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In this post, we wanted to talk about the very famous mountain ranges all across Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦.
In the previous blogs, we spoke about the very famous Cango Caves and the Ostrich Farm. We covered these on the way to Cape Town. After visiting Cape Town and having a spot in between for lunch, we continued our journey towards Cape Town.
It was a really long journey from here. We covered around 450 Kms in around 5 and half hours. It was a really long day. After covering half of the journey, we took a stop 🛑 along the highway 🛣. Following this, we again started moving forwards.
We were in Cape Town by the evening. It was already late evening when we reached our hotel. We had booked ourselves in Hotel Westin, Cape Town.
On arrival, we checked in into the hotel and were greeted very well by the staff. We were taken to our rooms. It was a really tiring day. We got freshen up and then headed downstairs for our dinner. The dinner was a typical India Style dinner 🍽. The food was just so delicious and even the presentation was amazing 🤩.
This was all for the day. The next day we had some amazing plans to enjoy wandering around in such a happening destination.
We got up in the morning, got freshened up, and proceeded for the breakfast. The breakfast was served on the ground floor, it was a nice lavish continental breakfast 🥞 with lots of varieties to choose from. After a yummy delicious breakfast, we got into our cab 🚕. Our plan was to visit the very famous Table Mountains.
About The Table Mountains
These beautifully landscaped mountains add up to the beauty of Cape Town. We were just a lot more excited to reach the top of these mountains. This being the topmost in Cape Town, is one of the most famous and most visited destinations in Cape Town. These are flat-topped mountains with forms a peak Situated in the city of Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦. Peninsula. Its tabular shape results from nearly horizontal layers of sandstone exposed by vigorous wind and water erosion.
Being home to world-famous flowers and fauna, these beautiful ranges are home to various endemic flora and fauna too. These also form a part of Table Mountain National Park 🏞. It is located at an elevation of 3,558 feet. You need to take a ropeway or cablecars to get to the top. Surrounded by beautiful beauty and amazing landscape, it’s just a treat for your eyes.
How to get here:
In order to get here, you either book yourself a can directly to the cableway. Or can go for a Public transport
The bus departs from the Civic Centre on Hertzog Boulevard. There are a number of MyCiTi bus stops in the city center.
can get on a Hop-on, Hop-off
These sightseeing buses run every 20 minutes with stops being at the major city sightseeing areas. The entire tour lasts for around 90 minutes covering wll the major tourist attractions in Cape Town, and finally getting off at Cableway.
Prices: R 220 – one day tour
R 320 – two day tour
Tickets 🎟 for the Table Mountains
It is also advised to buy the tickets online through their main Website or they can be purchased from the counters outside the cableway. During the busy seasons, you might get a huge queue, so better to get you. Tickets in advance.
Prices:
Adults:
Mornings (9:00 AM -13:00)
One way: R 200
Return: R 380
Evenings: (13:00 hr to close)
One way: R 200
Return: R 300
Children:
Mornings (9:00 AM -13:00)
One way: R 100
Return: R 190
Evenings: (13:00 hr to close)
One way: R 100
Return: R 150
After you buy yourself a ticket at the lower stage, get ready to join the line to proceed for boarding into the Table Mountain Cablecar.
It takes around 5 minutes to reach the top of the Mountains. This 5-minute journey is just so beautiful and lovely. You would love to enjoy the view, as you travel higher and higher. After reaching, get off the Cable cars and be ready to touch and feel the clouds ⛅️. It feels like you are literally there in the clouds ☁️. The view, the experience is just breathtaking.
Just walk around, and enjoy nature’s beauty. You can sit around and feel the beauty of Nature. As you walk around you get to experience and see various other beautiful peaks all around. It definitely is one of my favorite places to visit.
A must-visit in Cape Town. They even a lot of restaurants serving all kinds of meals even for vegetarians out there. The food quality is also amazing 🤩. Imagine them arranging stuff at such a peak and serving it with so much passion is worth appreciating.
Apart from the restaurants, you will find some cute nice shops, in case you are planning to carry some momento with you. The prices are a bit on the higher side, but what can you expect from these tourists places.
We had a memorable and one of the best times out here. Just sitting here, soaking into the beauty was so refreshing. Even the view out there, the clouds just calm your body, mind, and soul. This is like a surprise packet, with lots of surprises unfurling as you reach higher and higher.
Apart from being one of the most famous landmarks, it is home to about 2,200 species of plants and floral species. The Cape Floral region of the national park is one of the richest floral regions in the world. Over 70% of the flowers are endemic to Table Mountain. It is no wonder that the mountain was chosen as one of the new seven world wonders.
Just be prepared to experience the worst of temperatures out there sometimes, better to always carry your jackets, mufflers, caps 🧢. It is a bit on a very chiller side. The view is just so extraordinary. It is one of the most photographed Mountain ranges in South Africa. You will see them throughout Cape Town.
Hope you all loved reading 📖 us. We will be back soon with some fresh and some more happening destinations.
With lots of love
Hoomiesclub
