Includes: Accommodation, daily meals, qualified and registered hiking and mountain guides, as well as porters and entry fees as stated in the itinerary.

Excludes: All beverages and items of personal nature

This three-day, “white table cloth” trail links the cultural diversity of the City of Cape Town to the natural wonders of Hoerikwaggo – “Sea Mountain”. The trail is unabashedly geared for comfort and is professionally guided, fully-catered and portered. All accommodation is equipped and serviced.
 

Day 1: Cape Town. Meet at the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront at 08h30. From there your guides will lead you, by boat and on foot, through the multifaceted tapestry of Cape Town’s eclectic architecture, weaving the story of the City’s cosmopolitan, often tragic, past.  The day ends at the beautifully restored Platteklip Wash Houses on the banks of the Camissa (sweet water) River on the lower slopes of Table Mountain. Here you will meet the Hoerikwaggo Trail Guides - your hosts on days 2 and 3. After dinner - a mouth-watering Cape Malay meal – you can relax around the fire, watch a DVD, send an e-mail or simply chat to your fellow hikers. [LD]

Day 2: Table Mountain. After an early rise and a sumptuous continental breakfast you will hike to the lower cable way station. From there, weather permitting, you will catch the Cable Car to the top of Table Mountain.

From the upper cable station the trail winds through pristine fynbos to Maclear’s Beacon for a picnic lunch. The Beacon is the highest point on the Cape Peninsula and was constructed in 1884 by the astronomer Thomas Maclear who initiated the first geodetic survey of the Cape. After lunch continue via the historic Smuts Track to the overnight accommodation at the restored Overseers Cottage which offers awesome night time views of the City and the mountain chain.

Tonight is the night for a traditional South African braai (barbeque). The outdoor braai will only be lit on a low fire-risk day. Should the wind be too strong or the vegetation too dry the meal will be prepared in the kitchen. [BLD]

Day 3: Kirstenbosch & End of Tour. Today a morning hike will take you to the north western edges of the mountain. The route offers plenty of interesting and historic features and scenic trails. After lunch the guides will lead you down the magnificent, forested Nursery Ravine to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens where the trail ends. [BL]