Table Mountain welcomes 31 millionth visitor – WATCH
Table Mountain has welcomed its 31 millionth visitor since opening a little over 94 years ago in 1929. Take a read …
Table Mountain has welcomed its 31 millionth visitor since opening a little over 94 years ago in 1929.
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In an Instagram post on its official social media page on Thursday, the Cableway Company confirmed that Gerda Pretorius from Bloemfontein was surprised with a special gift hamper when she and her husband arrived at the cableway station this morning.
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Waiting their turn to board the cable car, Gerda Pretorius was pulled from the queue and told that she was the 31 millionth visitor.
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It was her first time back to Table Mountain in over 30 years.
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The Aerial Cableway first opened its doors on 4 October 1929, and has since then has (now) transported over 31 million visitors up the mountain’s sharp inclines, offering them stunning 360-degree vistas of the Mother City.
As reported by The South African website, a recent study revealed that the mountain was the fifth most popular natural wonder of the world.
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