Traveling to South Africa can be a unique experience. A complete collection of all kinds of tourist attractions from historical centers to beach promenades, wonderful museums and special African forest and wildlife parks that are unique, special and amazing all over the world. Whatever your taste, Africa will be amazing and memorable for you. Tourists often call Africa a lost paradise. Mostly because when you set foot in Africa you wondered why you did not know such a paradise or knew less. South Africa is one of the most fascinating countries in the southern hemisphere, with its own natural beauty, which draws the adventurous person and tempts him to go around it.
Table Mountain or Flat Mountain is the most famous mountain in Africa. The mountain is so famous that it is used on the Cape Town flag and other local government emblems. In most photos and videos of the tourist city of Cape Town, you will see the presence of this mountain in the coastal scenery of the city. Table Mountain, which is part of Table National Park, which covers an area of 221 square kilometers, is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. In this place, tourists touring Cape Town can watch a combination of city, ocean and mountains and record memorable moments for themselves. Its height is 1087 meters above sea level. Rocky and vertical cliffs form a high wall on its flat plain. The flat part of the mountain is often covered by a large amount of clouds, which is called a tablecloth due to the name of the mountain, which means “table”. All the greenery of the mountain and its plateau is dense due to this phenomenon of fog and white clouds.
This mountain is made of limestone and in other words, this mountain is a limestone mountain whose peak surface has become a flat surface due to exposure to strong winds and other erosive factors. There are two sub-peaks separate from the main mountain (Table Mountain of South Africa), the peak of “Lion’s Head” at a height of 669 meters in the northwest and the peak of Satan, formerly called Windberg at a height of 1000 meters are located northeast of Table Mountain in South Africa. . There are also a series of peaks called the “Twelve Apostles” on the west side of the mountain, along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. The diverse and rare vegetation of this area includes Diza orchids, 250 different species of pearls and silver trees. In terms of animal cover, the Himalayan goats are among the leading animals of this region, which are descendants of goats that escaped from the local zoo in the past. In addition, there is a unique wildlife in this park, where a variety of mountain rabbits and monkeys live.
In order to reach the table area in Cape Town, you can easily reach it by taxi, private car and bus. In addition, there are tourist buses in the city of Cape Town that can take you to get down Accompany this mountain. There are more than 350 classified routes to reach the top of the mountain. Tourists can also use the Telecabin to go to the top of Table Mountain. Photography from the top of this mountain is one of the most interesting attractions of this city and shows the stunning nature in this coastal city. From the top of Table Mountain, you can see beautiful views of the city center, the surrounding mountains and the ocean. In addition, since this area has become one of the most desirable recreational attractions for African citizens, it can be a sight of South African resident culture.
Table Mountain Telecabin is not only an easy access to the top of the mountain, but also one of the most popular sights in Cape Town. Many people take that to see the city from a different angle in 4 to 5 minutes. The Telecabin, which is 765 meters above the ground, hosts 900,000 people annually and takes them to the top of Table Mountain. There are a total of two stations on the Table Mountain Telecabin, the lower station being on Toffelberg Road. After the tourists board the Telecabin, they climb to a height of 1,067 meters near the summit of Table Mountain. At the top station you can see views of Cape Town, Table Bay, Lion’s Head and Robben Island to the north and views of the Atlantic coast to the west and south. Construction of the first Table Mountain Telecabin began in 1926 by the famous German company Bleichert. The process of constructing the infrastructure and installing it, took more than 2 years, and finally on October 4, 1929, the Table Mountain Telecabin was opened. After that, the Telecabin was rebuilt three times, the last and most important of which was in 1996. This year, a large cabin with a 360-degree view was added to the system, which was made by a Swiss company. Interestingly, the original cabins only had a capacity of 20 people, while now each cabin can accommodate 65 people at a time. An interesting feature of these cabins is that they rotate 360 degrees around when going up or down, allowing all tourists to see the scenery. The Telecabin operates every day and is closed only in adverse weather conditions, such as strong winds.
Other areas in the park can be visited for free, and apart from the cable car, there are only a few protected areas in the park that you must purchase a ticket to visit. These include Cape Point, Boulders Hill, where you can see penguins, the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, and the Silver Mine.
Table Mountain, next to the Telecabin, has modern and significant facilities. It does not matter if you only go up to the first station or take the Telecabin; you will see these facilities in different sections. Food kiosks, cafes, restaurants, event halls, tour guides, free audio tours, etc. are some of these.
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