This is our 4 day self-catering hike taking you from Red Hill in Simonstown all the way to Cape Town along the famous Hoerikwaggo trail. You will be in-charge of what you eat on this self-catering Hoerikwaggo Trail (68.9km).
4 Day Hike from Red Hill to Cape Town
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A 4-day hike from Red Hill to Cape Town along a leg of the famous Hoerikwaggo Trail. This Hoerikwaggo Trial has a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 12 hikers at a time. You will overnight at the Slangkop Tented Camps, Orange Kloof Tented Camps and the Silvermine Tented Camps. Hike through the Table Mountain National Park Hoerikwaggo areas including: Orange Kloof, Silvermine, Kommetjie and Simontown.
Highlights: Red Hill, Kommetjie, Chapman’s Peak, Silvermine Dam, Constantia Nek, Orangekloof Forest, Table Mountain, Cape Town.
Prices (01 Sep 2009 until 31 Oct 2010):
ZAR 1 380 per person sharing
Departure Dates 2010: Daily, subject to availability and pax numbers
Included in the price: Accommodation, entrance fees as per itinerary, qualified local hiking guides and porterage service
Not included in the price: All meals (there is a fully equipped kitchen at the camp), water, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, Flights and airport taxes, pre- and post-tour arrangements, all other drinks, items of personal nature, gratuities, travel insurance and visa fees.
*** Fully Catered option is available for a surcharge of ZAR 250 per person per day (min. 6 pax)
TOTAL LENGTH: 68.9km
Day 1: Red Hill - Kommetjie
A late morning departure takes us from Signal School at the grave of the legendary dog, Just Nuisance, along fynbos-lined paths to Kleinplaas Dam. After we have rested and had some lunch (own expense), we make our way along the top of Ocean View to the top of Slangkop. We then descend Slangkop and make our way to the tented camp for overnight.
Distance: 15km (+/- 4-5 hours walk)
Day 2: Silvermine Dam – Constantia Nek
We start near the Slangkop Lighthouse in Kommetjie and spend the first half of your day walking along the Noordhoek beach with the fresh smell of the ocean sharpening your senses. Look out for Oyster Catchers, Cape Clawless Otters and sometimes whales and dolphins. From Noordhoek Beach we climb Chapman’s Peak which offers magnificent views from Table Mountain to Cape Point. We then hike down to the Silvermine Dam, where we check into our camp.
Distance: 18 km (+/- 8-9 hours walk)
Day 3: Silvermine Dam – Orangekloof Forest
Starting at the Silvermine Dam the trail winds north through unspoilt fynbos, complimented by stunning views of the Cape Peninsula, and traverses the Constantiaberg and Vlakkenberg to Constantia Nek. The day ends at the overnight camp in the Orange Kloof Afromontane forest where the music of the Disa River, and the abundant fauna and flora, will sooth and charm your soul.
Distance: 17.5 km (+/- 7-8 hours walk)
Day 4: Orangekloof Forest – Table Mountain
Today we ascend the back table via Disa Gorge and walk through the Valley of the Red Gods to the Upper Cable Way Station. Hikers are then ferried down by Cable Car where the hiking trail ends at the lower Cable Station.
Distance: 18.4 km
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