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Cape Town: Table Mountain/Lions Head Heritage Hike (choose)｜South Africa
Cape Town: Table Mountain/Lions Head Heritage Hike (choose)｜South Africa
Cape Town: Table Mountain/Lions Head Heritage Hike (choose)｜South Africa
Cape Town: Table Mountain/Lions Head Heritage Hike (choose)｜South Africa
Cape Town: Table Mountain/Lions Head Heritage Hike (choose)｜South Africa

Cape Town: Table Mountain/Lions Head Heritage Hike (choose)｜South Africa

South Africa-Western Cape
Duration:3 hour(s)–3 hour(s) 30 min(s)
Free cancellation 3 day(s) prior to experience date
Please present the e-voucher on-site
  • Hear the traditional knowledge behind the fynbos endemic to Table Mountain
  • Explore the Cape Malay and colonial heritage woven into the mountain's trails
  • Choose between Lions Head sunrise/sunset, Platteklip Gorge or India Venster
  • Maximum 10pax, intimate, unhurried, with genuine access to your guide throughout
  • Walk one of Earths most biodiverse landscapes with a guide who grew up locally
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Product Info

Table Mountain sits inside the Cape Floral Kingdom, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with over 9,000 plant species, more per square kilometre than almost anywhere on Earth. Most people walk past it without knowing what they're looking at.

This hike takes one of three routes, depending on your fitness and appetite for exposure. Platteklip Gorge is the direct, historic line to the summit the same route used by the first climbers up Table Mountain, and still the most direct way up. India Venster takes the technical line up the western face, with chains, ladders and short scrambles across exposed rock, and some of the best views on the mountain. Lion's Head is a separate, shorter peak next to Table Mountain, best known for sunrise or sunset and a 360-degree summit view over the city, the Atlantic, and Table Mountain itself.

Your guide grew up on this mountain and knows its Khoisan and Cape Malay history, the plant names, the old paths, why people came here long before it was a tourist attraction. You'll hear it as it comes up on the trail, not as a script.

Groups are capped at 10 people. The pace is set by whoever's slowest, not a timetable, and there's time to actually stop and look at things instead of moving through on a schedule.

Important Info

Reminders

  • Not Suitable For: Children under 8 years

  • Not Suitable For: Pregnant women

  • Not Suitable For: People with heart problems

  • Not Suitable For: People afraid of heights

  • Not Suitable For: People with recent surgeries

  • What To Bring: Windbreaker

  • What To Bring: Sun hat

  • What To Bring: Hiking shoes

  • What To Bring: Sunscreen

  • What To Bring: Water

  • What To Bring: Personal medication

  • What To Bring: Closed-toe shoes

  • Not Allowed: Sandals or flip flops

  • Not Allowed: Pets

  • Not Allowed: Smoking

  • Not Allowed: Alcohol and drugs

  • Not Allowed: Littering

  • Know Before You Go: An optional Table Mountain Cableway descent is available at your own cost.

  • Know Before You Go: Group size is capped.

  • Know Before You Go: Weather on Table Mountain changes rapidly — the hike may be rescheduled in the event of dangerous conditions such as high winds or lightning

  • Know Before You Go: A moderate level of fitness is required — the hike involves sustained uphill walking over uneven terrain for 3–5 hours

  • Know Before You Go: Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

  • Know Before You Go: Full refund if cancelled at least 24 hours before the start time, If TrailsAwaitSA cancels due to unsafe mountain weather conditions, you will receive a full refund or the option to reschedule.

  • Know Before You Go: Our guides are Cape Town born — the heritage storytelling on this trail comes from lived experience, not a guidebook

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