This UNESCO World Heritage Site is famous for two well known landmarks, Table Mountain after which the park is named and Cape Point also known as “Cape of Good Hope”
Table Mountain National Park stretches from north of Cape Town down to Cape Point. Table Mountain with a summit at 1086m gives visitors stunning and sweeping views of Cape Town and surrounding areas.
The park is divided into three different sections – Table Mountain section, Silvermine-Tokai and Cape Point section.
Table Mountain section
This section includes Signal Hill, Lion’s Head and Table Mountain. Head over to Camps Bay for sunset drink on the beach or to the fishing village of Hout Bay – where you can arrange a boat trip to seal island. Devil’s Peak, Twelve Apostles and Orange Kloof also form part of this section.
Silvermine-Tokai section
This section was formed by combining the Tokai State Forest and Silvermine Nature Reserve. Bordering Hout Bay in the north-west, Kalk Bay in the south-east and Fish Hoek in the south-west. Numerous hiking trails, mountain biking and various outdoor activities can be found in this section.
Cape Point section
Formerly known as Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, this section covers most of the southern area of the Cape Peninsula – including Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope. The small naval harbour village of Simonstown is where you will find Boulders beach – home to the African penguin colony.
Mountains, oceans, beaches and forests make this park ideal for outdoor enthusiasts and their numerous and huge variety of activities. See below activity guide,
Hiking trails
Mountain biking
Paragliding
Rock climbing
Horse trails
Scuba Diving
Surfing
Kite Surfing
Windsurfing