Cape Town's Table Mountain provides views over the city and its beaches. Table Mountain is 1086 metres high, measured at the Maclear’s beacon. The plateau is about 3km long. To the east are Devil’s peak and Lions Head and Signal Hill to the west. The Western buttresses are known as the Twelve Apostles and stand along the Atlantic Coast.  The Cableway (021 424 8181) was opened in 1929 and takes about 4 minutes and each car has a revolving floor that gives a 360 degree view of the city and mountain. The summit has a restaurant, souvenir shop and some short walks. The Dassie Walk is a 15 minute stroll; the Agama Walk is a 30 minute walk to provide a 360° view of Cape Town; the Klipspringer Walk takes 45 minutes and runs along the plateau edge.  

Walking up is possible on one of the 350 paths to the summit and details on routes and guides can be found from the Mountain Club of South Africa (021 465 3412). All the walks are difficult but the Platteklip Gorge walk on the City side is the easiest and will take about 3 hours.