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Where to Hike: the 9 Best Guided Day Hikes in Cape Town

9 hikes  ·  from $38 a head

The 9 best guided day hikes in Cape Town you can book today, with what each costs, how long it takes on foot and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason, so start there.

Cape Town: Lion's Head Sunrise or Sunset Guided Hike - Starting at the Lion’s Head trail
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Cape Town: Lion’s Head Sunrise or Sunset Guided Hike

Cape Town: Lion's Head Guided Hike at Sunset - Meeting at 5 Signal Hill Road
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Cape Town: Lion’s Head Guided Hike at Sunset

2.Lion’s Head Guided Hike at Sunset

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 93 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $112

Review of Cape Town’s guided Lion’s Head sunset hike, with practical advice on views, fitness, safety, price, gear, and guide quality.

“Stuart is the perfect guide. We did the same tour on table mountain alone and then the sunset hike again with him. We learned so much about the nature, culture and animals in and around Cape Town. We had a fantastic time. Thank you!”

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Cape Town: Platteklip Gorge Half-Day Hike on Table Mountain - Climbing the well-built Platteklip Gorge path
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Cape Town: Platteklip Gorge Half-Day Hike on Table Mountain

Cape Town: India Venster Half-Day Hike on Table Mountain - Starting below the cableway station
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Cape Town: India Venster Half-Day Hike on Table Mountain

BEST of Table Mountain! Exhilarating Full-day Guided Hike - Starting above Camps Bay on the Pipe Track
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BEST of Table Mountain! Exhilarating Full-day Guided Hike

5.BEST of Table Mountain! Exhilarating Full-day Guided Hike

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $155

Review of a full-day Table Mountain hike from Camps Bay, covering Tranquillity Cracks, Echo Valley, Maclear’s Beacon, and the Cableway.

“We had an amazing hike to the top of Table Mountain with Santie. We loved the beauty of the mountain and views, the variety of terrain and flora and, best of all, Santie’s knowledge and explanations about the flora and the mountain. This hikRead more”

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Table Mountain Half Day Hike: Platteklip Gorge - The steep zig-zag climb
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Table Mountain Half Day Hike: Platteklip Gorge

6.Table Mountain Half Day Hike: Platteklip Gorge

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $95

Review of Table Mountain’s Platteklip Gorge hike, with route details, price value, fitness advice, cableway tips, and guide insights.

“Fatima was an amazing guide. The hike was a little more difficult than we expected but she went at our pace with needed breaks. The view was spectacular and information she provided about the mountain was great.”

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Breathtaking Table Mountain Guided Hike - Off the Beaten Track! - What Santie adds to the mountain
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Breathtaking Table Mountain Guided Hike – Off the Beaten Track!

7.Breathtaking Table Mountain Guided Hike – Off the Beaten Track!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $105

Explore Table Mountain’s quieter trails with guide Santie Gouws, from forested gorges to Judas Peak, with route choices for fit hikers.

“Table mountain is absolutely astonishing among all hiking experiences in my life. The variety of the beauty makes me speechless again and again, lots of the scenes even look like an outer space movie.”

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Cape Town: India Venster Half-Day Hike on Table Mountain - Starting below the cableway station
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Cape Town: India Venster Half-Day Hike on Table Mountain

8.India Venster Half-Day Hike on Table Mountain

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 4 hours · from $99

Review the India Venster hike on Table Mountain, with scrambling, sweeping Cape Town views, guide details, costs, safety, and practical tips.

“Really nice hyking tour to discover Capetown and Table Mountain from a different perspective. Our guide Irene was obliging and very experienced. She introduces us to a lot of new local plants and guided us very well to the top of the mountain. The route is not easy and requests some scrambling but with Irene we always felt save. The route in general is amazing and offers a unique panorama of Capetown. I highly recommend tgia tour for everone who is seeking for some adventure.”

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Table Mountain Guided Hike-epic adventure for all fitness levels - What the three-and-a-half-hour hike feels like
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Table Mountain Guided Hike-epic adventure for all fitness levels

9.Table Mountain Guided Hike-epic adventure for all fitness levels

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $85

Review of Klipspring Hikes’ Table Mountain adventure, with route details, guides, food, safety, value, weather advice, and booking tips.

“We had an absolutely perfect experience with our guide, Marié! Our adventure began with a convenient pick-up from our hotel in the heart of Cape Town. We had initially planned to take a different route, but due to the slippery weather conditioRead more”

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