There is no shortage of HIKING routes on Table Mountain – more than 900 if you include climbing routes. These can be mixed and matched into innumerable variations to provide a lifetime of hiking and climbing. We include tickets on the famous cableway down the mountain once you have completed your hike, as well as hotel transfers. Our team in Cape Town is the only guiding company that offers hikes up every single route on Table Mountain. This means that we have a reservoir of options to give you the ultimate hiking experience. Hiking routes vary in length, nature and difficulty: the easiest follows well-defined paths and leads up rock steps, with minimal scrambling and exposure to heights (vertical drops); the hardest traverses bushy and broken terrain and involves lots of scrambling and exposure to heights.

Routes are graded A, B or C. Grades do not reflect how strenuous or exposed to heights a route is, only the technical difficulty. An A-route involves walking only, a B-route some scrambling and a C-route more demanding scrambling, often necessitating rope work.

PLATTEKLIP GORGE Grade: A
Time: 2.5 hours (3.5 hours with extension)

The oldest, easiest and most direct route to the summit and therefore also the most popular, so expect company along the way. Follows a well-constructed trail up a deep ravine on the iconic front face of the mountain, featuring imposing cliffs in its upper reaches. Tops out near the upper cable station. Extension: from the ravine head, traverse the length of the famous table top summit to the highest point on the mountain for more great views.

SKELETON GORGE Grade: A+
Time: 3.5 hours to Maclear’s Beacon (add 45 minutes to upper cable station)

A Table Mountain classic. Follows a lush ravine through indigenous jungle before emerging onto shrub-covered slopes to eventually gain the highest point on the mountain. A short detour en route leads to a ‘beach’ at the historic Table Mountain reservoirs. Takes in all floral zones and covers the length of the famous tabletop summit. Jungle setting with Peninsula and inland views on the ascent.

INDIA VENSTER Grade: B
Time: 3.5 hours

Arguably the best half-day route to the summit, this sensational route leads up an impressive part of the mountain, offering superb city and sea views. Involves scrambling and exposure to heights (narrow ledges – nothing extreme) about 15% of the way, therefore ideal for, but not restricted to the more adventurous. Dramatic topography and varied hiking.