Strandloper Hiking Trail Hikes outside a reserve: Eastern Cape The Strandloper Hiking Trail is a four-day backpacking route along the Eastern Cape coast from Kei Mouth to Gonubie. It is a proper coastal traverse rather than a beach stroll: hikers move over sand… Read more
Wild Coast Amble Hikes outside a reserve: Eastern Cape The Wild Coast Amble is a hotel-to-hotel guided slackpacking walk along the southern Wild Coast. It links beaches, cliff tops, rocky headlands, river mouths and small coastal settlements over five wa… Read more
2-Day Zingcuka Loop Hikes outside a reserve: Eastern Cape The Zingcuka Loop is a demanding two-day Hogsback hike that samples the wildest character of the Amatola Trail without requiring the full six-day commitment. It shares portions of the Amatola route—p… Read more
Karoo 3 Peaks Challenge Hikes outside a reserve: Eastern Cape The Karoo 3 Peaks Challenge is a guided three-summit hiking break in the Sneeuberg around Nieu-Bethesda and Graaff-Reinet. It combines three distinct high Karoo mountains—Compassberg, Nardousberg and… Read more
Canyon Mini Camino Hikes outside a reserve: Eastern Cape The Canyon Mini Camino is a small-group slackpacking hike on a working sheep farm near Nieu-Bethesda. The farm is part of the destination rather than merely a place to sleep: hikers walk its private… Read more
Antjie se Pad Hikes outside a reserve: Eastern Cape Antjie se Pad is a self-guided hiking route on Witteklip Farm in the Kouga Mountains, in Eastern Baviaanskloof near Kareedouw. It follows the landscape once crossed by Antjie Stuurman, who walked ove… Read more
Wild Coast Waterfall Bluff Hike Hikes outside a reserve: Eastern Cape The Wild Coast Waterfall Bluff Hike is a five-day guided traverse through the heart of Pondoland. It starts near Port Edward and links river mouths, beaches, cliffs and coastal villages before reachi… Read more
Grootrivier Poort Hiking Trail Hikes outside a reserve: Eastern Cape The Grootrivier Poort Hiking Trail is a five-day circular walk on two farms in the remote western side of the Eastern Cape’s Groot-Winterhoek Mountains. Starting and finishing at Bucklands Farm, it c… Read more
Tsitsikamma Hiking Trail Hikes outside a reserve: Eastern Cape The Tsitsikamma Hiking Trail is a six-day, one-way journey from Nature’s Valley through the Tsitsikamma Mountains towards Storms River. It is distinct from the coastal Otter Trail: this route goes in… Read more
Amatola Hiking Trail Hikes outside a reserve: Eastern Cape The Amatola Hiking Trail is a demanding point-to-point backpacking route through the Amatola Mountains. It begins at Maden Dam, near Qonce (King William's Town), and finishes in Hogsback after six da… Read more