5-day Hikes
Wild Coast Hike
89km, 1789m up, 1778m down, 5 days. Our adventure began at Wild coast Casino, a brilliant destination itself, at which I met the people I would be marching alongside for the next 5 days. Knowing […]
Trails
3-Day Hikes
Diamond Coast Hiking Trail
The Diamond Coast Hiking Trail is a 3-day slackpacking hike of approximately 50km that meanders along what is known as the Diamond Coast, from south to north, between private mining settlements of Koingnaas and Kleinzee […]
4-Day Hikes
Green Mountain Trail
The Green Mountain Trail is a 4-day, luxury slackpacking experience around the Green Mountain (Groendlandberg) in the Overberg region of the Western Cape. The Trail Experience Different to the traditional multi-day hiking trail setup of […]
2-Day Hikes
New Green Flag Hiking Trail: Eingedi
Eingedi Retreat, in the beautiful Eastern Free State, offers the hiker a two-day, base camp trail. Day 1 covers a distance of 11km on the Eland Trail, whilst the 6km Zebra Trail can be done on Day […]
Day Hikes
Kranskloof Hiking Trail
The Kranskloof basecamp is half way between Machadodorp and Carolina along the R36, in Mpumalanga. Beautifully hidden in indigenous bush and is built from the local rock. Nearby is a perennial little waterfall a mere […]
4-Day Hikes
Chokka Trail
Since the 1960’s when hiking was introduced to South Africa, there has been a fundamental change in its emphasis, from the original idea of lumping all your belongings and food along in your backpack until […]
Day Hikes
Jonkershoek Panorama Circuit
Jonkershoek Nature Reserve is a hiker’s paradise, with many trail options, including the ever popular Tweede Waterval walk. However, the crown jewel is without a doubt the Panorama Circuit which truly lives up to its […]
4-Day Hikes
Hiking and horsing the Baviaans Camino
Brainchild of two award-winning tourism gurus with a natural gift for hospitality and an unflappable home-grown horse-whisperer with intimate knowledge of the pristine hills and valleys of the breath-taking Baviaanskloof, this remarkable trail takes riders […]
Day Hikes
Diepwalle Elephant Trails
When one thinks of hiking in the Garden Route area, the first trail that springs to mind is the Otter Trail. Give it some more thought and the Tsitsikamma and Outeniqua Trails start to feature. […]
6 Days or More
Rim of Africa | Traverse 5
Beauty: 5/5 Difficulty (fitness): 10+/10 (Extremely tough, both physically and mentally) Technical rating of trail: Mostly off-trail hiking (i.e. no trail at all), involving sections of very dense fynbos, uneven, loose, rocky terrain, and steep […]