Stunning Lion’s Head full moon hike Cape Town: Everything you need to know before you go

Want to appreciate the full moon up close while enjoying the most beautiful views in Cape Town? The Lion’s Head full moon hike during a full moon evening is the one to do! Watch here.

Lion’s Head full moon hike

This popular route starts along Signal Hill Road and you won’t miss it. We recommend checking the full moon dates by doing a simple Google search.

The route always has lots of people, so safety isn’t an issue.

It will take you about 75 mins to climb up and 45 mins to hike down. Make sure you allocate 30 mins to spend up top because the views are out of this world 😍

We suggest starting your climb way before sunset so that you catch the sun as it goes down when you are at the top.

If you’ve done Lion’s Head before, you know it has lots of scrambling and ladders etc so extra time is needed to give way and stuff as well.

We began our descent just before the sun set into the horizon, and at one point, we could see the sun disappearing the full moon up close. It was amazing!

Alternatively, you can enjoy the full transition at the top before heading down. Since it will be dark when you descend, we suggest taking headlights so that the path is visible. You can use a phone torch but it may not be the most comfortable 🙂

We also saw plenty of people coming down with us so we were able to share the light 🤩 Is this on your bucketlist?

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