Cape Town & Table Mountain Sights with Airport Transfer
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Port
Cape Town, South Africa
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
Local Sightseeing,23,All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$129.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 3½ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
No visit to Cape Town is complete without a trip up Table Mountain -- the city's most celebrated landmark.
Depart from the pier and travel up Kloof Nek. This is the saddle between Table Mountain and Lions Head. From the Lower Cableway Station (1,190 feet) ascend to the Mountain Station (3,500 feet asl) in a Swiss-engineered Rotair cable car. The journey from the base to the summit takes just under four minutes. Enjoy spectacular views, as the floor of the car rotates 360 degrees during the ascent and descent.
Table Mountain takes its name from the flat-topped central massif of the mountain which, viewed from the city, is surrounded by Devil's Peak on the left, Lion's Head on the right, and Signal Hill in the foreground. They form a sort of amphitheatre that encloses the city center and some of the older suburbs. The hills run like a spine through the Cape Peninsula, from Table Mountain to Cape Point -- the cape from which Cape Town takes its name.
From the summit, the natural protected area stretching from Signal Hill to Cape Point is managed by the National Parks Board. This area has one of the highest concentrations of endemic plant and animal species in any area of its size. It contains a staggering 2,285 plant species -- more than in the entire United Kingdom.
Return to the city center and enjoy a short orientation city drive along Adderley Street, Cape Town's principal thoroughfare. Notable buildings include the Groote Kerk (the oldest Dutch Reformed Church building in Southern Africa) and the Castle of Good Hope (South Africa's oldest building). Continue your orientation tour of the "Mother City" with its many well-preserved Edwardian and Victorian buildings. Leaving the city, you will pass by the famous Groote Schuur Hospital, where Dr Christaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant more than 30 years ago.
You'll arrive at Cape Town International Airport in time for your departure.
Notes:
Tour is suitable for wheelchairs with a companion to assist. Not recommended for guests with walking difficulties. Tour operates as published weather permitting; if the cableway is closed, a visit to the South African Natural History Museum and Signal Hill will be substituted. This tour is available only to guests whose cruise ends in Cape Town, with flights departing after 5pm.