The Nauty Fossil Slack Pack Hike is a spectacular hiking excursion offered by Eco Ventures. This one-of-a-kind trip mixes the beauty of nature with the investigation of fossilized treasures. The trek leads guests through stunning scenery, where they may see geological formations and find fossilized remnants, including those of whales.

Experience rocky shores, wildflowers 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.

Highlights

The diverse and spectacular beauty of this stretch of coast line
Rocky shores, and long white beaches
Wild flowers and fynbos.
Best Whale and Dolphin watching spots
Visiting the most southernmost point of Africa,
Shipwrecks along the way
Marietjies Pub in Baardskeerders Bos
Beautiful clear rock pools and the experience of ocean life.
Strandveld Museum and Penguin Sanctuary.
Milkwood Forest

ABOUT SLACK PACK HIKES

Hiking Trails without carrying a heavy Back-Pack

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: 6 days

Day 1: Departure

Traveling Day

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: Sea View Chalets (DB&B)

Day 2

Walking day 1

16km. 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.

Overnight and dinner: Sanparks Chalets (DB&B)

Day 3

Walking day 2

15km. From a family cemetery along the Agulhas National Park’s fynbos trail. The route skirts the boundary wall of another historic old farmstead, Aasfontein, declared a National Monument and dating back to the 1800’s.

A long jeep track takes us back to the beach and a small wetland seeps its fresh stream into the ocean. Walk round a long bend of sand until we reach the mouth of the Ratel River. After a lunch break the route continues along a vast stretch of beach, to end the day’s walk at Die Dam holiday resort, near Pearly Beach. Transfer to accommodation

Overnight & Dinner: luxury tented accommodation (DB&B)

Day 4

Walking day 3

18km. We start hiking after breakfast, at the famous Marietjies Pub in Baardskeerders Bos, along the beach and following the coastline we reach Uilenkraalsmond and Franskraal. Follow beach and footpaths along one of the most spectacular stretches of coastline in the world. Beautiful clear rock pools to experience ocean life.

End your day with an interesting visit to the Strandveld Museum and Penguin Sanctuary.

Overnight & Dinner: luxury tented accommodation (DB&B)

Day5

Walking Day 4

15 km. After breakfast, transfer via a visit to Danger Point Light House to start hiking at Gansbaai Harbor to De Kelders with excellent whale watching opportunities.

You will find one of the most unique and best land-based whale watching spots in the world. From De Kelders walk along Die Plaat, a white sandy beach, with rocky limestone outcrops and often with southern right whales offshore.

Overnight & Dinner: Hermanus Beach House (DB&B)

Day 6

Walking Day 5 and traveling to Airport

12km. 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) and a wine and gin tasting to CPT Airport, arriving at 16:30

Price Includes:

Return transfer from CPT Airport, Accommodation, breakfast and dinner – as per itinerary, permits & entry fees, trail guide and driver. Transport of baggage during hike.

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