Experience rocky shores, wild flowers and fynbos. A place of diverse and spectacular beauty. The Nauty Fossil Slack Pack Hike promises to be the ultimate hiking experience. The trail meanders along the coastline from L’Aghulus to Hermanus where the fragrance of fynbos intermingles with salty sea air. You will marvel at the abundance of endemic plant species and enjoy the best Whale and Dolphin watching opportunities in the world. While searching for the chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius),a large, mobile cephalopod which is called a "living fossil" and has been the subject of poetry, artwork, math, and jewelry. These animals have been around for about 500 million years—even before the dinosaurs
Travel from Cape Town International airport at 10:00 via Somerset West and Bredasdorp to L’Aghulus. Enjoy the Overberg landscapes with mountain scenery all around you. Visit the Southernmost point of Africa, before we book into our accommodation for the evening.
Overnight: Sanparks L’Aghulus Sea View Chalets (DB&B)
Start walking from the accommodation along the coastal footpath through the Agulhas National Park. Passing the wreck of the Meisho Maru, a Japanese fishing vessel and approximately 2km further from the wreck, a boardwalk turns left towards the Rasperpunt. Look for stone walls in the shallow gullies, which served as Stone Age fish traps for the local inhabitants. Along an open beach, before we reach Brandfontein farmstead, an old farm on the shore.
Transfer to Guest farm Accommodation (DB&B)
We start hiking before breakfast along farm roads for breakfast, (included)at the famous Marietjies Pub in Baardskeerders Bos. Transfer to Pearly Beach and hike along the beach, called Die Gruis, following the coastline to reach Uilenkraalsmond and Franskraal. Visit the local Café for their famous ‘Draairoomys’. Follow rocky shores and a footpath along the coast to your accommodation. After settling in, a transfer to visit the Penguin Sanctuary. Dinner for own account at Great White House Restaurant, near Kleinbaai harbor, with a real Whale Skeleton and Dolfin skeletons hanging from the roof.
Overnight: Franskraal Beach House accommodation (B&B)
Follow beach and footpaths along the coast, via Kleinbaai harbor to Romansbaai. Transfer to Gansbaai Coffee Roastery, overlooking Gansbaai harbour for breakfast (included). After breakfast we hike from Gansbaai harbor to the Caves in De Kelders. One of the most spectacular stretches of coastline in the world. Beautiful clear rock pools to experience ocean life. Transfer back to Franskraal.
Overnight & Dinner: Franskraal Beach House (DB&B)
After breakfast, a transfer to De Kelders and walk from the Caves onto Die Plaat, pristine sandy beaches and rocky limestone outcrops, passing Klipgat and Voorsteklip. Transfer to Platbos, an indigenous forest trail for bird and tree enthusiasts. Explore the magic of this ancient, relic forest as you wander the gentle, meandering pathways, with specimen trees estimated to be well over 1000 years of age. Optional wine tasting with a cheese platter at an Artisan Bakery in Gansbaai.
Overnight & Dinner: Franskraal Beach House accommodation (DB&B)
After breakfast a transfer to Hermanus and walk from Piet se Bos along the coast to Voëlklip and via the Old Harbor in Hermanus to the New Harbor, all along Cliff paths and white beaches. Hermanus, offers the best land-based whale watching in the world, and is yours to explore. Transfer, after lunch (own account), to CPT Airport arriving at 16:00
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