Day visitors: As it is situated within the City of Cape Town with its area fragmented by urban development and privately owned land, this is primarily a day visit Park.
Emergencies: In case of emergencies please call: 021 957 4700
Contact Information Tel: 021 701 8692 Fax: 021 701 8773
Office Hours:
Head Office Westlake: 08:00 - 17:00
Gate Times Cape of Good Hope section (Cape Point): Winter: April - September 07:00 - 17:00 Summer: October - March 06:00 - 18:00
Boulders Winter: April - September 08:00 - 17:00 Summer: October - March 07:00 - 19:00
Silvermine Winter: May - August 08:00 - 17:00 Summer: September - April 07:00 - 18:00
Oudekraal
Winter: April - September 08:00 - 18:00 Summer: October - March 08:00 - 18:00
Check in/out times:
For the three cottages in the Cape of Good Hope section, Elands, Duiker and Olifantsbos check in time is 14:00 and check out is 10:00.
Internal Road Network Only a few areas of the TMNP allow private vehicle access Cape of Good Hope section and Signal Hill. Vehicles are subject to strict speed limits and a required to keep to the designated roads. Other areas such as Silvermine, Newlands and Oudekraal offer secure parking within the gates.
Scientific Services Table Mountain National Park has excellent ties with the SANParks service, other conservation agencies as well as academic institutions like the University of Cape Town.
Facts and Figures: - Visitor numbers around 4.2 million annually - Land use type: Conservation - Local Population: Only personnel live within Park borders. However, because the Park is situated within the City of Cape Town both rich and poor suburbs and townships surround it.
Personnel There are about 133 permanent positions (operational and administrative) within the Park. The number of contracted staff varies according to the types of projects at any one time.
Concessions: There are currently two concessionaires: - CONCOR manage the commercial operations at Cape Point - Table Mountain Aerial Cableway operates the cable car on Table Mountain.
