Cape Town is synonymous with Table Mountain, and Table Mountain is synonymous with Cape Town.

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In fact, Table Mountain made Cape Town what it is today… the mountain traps moisture from clouds, providing rain and feeding the streams that flow through the valleys. If it were not for the fresh water supply from Table Mountain’s Platteklip stream, it is believed that early settlers would have selected the safer harbour of Langebaan instead to establish a city.

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To us Capetonians, a previous mayor said it best: “[Table Mountain] is a symbol of permanence in a world that is full of change. It is a symbol of the heritage that we are privileged to have. And it is a symbol that reminds us that we are privileged enough to live in an incredible country with incredible assets, giving us hope for the future.”

Officially recognised as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, and as part of a Natural World Heritage Site, the mountain offers loads of fun opportunities for locals and visitors alike. It’s part of the Cape Floristic Region, the richest floral kingdom on earth with more than 1 470 floral species, and is the only natural phenomenon on the planet to have a constellation of stars named after it. The constellation is called “Mensa”, meaning ‘table’ in Latin.

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COME AND EXPLORE THIS ANCIENT WONDER FOR MODERN ADVENTURES!