Whilst the rest of the city is still sleeping, we put on headlamps and head into the mountain. Don’t be fooled by the ‘easy’ gravel road at the start, it will rapidly wake your sleepy bones before you hit the first turn, but wow, will that view be worth it! What follows is a rocky trail that entices you further with every step as you circumnavigate the Lion - first the ocean, then Clifton, then Seapoint finally the waking city and Table Mountain in its early morning majesty come into view.

Before you know it you’re halfway up a ladder, then another one, then a rocky ridgeline as the views to either side get more dramatic with every step. Fear of heights you said…hold on to the rocks and don’t look down!

Then you get to the top and you feel like you’ve just conquered Kilimanjaro! And it is brilliant.

As reward we treat you with Ouma’s rusks and freshly brewed condensed-milk coffee as we watch the sun rise over Africa, the Lion’s shadow traced in the Atlantic behind us. Now the day can start.

Visiting Cape Town this summer…don’t delay, book your guided hike up Lion’s Head with us today!

• DURATION - 3 to 4 hours

• DIFFICULTY LEVEL - Intermediate hike with scrambling and height exposure, on a rocky footpath

• DISTANCE- 4.5 km

• ELEVATION GAIN - 380 m up, 380 m down

• LOCATION - Cape Town, South Africa

This hike is part of the - CLASSIC - series of GROUP HIKES. It can also be booked as a PRIVATE GUIDED HIKE on a date and time that suits your itinerary.