The photographic collection

Cape Town, Table Mountain & Cape Peninsula, in photographs.

14 perspectives on Cape Town, Table Mountain & Cape Peninsula, from the familiar view to details worth a closer look. Select a photograph to open it at full size.

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Photographs show different viewpoints, dates and conditions. They do not establish current access to a particular route. Every image is credited below.

Table Mountain across the waterPhoto: Danie van der Merwe from Cape Town, South Africa, CC BY 2.0

The Cape of Good HopePhoto: Ernmuhl at lb.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

African penguins at Boulders BeachPhoto: Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0

Cape Point above the Atlantic coastlinePhoto: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0

Table Mountain above a blanket of low cloudPhoto: Brendon Wainwright, CC BY-SA 3.0

Table Mountain seen from Signal HillPhoto: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0

The rocky plateau on Table MountainPhoto: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0

The lighthouse at Cape PointPhoto: Bernhard Hecker Bernhard Hecker, CC BY-SA 2.0 de

The cliffs of Table MountainPhoto: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0

Rocks on Table Mountain, Table Mountain Nature Reserve, Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaPhoto: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0

Cape Point, South AfricaPhoto: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0

Boulders Beach is a sheltered beach in South AfricaPhoto: jeffgreenca, CC0

Boulders Beach near Cape TownPhoto: Liridon, CC BY-SA 4.0

The old lighthouse at Cape PointPhoto: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0

The story behind the picture

Let the mountain set the timetable

Cape Town's mountain, coast and peninsula belong together, yet their conditions can differ on the same day. A high view explains the geography; coastal time and a neighbourhood visit give it human scale. Keeping one day flexible makes the larger plan more resilient.

Watch current mountain and coastal conditions and book flexible outings where possible. The peninsula deserves a separate day from an ambitious mountain visit.

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