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Cape Town is the oldest city in South Africa

Cape Town is the oldest city in South Africa. It was first mentioned by the famous explorer Bartolomeu Dias in the late 15th century. After Jan van Riebeeck and his crew for the Dutch East India Company established the first European settlement in South Africa, the town became an important European outpost and trading post for the Dutch East India Company. Although the area was inhabited for thousands of years prior to the arrival of the Europeans, there is no recorded history of local activities of the Khoi and their predecessors.

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Table Mountain Travel Guide in Cape Town

Table Mountain Travel Guide - Cape Town

Table Mountain

Majestic Table Mountain, standing at 1085 metres, is probably the landmark best associated with Cape Town. The huge mountain overlooks the city, the west coast and continues onward with the Twelve Apostles towering over the trendy and fashionable and Clifton Beaches and Camps Bay.

The top of Table Mountain can be reached by the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway. The Cableway only operates in suitable weather and is occasionally closed due to strong winds or poor visibility. The cableway rotates 360 degrees as you ascend and wonderful panoramas are on display. Views from the top of the Mountain are spectacular and offer wonderful photo opportunities of Robben Island, Table Bay, the Cape Flats and Cape Peninsula. Once atop the mountain, visitors can enjoy over 2 km of paths amongst the abundant flower species the mountain is renowned for and encounters with the Dassie, a relative of the elephant.

Table Mountain is part of the Table Mountain National Park and is under the administration of South Africa National Parks.

Be sure to check opening times of the cableway, prices and weather forecasts before going by visiting Table Mountain Aerial Cableway.

Other Attractions in Cape Town

Camps Bay

Cape Point

Cape Town

Clifton Beach

Kirstenbosch Gardens

Robben Island

Table Mountain

V&A Waterfront