Situated at the southwestern tip of Africa, the Table Mountain National Park, part of the Cape Floristic Region World Heritage Site, encompasses the incredibly scenic Peninsula mountain chain stretching from Signal Hill in the north to Cape Point in the south - a distance of approximately 60 km. The narrow finger of land with its many beautiful valleys, bays and beaches is bound by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean in the west and the warmer waters of False Bay in the east. It has within its boundaries two world-renowned landmarks - majestic Table Mountain and the legendary Cape of Good Hope.
The Park is recognised globally for its extraordinarily rich, diverse and unique fauna and flora - with rugged cliffs, steep slopes and sandy flats - is a truly remarkable natural, scenic, historical, cultural and recreational asset both locally and internationally. Nowhere else in the world does an area of such spectacular beauty and such rich bio-diversity exist almost entirely within a metropolitan area - the thriving and cosmopolitan city of Cape Town.
Table Mountain National Park also has a Marine Protected Area that encompasses almost 1000 km2 of coastal belt and ocean extending from Muizenberg in the east to Moullie Point in the north.
Accommodation
The Olifantsbos Cottage:
Located in the Cape of Good Hope section of the park, this self-catering cottage has one master bedroom as well as two rooms with twin beds. The adjacent unit can accommodate an additional six people. A modern, fully equipped kitchen with gas stove and separate braai (barbecue) facilities are perfect for self-catering holidays. Solar powered lighting is provided.
Eland and Duiker Cottages:
They are also located the CoGH section and each offer three bedrooms, a kitchen and braai facilities.
As the Park is on the fringe of the Cape Town Metropolitan Area, there is a wide spectrum of privately run accommodation available in the area in many price ranges.
* All information is taken from the relevant source SANP.
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