korea)
- Komodo Island (Indonesia)
- Puerto Princesa Underground River (Philippines)
This recognition highlights Table Mountain’s unique flat-topped shape, rich biodiversity (it’s home to more plant species than the entire UK!), and its cultural and scenic importance to Cape Town and South Africa. Plus, lets not forget about the amazing cableway that takes you to the top.
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.