South Africa Travels Blog

Glentana is a small village located east of the Great Brak River where the coast is edged by a string of seaside holiday houses.
The line ends in the little holiday village of Glentana where the golden beach meets the first rocky bluffs of the Outeniqua coastal barrier and where rank upon rank of attractive homes perch on a steep hillside.

The cliffs here are composed of the orange-red rock characteristic of the region.

The beach at Glentana slopes fairly steeply, but it is a popular venue with surfers and surf anglers.

Cape Town Tourism:
Gone are the days of the rickety metal framework which used to take
tourists from the base of Table Mountain to the top plateau. To day the
visitor is transported to the top of the mountain within 5 minutes in a
bright shiny rotating gondola, a product of the 21 century!

Along the journey the gondola makes one full rotation to give passengers a full 360 degree view of the surroundings.

It is advised to get there early as queuing can take as long as 2 hours.

The cable car service does not run in poor weather, or in high winds