Nature SpotTable Mountain

The author starts by saying that there are more than "300 routes up and down" the Table Mountain and none of them is easy. In his opinion, it is "easy" to get lost, furthermore the conditions can become "treacherous quickly". Sometimes the paths are not visible and so one has to wait. Some "unprepared and foolhardy hikers" die here each year. The [more]

This is Cape Towns most famous landmark.The mountain is a massive slab of slate, sandstone and granite which was formed initially some 250 millions tears ago. This landmark as been added into the Cape Peninsula National Park.The author explains how this will give it " the highest level of protection", the park lets Cape Town have the benefit of ov [more]

The author claims that "a trip up Table Mountain is one of the tourist highlights Cape Town has to offer". This can only be done when the mountain is clear of snow and fog. Making your own way up Table Mountain takes about 4 hours and the reviewer advises only people who are "physically very fit" should attempt this. The author claims that the win [more]