Cape Town Sunset Tour with Table Mountain Cable Car Ticket
Sunset views at Twelve Apostles, Camps Bay beach, and Table Mountain city lights
A 3-hour sunset tour of Cape Town that combines Atlantic Seaboard sightseeing with Table Mountain cable car access, starting with hotel pickup and ending at your accommodation. You stop at Maiden's Cove and Camps Bay for photos during golden hour, then ride the cable car to Table Mountain's summit to watch the sun set over the ocean. The cable car ticket is included, so you skip the queue at the base.
3h
Step-by-step itinerary
Sunset tour and Table Mountain visit
- Pick up at accommodation or meeting point
- Travel to Maiden's Cove
- Stop at Maiden's Cove for photos
- Drive along Camps Bay beachfront and Atlantic Seaboard
- Take cable car up Table Mountain
- Enjoy sunset views from Table Mountain
- Drop off at accommodation or meeting point
The Experience
The tour picks you up at your Cape Town hotel or meeting point and heads straight to Maiden's Cove, where the Twelve Apostles mountain range rises behind the beach. This is the first photo stop, timed for the golden hour when the light turns the rock faces warm and the water reflects it back. From there the minivan follows the Atlantic Seaboard coastline through Camps Bay, a long beachfront drive where you watch the city lights begin to glow as the sun drops toward the horizon.
At Table Mountain, you board the rotating cable car with your included ticket—no queue, no separate transaction. The car takes about eight minutes to reach the summit, and the timing is built so you arrive as the sun is lowest. From the top, the 360° views sweep across the ocean to your west, the city sprawl to your east, and the Twelve Apostles ridge running north. The cable car itself turns slowly, so you see the view change as you stand still. When the light is gone, the tour brings you back down and returns you to your hotel or the meeting point.
Bottled water is provided throughout. The tour runs in a shared minivan or coach with a live English-speaking guide. The whole experience is three hours from pickup to drop-off, which is tight enough that the timing holds—you are not waiting for stragglers or sitting through long explanations at each stop.
What’s included
- Shared minivan or coach with a live English-speaking guide.
- Table Mountain cable car ticket (standard entry).
- hotel pickup and drop-off within Cape Town Central.
- bottled water throughout the tour.
Operated by Beyond Africa Safaris (Pty)Ltd
Is this one for you?Book this tour if you are staying in Cape Town without a car or prefer not to drive at sunset—the pickup from your hotel means you skip the logistics of getting to Maiden's Cove and Table Mountain, and the cable car ticket removes the queue at the base so you step straight onto the rotating car as the light is best.
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Top questions
What is the Twelve Apostles and why is it worth a photo stop?
The Twelve Apostles is a mountain range running along the Atlantic Seaboard near Maiden's Cove, named for its peaks. The tour stops there during golden hour specifically because the angle of the late sun lights the rock faces and creates the strongest colors for photographs, with Camps Bay beach in the foreground.
Do I need to buy a separate Table Mountain cable car ticket?
No. The cable car ticket is included in the tour price, so you walk straight to the rotating car without stopping at a ticket window or standing in a queue at the base.
Can I bring my children on this sunset tour?
Yes, children are welcome from age 5. The tour is suitable for all fitness levels, and the cable car ride to the summit requires no walking or climbing.
What time does the tour start and when does it end?
The tour picks you up at your hotel or meeting point in Cape Town Central and runs for 3 hours total, timed so you reach Table Mountain's summit as the sun is setting. Drop-off is back at your accommodation or the meeting point.
Is this tour only for people staying in Cape Town hotels?
Hotel pickup is included within a specified radius of Cape Town Central, but if you are staying outside that area or prefer to meet the group, a meeting point is available as an alternative to hotel collection.
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