India Venster Trail

5 Johan October - a month ago

Great, easy scramble and climbing trail. Beautiful scenery and stunning views of Cape Town City Bowl, Lionshead and Devil's Peak. Make sure you have no fear of heights and enough drinking water, sun cream and a jacket, as the weather can change in an instant. Enjoy the hike!!!:-)

5 Dee Alcock - 3 months ago

A tough hike up Table Mountain with a few tricky sections including staples. Great views are on offer, and a special experience hiking underneath the cable car. The trick is to keep calm and collected, and have someone who has the done it before to guide you. The actual 'window' is a bit off-course. A real bucket-list item!

5 Austen Urry - 4 months ago

This trail has some of the most incredible views I’ve seen on a hike! I would highly recommend it as the best trail up table mountain.
It is quite physical, it’s not a particularly long hike in terms of distance, but it does get quite technical and people not able to do a little bit of climbing (handle to handle and chains at times) will struggle.
A benefit of this route is ending at the cable car which one can use to get down!

5 Lee-Anne Curtis-Cox - 6 months ago

I love to hike up Kloof Corner, along Table Mountain, and then up India Venster. For those who are afraid they might get lost, take the steps on the right hand side of the cable station kiosks, and simply head up. There are yellow painted footprint signs on the rocks as an indicator that you are on the right path. The iconic spot to take photos where a rock is wedged, is a little way up from the contour path, on your left. India Venster takes you all the way to the top of Table Mountain. It can become quite a climb at points, and I wouldn't do it on my own as I battled to ascend certain portions. If you are afraid of heights, this hike is a big no no. Also, check the weather before hiking up. The mist / clouds can come in very quickly reducing visibility and making the rocks quite slippery.

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5 Nicole Wahl - 3 months ago

Steep climb in the beginning. Beautiful views of the cable cars. Not an easy route but worth the challenge. If you are afraid of heights, don't do this hike.

5 Mark Daily - 2 months ago

My wife and I went in winter, which may be ill advised. Luckily there hadn’t been too much rain the days preceding and there were only a few areas that were slippery. My wife and I are very active and almost always complete trails and hikes in less than half the recommended/advertised time, but this one took a bit longer than 1.5 hours up. We were moving pretty fast and it took us almost 2.5 hours. We decided to take the gondola down. Some areas of the hike up are precarious, so I wouldn’t recommend if you have limited hiking and climbing experience. I also wouldn’t recommend climbing down, as there are some areas were descending would be very difficult to do safely. It was an awesome experience. Sure, you can pay for the gondola ride up and get the same views, but this climb makes you earn the breathtaking scenery.

5 Kevin Jilbert - a month ago

Really fun climb. But make no mistake, not an easy hike for a beginner. Climb up, take cable car back down.