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Table Mountain Hiking Trail: 3 Days

Duration: 3 days
Priced From: ZAR 850

Our Table Mountain Hoerikwaggo hiking trail starts off in Cape Town, letting you explore Table Mountain and Maclears Beacon. End off at Kirstenbosh on day 3 of this Hoerikwaggo trail (25.5km).


3 Day Table Mountain Comfort Trail

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This three-day, “white table cloth” trail links the cultural diversity of the City of Cape Town to the natural wonders of Hoerikwaggo – “Sea Mountain”. The trail is unabashedly geared for comfort and is professionally guided, fully-catered and portered. All accommodation is equipped and serviced. This Hoerikwaggo Trial has a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 hikers at a time

Highlights: Overnight on top of Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens

Prices (01 Sep 09 until 31 Oct 10):
ZAR 850 per person

Departure Dates 2010: Daily subject to availability and pax numbers

Included in the price:
Accommodation, qualified and registered hiking and mountain guides, as well as porters and entry fees as stated in the itinerary.

Price excludes:
All meals and beverages and items of personal nature

TOTAL LENGTH: 25.5km

 

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Day 1: Cape Town              
You check-in at the the beautifully restored Platteklip Wash Houses on the banks of the Camissa (sweet water) River on the lower slopes of Table Mountain at 15h00. Here you will meet the Hoerikwaggo Trail Guides - your hosts on days 2 and 3.  
Enjoy the evening around the fire, watch a DVD, send an e-mail or simply chat to your fellow hikers.
Distance: 7km / approximately 6.5 hours
 

Day 2:  Table Mountain            
After an early rise you will hike to the lower cable way station. From there, weather permitting, you will catch the Cable Car to the top of Table Mountain.
From the upper cable station the trail winds through pristine fynbos to Maclear’s Beacon. The Beacon is the highest point on the Cape Peninsula and was constructed in 1884 by the astronomer Thomas Maclear who initiated the first geodetic survey of the Cape. After lunch continue via the historic Smuts Track to the overnight accommodation at the restored Overseers Cottage which offers awesome night time views of the City and the mountain chain.
Distance: 9.5km / approximately 6.5 hours

 

Day 3:  Kirstenbosch & End of Tour          
Today a morning hike will take you to the north western edges of the mountain. The route offers plenty of interesting and historic features and scenic trails. After your lunch stop the guides will lead you down the magnificent, forested Nursery Ravine to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens where the trail ends.
Distance: 9km / approximately 6 hours