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South Africa is criss-crossed by trails leading through scenery both beautiful and spectacular. Hikers and backpackers may choose from a large number of routes through terrain varying from rugged desert to picture-postcard settings of mountains,tall trees
and gentle streams as well as along rocky coastline trails. Most overnight trails have to be booked in advance and maps of most of the trails are available from the booking office.
The ultimate African experience is a Wilderness Trail through the Kruger National Park or other privately owned game reserves. Groups as small as eight people traverse the wilderness under the guidance of experienced, armed rangers, who protect, but more importantly unwrap the wonders of Africa and it's wildlife to the uninitiated.
Accommodation is provided in exclusive trail base camps with 2-bed rustic huts.
Apart from water sports, the area around Hazelmere Dam on the Dolphin Coast of Kwazulu Natal, various trails are offered where one can enjoy the abundant bird-life and coastal forests.
Table Mountain, the best known mountain and beacon in the southern hemisphere, stands guard over the city of Cape Town. For those who wish to explore the wealth of fauna and flora there are numerous walks and climbs up Table Mountain
For an experience with a difference, a snorkelling and scuba trail will introduce you to an underwater world inhabited by fascinating marine creatures. You can do this at Tsitsikama, Africa's first marine national park which comprises a narrow coastal plain bounded by cliffs and beaches and extending 5 km's out to sea.
Kwa-Zulu Natal Province boasts more nature reserves and game parks than any other province in South Africa. Here one can still experience nature in the true African tradition.
The scenic Dolphin Coast is characterised by beautiful beaches, protected coves and rock pools. It offers a wide variety of water sports including diving and snorkelling.
A very special slice of Africa, the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park offers eco-tourists some of the most diverse wildlife and outdoor experiences imaginable. The Park supports an abundance of Nile crocodile and hippo as well as black and white rhino, elephant, buffalo, giraffe, waterbuck, kudu, nyala, impala, duiker and reedbuck amongst a host of other species. The park is famous for its birdlife including flamingos, pelicans, herons, terns, ducks, geese, storks, etc.
You can dive on coral reefs or walk for miles on golden beaches, explore great dunes or wander through magical coastal forests or roam across grassy plains.
4 x 4 Safari
Renowned for its unpolluted air and star-studded night skies, the North West is a region of wide open plains, rugged mountains and majestic cone-shaped kippers. This semi-arid region, with its abundance of wild and bird-life, beautiful wild flowers, hiking and 4 x 4 trails provides the ideal setting for an unequalled outdoor experience.
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