Experience the Overberg tapestry – the patchwork of canola and wheat fields in brilliant yellow and green, rocky shores, wild flowers and fynbos. A place of diverse and spectacular beauty. The back roads will take you on a journey through valleys with picturesque and beautiful landscapes. Memories from the past – as illustrated by the Overberg’s rich collection of mission stations, ship wrecks and old architectural treasures – exist harmoniously with new developments in the towns.
The Hoerikwaggo Trail takes you all the way from Cape Point to Table Mountain. This trail has many beautiful footpaths surrounded by awesome views and fantastic flora, attracting the nature-loving, adventurous hikers out there. The word Hoerikwaggo originates from the Khoi-San word meaning ‘Mountain in the Sea’ which is what we commonly refer to as Table Mountain National Park.
After a day’s hike, you will be happy to arrive at one of the Eco-Friendly tented camps that blend into the surroundings, sleeping in a comfortable bed with hot showers and flushing toilets.
Each camp has its own theme and is equipped with a fireplace, braai facilities (BBQ) and a big kitchen.
Walk the hiking trails – but carry only water, lunch, waterproofs, and your camera. Slackpacking is a luxury hike, with transportation of your luggage, good accommodation, and food.
Duration: 5 days
EXPLORE NAMAQUALAND from Boesmanland along the Orange River, and mostly unknown section from Klein Pella to Vioolsdrif and Kotzehoop to Sendelings Drift, into the RICHTERSVELD – a geological masterpiece. Port Nolloth/McDougals Bay on the West Coast.
Into the Kamies Mountains and via Leliefontein to Garies. From Gifberg into the Cederberg Mountains.
Highlights:
Duration: 7 days ( incl 2 travel days)
Together we discover this sparsely populated part of Namibia that fascinates travellers because of the possibility of seeing some of the rare desert elephants or black rhinos.
Formerly known as Kaokaland, the fabulous mountains and the traditional Himbas add to the adventure of discovering Kunene, as it is now known. Damaraland is picture perfect with highlights such as Twyfelfontain, with rock art, the Petrified Forest, and the Brand Berg.
Botswana Khwai River and Moremi
We explore Botswana and visit the Khwai Rivier Area and Moremi Reserve in the Okavango Delta.
The Game Reserves are a lush animal habitat with hippos and crocodiles on waterways like the Xakanaxa Lagoon. On land, wildlife includes lions, leopards and rhinos.
It is not uncommon to have Wild dogs, Lions, Leopard, Hyena and Elephant roaming through the unfenced campsites.
Important to know:
This is an authentic bush camp experience, although there are ablutions at every camp. This truly 4x4 driving in deep sand and water maybe encountered. The tour is an absolute nature escape or wildlife adventure and is suitable for any bush-loving adventurer.
Additional fuel is needed for about 500km.
Kaokoland and Marien Fluss is the place to go, if you like extreme terrain, hidden valleys and rare, exotic culture. The Kaokoland, also called Kaokoveld, is remote, sparsely populated and lies between the Skeleton Coast Park and the Kunene River on the Angolan border.
Sparsely populated, serene and largely empty, you will find scattered settlements of semi-nomadic Himba tribes and a variety of ecosystems from desert terrains to the west and mopane savannah to the east, with mountain ranges to the north near the Kunene River.
Kaokoland is a succession of hills and mountains punctuated by endless plains. This isolated rugged region is home to the nomadic Himba, who have remained unchanged for many generations. The attraction of Kaokoland lies in its wild and uncharted valleys and mountains. It is the most isolated and undeveloped region of Namibia. Rugged trails take you through sometimes, impossible terrain that test your vehicle and the skills of the driver.
EXPLORE Kglagadi Transfrontier Park and The Red Dune Kalahari, driving along dry Riverbeds and via Stampriet, to Spreetshoogte Pass, overlooking the Namib Desert. Stay on the farm of Boesman of Sossus-on-foot and experience life-changing excursions with him. Visit Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and Sesriem Canyon Experience the Tiras Mountains and stay on the Koiimasis Ranch. Experience the Wild Horses of Klein Aus Vista and Kolmanskop nearLuderitz.
The Caprivi is a narrow strip of land in the far northeast of Namibia, about 400 kilometres long. The German Kaiser Reich exchanged the area with the United Kingdom for Zanzibar in 1890. It was named after the German chancellor of the time, Graf von Caprivi.The Caprivi is the wettest region in Namibia, not only for the high precipitation, but for its mighty rivers, Okavango, Kwando and Zambezi. All of them have their sources in Angola and drain an enormous area. The Caprivi has a few smaller rivers as well, the Linyanti and the Chobe. The abundance of water in the Caprivi region supports huge herds of game. Particularly a great number of elephants. There is no fencing anywhere and the animals can roam freely, also into the neighbouring countries Botswana and Zambia.
EXPLORE BAVIAANSKLOOF MEGA RESERVE or ‘Valley of the Baboons’ - a deep twisting ravine walled between parallel east-west mountain ranges, the Baviaans and the Kouga. The Baviaans area encompasses the Karoo town of Willowmore in the north. Known for the richness of their endemic plant species, its interesting cultural heritage and its abundance of bird and animal life. Thomas Bain masterminded the creation of the road which allows us to journey through one of the most protected areas in Southern Africa – no wonder it was declared a heritage site. Baviaanskloof and interacting with the locals, making a living in this remote area, is an unforgettable experience!
We do not do the traditional east-west direction of the Baviaanskloof trail, but instead goes south, up and over the Kouga mountain range. The scenery is spectacular with stunning panoramic views over the Baviaanskloof catchment area, rivers, streams and farms below. Not particularly strenuous, the trail is rated as a ‘2’ in difficulty, and majors on breathtaking mountainous scenery with views all the way to St Francis Bay and the Outeniqua Mountains on a clear day.
