Group size Minimum: 4 Group Size Maximum: 12 DAY 1 (SUNDAY): CAPE TOWN - ORANGE KLOOF FOREST
After an early breakfast you will be met by your local guides. We then take a short drive to the foot of and begin our adventure up Platteklip (flat stone) Gorge to the upper cable station. From here, we make our way towards the coastal town of Hout Bay and arrive at our destination in the late afternoon. We overnight in a picturesque, tented camp nestled in the ancient Afromontane forest of Orange Kloof. The camp was built using alien wood sourced from within the Park and embraces the philosophy of "touching the earth lightly". Relax in style and comfort, enjoy a hot shower, an open fire and the overwhelming silence of the restricted Orange Kloof forest.
Distance: 18.4 km (+/- 8 to 9 hours walk)
Accommodation: Orange Kloof Tented Camp (Tented Chalets with shared bathrooms)
DAY 2 (MONDAY): ORANGE KLOOF FOREST - SILVERMINE
After a peaceful night at the Disa River, we head off after breakfast through abundant fauna and flora, that will sooth and charm your soul, to traverse the Constantiaberg and Vlakkeberg with maginificent views over the Cape Peninsula. We arrive at our camp in the afternoon to relax and enjoy our evening meal together. We spend the night at Sivermine Tented Camp, overlooking False Bay.
Distance: 17.5 km (+/- 7 to 8 hours walk)
Accommodation: Silvermine Tented Camp (Tented Chalets with shared bathrooms
DAY 3 (TUESDAY): SILVERMINE - KOMMETJIE
After a hearty breakfast we make our way up Chapmans Peak, which offers magnificent views from Table Mountain to Cape Point, down to Noordhoek beach. The remainder of the day is spent walking along the beach with the fresh smell of the ocean sharpening your senses. Be on the lookout for Oystercatchers, Otters, as well as whales and dolphins. We head all the way to Kommetjie, where we spend the night.
Distance: 18 km (+/- 8 to 9 hours walk)
Accommodation: Slangkop Tented Camp (Tented Chalets with shared bathrooms)
DAY 4 (WEDNESDAY): KOMMETJIE - SIMONSTOWN
From Kommetjie we make our way to the Old Wireless Station and hike up Slankop via Grootkop and eventually arrive at Signal School in the afternoon. Once we've rested a bit we make our way to the naval village of Simonstown, where we spend the night.
Distance: 17 km (+/- 7 to 8 hours walk)
Accommodation: The Lord Nelson Inn (Rooms with en-suite bathrooms, bar & restaurant)
DAY 5 (THURSDAY): SIMONSTOWN - CAPE POINT - CAPE TOWN
After we have enjoyed our breakfast together, we drive to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve and take a short walk to the ship wreck in the reserve. Then we take a drive to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. Afterwards we leave the reserve and visit the African Pinguin Colony at Boulders Beach. After a lunch at a restaurant en route (own account), we start heading back to Cape Town via Fish Hoek, Glencairn, Kalk Bay and Muizenberg. On our way to Cape Town we stop off at the Cape's oldest wine estate, Groot Constantia, to enjoy a wine tasting - a perfect way to end our hiking adventure. We arrive in Cape Town in the late afternoon.