Photograph of iconic Table Mountain on International Day of Climate Action by Dave Estment

Did you know that 24 October was the International Day of Climate Action? The intention of this day, organised by 350.org, was to lift public awareness on the need for an international climate treaty to reach 350. 350.org called upon people from every corner of the globe to find an iconic place in their community and incorporate the number 350 with this place and take a photograph. Once all the images are collected they will be delivered to world leaders and the media to show how unified the climate movement is … Continued

Table Mountain by Greg Lumley

Table Mountain photographs by popular Cape Town wedding photographer, Greg Lumley. Table Mountain has made it into the final round of the New 7 Wonders of Nature contest – so may we take this opportunity to remind you to vote! Continued

Table Mountain Cable Car Station Photo

Our photo of the day is of the Table Mountain Cable Car Station. There are many ways to reach the top of the famous mountain (see Table Mountain Hiking Trails), but the most popular is to take the Cable Car to the top … Continued

Buy Table Mountain Cable Car Tickets Online

As of today, August 17, Table Mountain Aerial Cableway has introduced a ticketing system that allows visitors to purchase tickets online. This is great news as you can now avoid waiting in queues at the ticket office and head straight for the cable car. Continued

View from the Top … (of Table Mountain)

Photographs of the view taken from the top of Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain. View more photos in our  photo-gallery on SA-Venues.com at Table mountain photographs or if hiking on Table Mountain appeals to you, see our article published earlier this week Table Mountain hiking trails

The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway will reopen to the public this coming Monday, Continued

Table Mountain Tops Everest

Table Mountain

Table Mountain is one step closer to being named one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. South Africa’s iconic mountain, and its only official nominee, has been voted as one of the top 77 sites selected from over 261 participants from around the globe, it was announced yesterday by the New7Wonders foundation, Thursday July 9, 2009.

The much-loved landmark beat fellow category contenders Mount Everest, K2 and Mount Fiji in round two of the international competition that relied solely on votes from the public. Table Mountain needed to be ranked in the top 11 of its category – mountains and volcanoes. Other categories include seascapes, lakes, islands, ice formations, waterfalls and forests. “We are thrilled at the enormous level of support and votes from the citizens of South Africa as well as from fans around the globe,” said Sabine Lehmann, CEO of Table Mountain Cableway, who formed an official supporting committee to promote Table Mountain as a nominee. Continued

Table Mountain Photograph

We felt it was fitting to publish a photograph of iconic Table Mountain today, as Table Mountain has been voted as one of the top 77 sites yesterday by the New7Wonders foundation and is now one step closer to being named one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature … Continued

Another Good Reason to Visit Cape Town

Table Mountain

Cape Town’s icon, Table Mountain, stands with her base firmly within the Table Mountain National Park, 1 086 metres above Table Bay. The imposing table top, more often than not draped in rich cloud that seems never to quite tumble from its sides, is a national monument and her shape has been adopted as a ubiquitous scribble for many a company logo of those working within her shadow.

The mountain is sculpted from sandstone and her summit measures nearly 3km from end to end. Views from up here are remarkable and the panorama stretches from Table Bay to False Bay around the mountain to Hout Bay and Kommetjie.

When skies are clear, one can see right across the Cape Flats to the Hottentots Holland Mountains. No surprise then, that the cable way is the most popular tourist destination in Cape Town or that well over 16 million people have visited her summit since its opening in 1929. Continued