Animal watching
The dassie, or hyrax, is probably the most frequently sighted mammal on the rocky areas of Table Mountain. The Table Mountain Ghost Frog is an example of an animal found in no other place in the world. You will also find porcupines, grysbok, mongooses, snakes and tortoises.
Fynbos and the Cape Floral Kingdom
There are over 2000 species of fynbos on Table Mountain alone. Visitors can see and walk in fynbos on the slopes and top of Table Mountain. Also, don’t miss the opportunity to spot the Protea, South Africa’s national flower. Fynbos, meaning “fine bush”, is a unique and strikingly beautiful group of flora endemic to a small section of the Western Cape of South Africa. There are only six floral kingdoms in the world, and fynbos not only constitutes one kingdom (the smallest) all on its own, but is the only one occurring entirely within one country – South Africa.
Table Mountain Hikes
To explore Table Mountain on foot is the only way to fully appreciate this unique corner of Africa. So take the time, in the care of an experienced guide, not just to see but to smell, touch and hear all the wonders that are found in Cape Town.
Save Mountain Rescue’s number: +27 21 948 9900
Table Mountain Guided Walks: Robin Kayser (guide)
Tel +27 72 024 6537;
robinkayser7@yahoo.com
Table Mountain Walks: Margaret Curran (guide)
Tel +27 21 7156136;
margie@tablemountainwalks.co.za
Table Mountain Explorations: Riaan Vorster (guide)
Tel +27 21 438 6073;
cauaburi@yahoo.com
Walks on top of Table Mountain
There are a number of other short walks including: The Dassie Walk which offers you spectacular views north, west and south; The Agama Walk which is a popular route and has been specially chosen to give you spectacular 360 degree views of Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula; The Klipspringer Walk which offers wonderful views, along the plateau edge to above Platteklip Gorge. Or spend the better part of a day hiking all the way along the top of the mountain and down to the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, one of the world’s largest and most beautiful botanical gardens.
Free guided walks are offered daily at 10h00 and 12h00 from the Upper Cable Station around the plateau and across to Maclear’s Beacon.
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