LookoutCablewayReviews

The author explains that you can get to the "main attraction", the Table Mountain, by using the cableway. One has "phenomenal" views from here. Especially in the morning or in the evening the "conditions are likely to be first thing", as well as the visibility. He also mentions that the cableway does not operate when it is very windy. He advises visitors to call in advance. Source: lonely planet, South Africa, Lesotho & Swasiland, p. 107.

The article provides an overview of the origins and history of the Table Mountain Cableway and its attempts to "not only maintain the environment, but actually improve it" whilst coping with the logistics of "catering for the huge number of visitors on the summit" and the subsequent disposal of wastes. VIP visitors have included "the Prince of Spain, the King of Thailand" and numerous celebrities. One visitor enthuses that the trip is "a great day out for the whole family" and that activities such as "free guided walks, beautiful fynbos, stunning views over Cape Town, dassies and black eagles [more]