Great Adventure Trips

South Africa

Self-drive / Family / Walking / Romance / General Tours
Horse Safaris / Camping Tours / Victoria Falls extension

Cedarberg Hiking

The Cedarberg Wilderness area with its wild and dramatically coloured and weathered rocks is ideal for walking and hiking. This tour is a series of half day and one day walks in the mountains and is ideal for the reasonably fit person.

Meals Full Board
Accommodation Traditional Mountain Lodge
Departure Dates Mondays
Transport Luxury VW microbus with Air-conditioning OR Luxury Sedan car with Air-conditioning
Price Includes Meals and accommodation as shown in text, transport, services of a guide, all park and entrance fees
Price Excludes International flights, visas, items of a personal nature, meals not specified
Minimum Number 2
Climate Mediterranean (hot dry summers, cooler wetter winters but with many warm dry days)
Best time to go March to November. Not recommended for December to February
Health Requirements None. Sunblock essential
Combines well with Mellow Cape self-drive, Short Breaks in the Cape
Other Ideas Parties of 4 or more can choose their own departure date, subject to availability Terrain varies from mountain hikes to gentle vineyard walks (2A to 3C grading)

Day 1 : Depart Cape Town for the Cedarberg
Scenic drive to the Cedarberg to Algeria Forest Station. Here you enjoy quite a steep hike up to a waterfall for a magnificent view down the valley over lunch. Return to Algeria Forest Station to relax and swim in the rock pools before continuing to Mount Ceder Lodge for 3 nights.

Day 2 : Maltese Cross
Take the enjoyable walk to the imposing monolith of Maltese Cross in the morning where you enjoy a magnificent view of the Cedarberg range. In the afternoon enjoy some wine tasting at the Cedarberg Wine Estate nearby and a visit to the Stadsaal caves and Bushmen rock art paintings.

Day 3 : Wolfberg Cracks and Arch
Today an early start for the steep, but rewarding, climb up to dramatic Wolfberg Cracks. From here you traverse along the top through a moonscape of weird rock formations to the imposing Wolfberg Arch, and descend via Gabriels Pass.

Day 4 : Tulbagh and return to Cape Town
This morning you enjoy a delightful hike to some undisturbed rock paintings before travelling south to Ceres. From Ceres you visit the charming 18th century village of Tulbagh with its white-washed Cape Dutch houses, before returning to Cape Town in the late afternoon.

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