Cape Town: Table Mountain Cableway to close for annual maintenance!

update (29 July 2016): Cape Town's Table Mountain Aerial Cableway has released a behind-the-scenes look at the annual maintenance.

Cape Town's Table Mountain Aerial Cableway will be closing for scheduled annual maintenance from 25 July 2016 to 07 August 2016 (if weather permits). The annual maintenance, which is getting carried out in order to meet the highest global cableway standards set by the Swiss Governing Body for Cableways (BAV), includes replacing switches, servicing generators, cleaning up and conducting general control checks.

 

The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is one of Cape Town's most popular tourist attractions with approximately 900,000 people a year using it to visit the top of Table Mountain. The Cableway offers visitors a variety of experiences, including meals with a view at the Table Mountain Cafe, free WiFi at the new WiFi Lounge and free thirty-minute guided walking tours.