Travel Photo of the Week: Table Mountain, South Africa

Cape Town is a beautifully unique city of South Africa, best-known for the striking natural environment and the harbour. Table Mountain has recently been voted one of the new 7 Wonders of Nature, which is no surprise as experiencing a day on Table Mountain is nothing short of breath-taking. Table Mountain consists of a 3 kilometre long plateau, and features an exclusive abundance of flora and fauna, some of which are not found anywhere else in the world.

To get to the top of the mountain you can either take a long hike up through the natural landscape or catch a lift in the Cable Cars; which is a fun and exciting experience in itself. On the way up, you get to see an amazing and vast view of the coastline and Cape Town from above. From up there, you can also see the famous Robben Island served as a place of banishment, isolation and imprisonment and where Nelson Mandela alongside many other political prisoners were imprisoned for decades. The picturesque views and the uniqueness of Table Mountain make it a must-see in Cape Town.This photograph is a view of Table Mountain from Bloubergstrand, which was also a nice destination to visit for a walk along the beach and a meal or coffee.

Photo courtesy of Gita Zimmermann

The purpose of our visit to this beautiful part of the world was to visit Mama Lumka, the Charity of choice of my mother’s business Tell IT Media which offers Branding, Design and Website Solutions. For more about Mama Lumka and the kids visit www.mamalumka.org.au or the blog of our visit to Mama Lumka.

Where is Engelberg?

Engelberg Cable Car

Engelberg is a little, historic 12th century town located 1050m above sea level in the Swiss Alps. Its main feature for centuries has been the Benedictine Monastery dating back to 1120 and is still being run by the Benedictine Monks. Engelberg is also the main base to explore nearby Mount Titlis.

Engelberg is very accessible all year around which adds to its popularity especially as a winter travel destination. With the installation during 1927 of the first cableway, this encouraged the start of tourism to the area. During 1959, Engelberg was the first to install parallel cable-cars, and during 1989, a revolving cable-car was installed. The Titlis-Rotair, allows the visitor a five minute ride, in which the gondolas turn 360 degrees and provide an opportunity to admire the panorama of the Engelberg Valley and the Mt Titlis Glacier.

Travelling amongst the Swiss Alps you are going to want to be taking photographs. You might like to take a look at Tony Page, professional photographer and writer and what he has on offer.

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One Great Reason to Visit Engelberg

One great reason to visit Engelberg is for the quaint train ride, passing some spectacular scenery to get there.

Flying High Above Engelberg

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