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    Cape Town: Lion's Head Sunrise/Sunset Hike

    5.0(1,629 reviews)
    By The Cape Town LocalProduct code 105071P4
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    Duration

    3 hours 30 minutes

    Ticket type

    Mobile Only

    Languages

    English

    Confirmation

    Instant

    Pickup

    Pickup details available

    Meeting point

    Meeting point provided

    Time zone

    Africa/Johannesburg

    Why Travelers Love This

    5.0 rating from 1,629 reviews3 hours 30 minutesMobile ticketsPickup details available

    Overview

    We will be hiking up Lions Head, Cape Town's most Instragram'able hike. We plan to either catch the sunset over the Atlantic Ocean or sunrise from the Hottentots Holland mountains. We enjoy some amazing photo opportunities before our descent. During a sunset hike, we descend in the dark using our flashlights (provided). During a sunrise hike, we may hike the first part in the dark using our flashlights (provided). While the hike is regarded as easier than Table Mountain, it still involves steep rocky and narrow terrain at certain points from about half up way and a section where the use of steel handles and chains need to be used to get up 2 pitches of about 3 meters each (only up and not down). Quite adventurous indeed. This hike has been an age old tradition for locals especially during the full moon and on clear/windless nights/mornings where the lights of the city below dazzle and the moon and stars show off its beauty in the night sky.

    What's Included

    Included

    Other

    Headlamps/flashlights

    Not included

    Other

    Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)

    Food and drink

    Bottled water

    Food and drink

    Snacks

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    The start location on google maps is at 7 Signal Hill Road, Signal Hill. As you turn onto Signal Hill Road, the parking area is about 500m up the road. There is a white mobile coffee caravan opposite the trail head (most times in the afternoon).

    End point

    The start location on google maps is at 7 Signal Hill Road, Signal Hill. As you turn onto Signal Hill Road, the parking area is about 500m up the road. There is a white mobile coffee caravan opposite the trail head (most times in the afternoon).

    Pickup details

    Custom traveler pickup may be available

    Additional Info

    Public Transportation Nearby

    Public transportation options are available nearby

    No Heart Problems

    Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

    Physical Medium

    Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

    Other

    Wear a descent pair of walking/hiking shoes

    Other

    You need to have a good level of fitness

    Other

    Children must be accompanied by an adult

    Other

    Minimum age is 8 years

    Other

    Not recommended for participants with heart or other serious medical conditions

    Other

    Operates in most weather conditions, please dress appropriately. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund

    Other

    Should be relatively comfortable with heights

    Health Other

    Not recommended for travelers who are severely afraid of heights

    Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

    Policy type

    Standard

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

    Experience may be cancelled for bad weather.

    Experience may be cancelled if minimum traveler count is not met.

    Refund eligibility

    100% refundable 1+ days before

    Refund eligibility

    0% refundable 0-1 days before

    Review Summary

    5.0

    1,629 reviews

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