Table mountain is situated right on the edge of the Southern tip of Africa and is approximately 1067m above sea level. It is the richest single floristic area on the planet and is a recognised World Heritage site. It towers above Cape Town, and is covered most of the time by a blanket of clouds. You can enjoy some of the various hiking routes with scenery that will leave you stopping dead in your tracks just to admire the splendour. One of only 3 in the worlds Rotair Cable car systems is available, where you can reach the top whilst witnessing the worlds 2 mighty oceans (the Indian and Atlantic) meeting at the tip of Africa.
But Table mountain is much more than a mountain to many South Africans.
She watches over us as we pore a glass a wine just to relax and enjoy the African sunset, with its variety of colours painted in the sky as the sun hides away behind the ocean. Whilst we party the night away, in the ever buzzing Cape town streets. She shares with us her breathtaking beauty when we cycle on her slopes, curving next to the ocean. She is there when we share our lovers kiss … and she is even there when we need inspiration and hope.
During the many years of incarceration on Robben Island, we often looked across Table Mountain at its magnificent silhouette…
To us on Robben Island, Table Mountain was a beacon of hope. It represented the mainland to which we knew we would one day return.”
– Nelson Mandela
