Cape Town Sunrise Hike Up Lion's Head

A visit to Cape Town is incomplete without a sunrise hike up Lion s Head. As the hiking trail circle up the mountain you are getting different views all along.
The most iconic sight of Cape Town is from the summit of Lion's Head Instagram rock with an Incredible 360 degrees views.
The best location to take photos of Table Mountain, Devil’s Peak, the Twelve Apostles Mountain range.
If you look towards the North you see Table Bay, Robben Island and the West Coast.
Along the trail you will also see 2 paragliding launch sites.
Early morning sunrise hike is recommended to beat the crowds and the summer heat.
The fauna you may see are the Rock Hyrax (Dassie) small furry animal. You may spot lizards such as the black-girdled lizard, Cape skink and the Southern Rock Agama. On the lower section of the mountain there are still porcupines, as for the flora you will see our unique Cape Fynbos.
The lower base of Lion's Head is Cape granite and the upper section sandstone.

Meeting Point

Lion's Head HikingTrail

Signal Hill Rd, Signal Hill, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

Meeting point is at Lion's Head car park on Signal Hill road, next to the coffee truck.

What's included:

• Registered adventure hiking and culture tourist guide.
• Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
• Head lamp
• Coffee on sunrise hike only.

Not included:

• Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)

What to expect:

The Pipe Track

Located between Table Mountain and Signal Hill, Lion' s Head overlook the city of Cape Town, it is part of Table Mountain National Park. Our first 30 minutes hike require the use of our headlamps, you will see Cape Town city light luckily this part of the trail is easy to follow albeit being a steep gravel track. First twilight appear 30 minutes before “sunrise” by then we will have completed a full loop around Lion’s Head standing half way to the summit where the path diverged. The last 20 to 30 minutes of the trail is along a steep ridge with rocky sections and ladders which require at time the use of your hands. As the sun light starts to peak over the horizon the light begins to change to an orange glow over Table Mountain. At 669m the summit of Lion’s Head reveal a 360 degrees view of Cape Town, Table Mountain and the sparkling coastline. It is only now in full daylight that we are able to see the path that we have just ascended with impressive rock formation such as Cape granite, Table Mountain sandstone as well as on the lower slope of Lion's Head our unique indigenous Cape Fynbos. The descent back to the car park takes approximately 45mn. Start time vary based on Sunrise.