Table Mountain

It’s easy to run out of superlatives when talking about Table Mountain in Cape Town. Its triple status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a National Park and a World 7 Wonder is amply justified. Add to that the distinction of being the only natural feature on earth with a constellation named after it, and then it becomes clear what a treasure this mountain really is.

Table Mountain offers some of the best hiking on the planet. No matter what your experience level, it will delight you in so many ways and meet you on so many levels. Each side of the mountain has its own character: the sheer north face towering over Cape Town, stacked with precipices, sparsely vegetated and sun-baked; the lush eastern side, clad in indigenous forest reminiscent of a tropical jungle; the buttressed western side, known as the Twelve Apostles, dissected and overlooking the ocean. - Wording provided by Hike Table Mountain.