  Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town: At
the south-western tip of Africa, the Table Mountain National Park encompasses the
incredibly scenic Peninsula mountain chain stretching from Signal Hill in the north to
Cape Point in the south, a distance of approximately 60 km.
Table Mountain National Park: The narrow portion of land with its many beautiful valleys, bays and beaches
is circled by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean in the west and the warmer waters of False
Bay in the east. The Table Mountain National Park has two world-renowned landmarks within
its boundaries; the majestic Table
Mountain and the legendary Cape of Good
Hope.
 Recognised globally for its extraordinarily rich, diverse and unique flora,
this singular land formation, with rugged cliffs, steep slopes and sandy flats, is a truly
phenomenal natural, scenic, historical, cultural and recreational asset both locally and
internationally. Nowhere else in the world does an area of such awesome beauty and such
rich bio-diversity exist almost entirely within a metropolitan area - the thriving and
cosmopolitan city of Cape Town.
The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway provides access to the top of Table Mountain, while a
funicular carries visitors to Cape Point.
Restaurants and curio shops operate at Rhodes Memorial, Kirstenbosch,
Cape Point and on Table Mountain. Scenic drives can be taken along Boyes Drive, Chapman’s
Peak Drive, Victoria Road, the Ou Kaapse Weg,
from Simon's
Town to Smitswinkel Bay, from Kommetjie
to Scarborough and to Cape Point.
 Popular picnic spots are located at the Signal Hill lookout, The Glen, Van
Riebeeck Park, Newlands Forest, Constantia Nek, Oudekraal, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens,
Tokai, Witsand, Soetwater, Buffels Bay, Bordjiesrif, Miller's Point and Perdekloof.
Southern Right Whales entertain thousands of spectators each year as they come
close to shore to mate and calve. Sightings peak in September, and there are a number of
view sites along the scenic coastline and Boulders Beach is home to a growing colony of
the Jackass
penguin. |
 Table Mountain:
This World Heritage Site is undeniably the largest tourist attraction in Cape
Town, and indeed in South Africa,
and draws holidaymakers from the four corners of the globe. The summit can be reached by
trails or cable-car. Since the first person laid eyes on Table Mountain, it has exerted
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