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Table Mountain, South Africa


Tuck your shoes tightly and get going to know in depth the incredible side of South Africa. Table Mountain in South Africa is an important and most sought after landmark in the country. Your tour to South Africa will be incomplete with trip to Table Mountain in Cape Town.

Table Mountain stands proudly at 1086 metres above the sea offers panoramic views of the sea and city. It has been named after the shape of the mountain, as if somebody has cut the top of the mountain. You will feel like a white table cloth over a majestic table when white clouds rest on the top of the Table Mountain. Tenderly named as 'the Old Grey Father' of Cape Town, Table Mountain was formed around 500 million years age and was first recorded climbed by an Antoniade Sladanha in 1503. But today you can ascent the Table Mountain either by aerial cableway or by hiking.

The aerial cableway was opened in 1929 and is a perfect way to access the mountain. Enjoy sweeping views of the sparking crystalline sea water and bustling city. During bad weather condition, the aerial cableway is not operated for the safety of visitors. Most of the eminent visitors have accessed to Table Mountain and appreciated the beauty of magnificent soaring Table Mountain like Queen Elizabeth II, King George VI, Stefi Graf, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Shumacher, Brooke Shields, Arnold Schwarzenneger, Tina Turner, Margaret Thatcher, Jackie Chan, Prince Andrew and the list is never ending.

It is mandatory to take a tour to Table Mountain during your visit to Cape Town. Set in an enrapturing backdrop, now a day it has became one of the most favored venues to get married in serene beauty of this impressive mountain. With Devil's Peak to the east, the Karbonkelberg to the southwest and Lion's Head and Signal Hill on the west, this flat-topped mountain enjoys enviable position and offers enthralling kaleidoscopic views of Cape Town and the Table Bay. If you are fit and healthy person and undertaking exhaustive mountain hiking than it is worth taking. When you will reach the top of the mountain it is guaranteed that you will forget your tiredness and pain and will be mesmerized by tranquil nature's beauty at its best.

The mountain falls under the natural reserve of the country. Do visit the Table Mountain National Park. Rest and enjoy sumptuous food in the 12 Apostles. For a romantic ascend, take a cableway at night as the city looks as if showered with glitz. Take a tour to Table Mountain of South Africa and cherish the memories forever.

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