Gerda Pretorius from Bloemfontein, our 31 millionth visitor, was surprised with a special gift hamper at the Lower Cableway Station while she and her husband Lood were waiting to board the cable car.

"It has been such fun to be back in Cape Town for this quick visit, and a thrill to see the mountain and the Cableway. We haven't been on the mountain in over 30 years and today was a very nice surprise. Thank you for making us feel very special as we celebrate my 69th birthday (on 24 January)," says Gerda Pretorius.

Wahida Parker, managing director of the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company says today’s special visit comes at the tail-end of a busy 2023/24 festive period at Table Mountain Aerial Cableway: “Welcoming our 31 millionth visitor (since the start of operations in 1929) is a thrilling opportunity. We are eternally grateful to every single person who visited our mountain and made use of the Cableway over these nine plus decades.

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway first opened its doors on October 4th, 1929, and has since then transported over 31 million visitors up the mountain’s sharp inclines, offering them stunning 360-degree vistas of our beautiful city.