Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming an undoubted symbol of Cape Town, South Africa. Table Mountain is an important tourist attraction offers great hiking trails and stunning views over the city and its surroundings. The highest point of Table Mountain is Maclear’s Beacon at 1,086 m above sea level. It is a great destination for both young and old. There’s a cafeteria where you can enjoy a mile-high meal.

The Table Mountain Park is recognized globally for its extraordinarily rich, diverse and unique fauna and flora – with rugged cliffs, steep slopes and sandy flats – is a truly remarkable natural, scenic, historical, cultural and recreational asset both locally and internationally. Botanists estimate that more than 1,000 plant species are found here, ranging from Regal Protea to ground-hugging ferns.

There are numerous trails for the hiker to walk up the mountain. However, most visitors take the aerial cable car to the top. The car is quite different than most, as it has a floor that rotates 360° as it ascends the mountain. With a strong desire to gain easy access to the top of Table Mountain, the Cape Town City Council commissioned an engineer to investigate the various options of transport to the top.

In 1926 the Norwegian engineer – Trygve Stromsoe, presented plans for a cableway to the top of Table Mountain. The idea that an easy route up would finally become a reality drew them together, forming the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company to finance the construction. Since it’s opening in 1929, over 16 million people have taken the trip to the top of Table Mountain.