Slackpacking in Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha).
Before the concept of slackpacking was conceived, multi-day hiking was the preserve of the super fit and relatively young, those who were strong enough to carry everything and the kitchen sink in massive 65litre plus packs and OK to rough it in draughty mountain cabins or flapping tents.
Slackpacking - where you carry a light day pack and sleep in comfortable, if not luxurious, accommodation - now opens this activity to a much wider user…
Slackpacking in Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha).
Before the concept of slackpacking was conceived, multi-day hiking was the preserve of the super fit and relatively young, those who were strong enough to carry everything and the kitchen sink in massive 65litre plus packs and OK to rough it in draughty mountain cabins or flapping tents.
Slackpacking - where you carry a light day pack and sleep in comfortable, if not luxurious, accommodation - now opens this activity to a much wider user group and Port Elizabeth, the meeting place of 5 out of 7 South African biomes, provides a spectacular setting for some of these offerings. The diversity of plants and animals-from birds to whales- along the hiking trails around Port Elizabeth are just outstanding.
Slackpacking tours take in some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, legendary dune fields, tidal rivers, dense forests, fynbos and wetlands. Here the well-known Latin advisory “Solvitur Ambulando”-it is solved by walking- can be put into serious practice.
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