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Table Mountain is in the running to become one of the New7Wonders of Nature, but this Cape Town attraction is falling behind! The New7Wonders will be announced on November 11, 2011 and we need you to vote for Table Mountain online or via SMS as often as possible to ensure our place in the history books. Encourage friends and family to do the same – here are seven undeniably great reasons to do so.

Who’s got the best mountain in the world? We do! Our beautiful flat-topped landmark is Cape Town’s finest, most inspiring, most photographed, most loved attraction and so we’re quite excited about the United Nations’ eighth annual International Mountain Day, which takes place tomorrow, December 11. It’s only right that an entire day is dedicated to a thing of such great beauty, don’t you think?

Several reservoirs can be found on Table Mountain. Some of these served as an important water supply during the initial construction of Cape Town. Photo courtesy kalmenais.

Do you have images of Table Mountain you’d like to share with us? We’d love you to join the Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa Flickr group. You could see your image on our blog!

Visiting Table Mountain is an uplifting experience and sometimes visitors just want to jump for joy when they realise how lucky they are. Photo courtesy CarliB1

Do you have images of Table Mountain you’d like to share with us? We’d love you to join the Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa Flickr group. You could see your image on our blog!

According to the ancient philosophy of feng shui, Cape Town is a most auspicious city. It has every component of a safe and protected city, as its configuration is that of an armchair: high protection from the back (Table Mountain), arm rests to the side (Lion’s Head and Devil’s Peak) and an earthen seat to the front. Add the wealth-creating properties of water and you have the ultimate feng shui city.

Table Mountain looks majestic from the Lower Cable Station, from which point you climb into the cable car for a trip to the top. Photo courtesy photozen1.

Do you have images of Table Mountain you’d like to share with us? We’d love you to join the Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa Flickr group. You could see your image on our blog!

It’s going to be a hot summer – only mid-November and already we have sweltering mornings and sizzling streets. Summer in Cape Town brings with it that grand southeaster and sadly that means that sometimes the Table Mountain Cableway has to suspend operations for your safety and comfort. But, when the conditions are good they’re exceptionally good at this world-class attraction. The Cableway offers many affordable ways for you to get up to the top; here’s our quick roundup of special rates.

Today marks the one-year countdown to the New7Wonders of Nature announcement; on November 11, 2011 (a lucky date if there ever was one: 11/11/11) the New7Wonders Foundation will announce the world’s new natural wonders. To mark the occasion, Western Cape MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport Ivan Meyer was on the mountain today, supporting two Capetonians who have their own mountain to climb – Mount Kilimanjaro, that is, also in the running to become one of the New7Wonders.

A big congratulations goes out to Ian van Romburgh aka Zodiakk, whose beautiful picture of Table Mountain has earned him R10 000 in cash as well as a four-day hiking trip – for himself and no less than 11 friends – on the Hoerikwaggo™ Trail, which hugs the Mother City’s prized landmark. Ian has been named the winner of Cape Town Tourism’s My Cape Town Photo Competition.

We love these reminders of the past! This stunning 1940s photograph reminds us that the Cableway was around before most of us were, which is particularly meaningful since we recently celebrated our 81st birthday. Photo courtesy Llewelyn.

Do you have images of Table Mountain you’d like to share with us? We’d love you to join the Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa Flickr group. You could see your image on our blog!