Table Mountain National Park

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This natural world heritage site, and Natural New 7 Wonder of the World, is a haven of magnificent mountains plunging into crystal seas fringed with bleached white sands of the Cape Peninsula.

Add to this its awesome tapestry of natural and social history, and you have a destination that has something for everyone – from madcap adrenaline sports fans and families to nature lovers and history buffs.

Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) stretches 70km from Signal Hill and Table Mountain in the north to Cape Point in the south and includes a Marine Protected Area and many of the beaches around the Peninsula.

TMNP is a part of the Cape Floral Kingdom and is home to many interesting animals and thousands of exquisite plants and trees, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth!

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Province: Western Cape
Nearest City/Town: Cape Town

Notifications

Filming, Events and Functions15 January 2024

Table Mountain National Park will close for all filming, events and functions (bar Signal Hill) on 15 December 2023 and reopen on 15 January 2024. Oudekraal remains open for function bookings.

Tokai Sales Office25 January 2023

Currently, only the Tokai Sales Office is open for sales of Green Cards and Activity Permits.

Note that the Sales office is a cash-free environment and we only accept payments via debit and credit cards.

We are not able to assist clients during loadshedding. Please review the loadshedding schedule for the City of Cape Town prior to arrival – the office is in Zone 8.

Drones10 November 2021

We do not allow recreational drones to overfly Table Mountain National Park at any location.

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2BED SLANGKOP TENT

2bed Slangkop Tent (SLT2)

Tented Camps And Overseers

Table Mountain National Park

From R737.00 per night

2BED SMITSWINKEL TENT

2bed Smitswinkel Tent (SMT2)

Tented Camps And Overseers

Table Mountain National Park

From R923.00 per night

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26 February 2025

Firefighting Efforts Continue In Table Mountain National Park

Firefighters are battling escalating wildfires in Table Mountain National Park (TMNP). Due to a change in wind conditions and strong gusting winds ove...

25 February 2025

Fire Suppression Efforts Continue On Table Mountain National Park

Firefighters are continuing to battle the Newlands Ravine fire which broke out in the early hours of yesterday morning. The fire is occurring in diffi...

25 February 2025

TMNP Fire Contained, SANParks Thanks Public For Donations

The fire that broke out on the Newlands Ravine at Table Mountain National Park on Sunday morning has been contained. There were no flare ups last nigh...

09 February 2025

Fire At Redhill Contained, Hiking Trails Closed

Cape Town, SANParks - The Fire Management team at Table Mountain National Park has contained a fire that affected Redhill in the Southern Section of t...

29 January 2025

Table Mountain National Park Records Positive Festive Season Numbers

Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) recorded a successful festive season with visitor numbers, crime incidents and fires presenting an overall encoura...

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