The question whether to make us of a Table Mountain guide quite often does the rounds on social media and travel sites. To many visitors, Table Mountain ranks top in
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The nature of hiking Table Mountain – 25 September 2020
Table Mountain rises sheer from a city of millions. And a cable car allows easy access to the summit. How much nature then can you expect to find on this
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Table Mountain up close and personal – 9 September 2020
Table Mountain ranks as one of South Africa’s top sights, and naturally you want to experience it in the best possible way. Rising sheer from the beautiful city of Cape
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Table Mountain hikes: Blind Gully – 25 August 2020
Despite its proximity to a city, Table Mountain offers lots of opportunity for wilderness adventure. Several Table Mountain hikes provides intrepid hikers with a combination of thrill and nature. These
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Platteklip Gorge: What you need to know – 11 August 2020
No Table Mountain hiking route receives more popularity and discussion than Platteklip Gorge. The resulting glut of information – and misinformation – available online can be bewildering. This article aims
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Table Mountain hikes: diverse landscape – 29 July 2020
We all love a great view, and while there is no shortage of views when hiking Table Mountain, the landscape contributes to the experience. Table Mountain covers an area of
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Hiking Table Mountain via the 12 Apostles – 13 July 2020
A Google search for anything related to Table Mountain hiking invariably throws up results containing ’12 Apostles’. So, what exactly are the 12 Apostles and how do they fit into
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Best viewpoints when hiking Table Mountain – 2 July 2020
The best viewpoints on Table Mountain: a weighty point of contention that unfortunately cannot be answered definitively. Short of letting myself off the hook, I will attempt to review what
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Hiking Table Mountain via the Grotto-Fountain-Cairn Traverse – 10 June 2020
If there is one Table Mountain hiking route that demonstrates the mountain’s wildness, it is the Grotto-Fountain-Cairn Traverse. Despite the proximity of the city and the nearby presence of a
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The different faces of hiking Table Mountain – 26 May 2020
If there is one thing about Table Mountain hiking that never ceases to amaze me, it must be the diversity. Unlike the average mountain, Table Mountain, as the name suggests,
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