Table Mountain Cableway to close for annual maintenance: Here’s when

Cape Town’s famed Table Mountain Cableway will close down for its annual maintenance from 15 July until 1 September 2024.

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This was confirmed on Tuesday on the cableway’s Instagram account.

Weather permitting, access will reopen on Monday, 2 September 2024.

The closure is in line with the cableway’s maintenance schedule, in accordance with international standards.

Aside from refurbishing outlets and refreshing the look and feel of both the Top and Lower Stations, extensive work will be done on the cable cars and the ropes.

May still hike up Table Mountain

These changes are aimed at ensuring that an even better visitor experience.

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There’s good news for those who may have worried about losing their free birthday ticket.

You can still collect and use your free birthday special ticket: If your birthday fall within our 2024 annual maintenance period, you can collect your birthday tickets during the month of September 2024. Please bring along your valid SA ID document, driver’s licence or birth certificate (inclusive of an SA ID number) to prove that you have celebrated your birthday during the seven-week shutdown.

Cable Card extension: Cable Cards that are valid during our 2024 annual maintenance period will automatically be extended by seven weeks.

You may hike up and down Table Mountain: at your own risk. Please remember that the cable cars and all of our facilities, including our restrooms, eateries and shops will not be open during this time. Please hike with a registered guide and follow these safety guidelines.

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