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Back to Cape Attractions Written on 04-May-2008 by pierrejacquesThe Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is a cableway to the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of Cape Town’s most popular tourist attractions, having passed its 16 millionth visitor on 29 December 2004.The lower cable station is at an altitude of 302m on Tafelberg Road near Kloof Nek. The upper cable station in on the westernmost end of the Table Mountain plateau, at an altitude of 1067m. The upper cable station offers views over Cape Town, Table Bay and Robben Island to the north, and the Atlantic seaboard to the west and south.
The new “Rotair” cars carry 65 passengers (increased from 25 on the old cars), and run on a double cable, making them much more stable in high wind, and giving a faster journey of 4-5 minutes to the summit. The floors of the cars rotate through 360 degrees during the ascent or descent, giving passengers a panoramic view. The cables are 1200m in length.
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written on 05-May-2008
Fritzthecat [http://www.trivago.co.uk] says:
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