Mountain View Trails - Slackpacking in the Cape Winelands including, Tulbagh, Langebaan, Ceres and Wellington.
We hike because hiking offers a group of elements we need for a happy and healthy lifestyle. It is an activity with adventure, exploring, challenges, nature and fitness.
With Mountain View Trails: comfort and relaxation is important factors we offer our hikers. This is an all-inclusive tour: breakfast/ lunch/ dinner, luxury accommodation, transport and park fees, are all on us. We combine some of the Western Cape’s best gems to create the ultimate hiking experience. Get out your bucket list because this tour is one you will remember.
Day 1: Sunday - Bergsicht Town Cottages
Sunday is the day of arrival.
Option 1: Flying to Cape Town International Airport
- Pick up at the airport minimum requirement of 8 people.
Option 2: When driving to Tulbagh:
Drive to Bersicht town cottages in Tulbagh. Directions/time will be send with final payments.
Settle into your room.
Meet and greet with Dinner at 7pm.
Day 2: Langebaan Nature Reserve
Langebaan nature reserve is just a breath of fresh air as we indulge in the spectacular beauty of the National park while enjoying the ocean views. West Coast National Park hosts a total of over 250 bird species annually, over a quarter of South-Africa’s total. Animals commonly seen in the park: Bat-eared fox, Bontebok, Caracal, Commen Duiker, Elande, Gemsbok, Ostrich, Red Hartebees, Steenbok, Cape Mountain Zebra. The National park is well known for its Flower
Seasons from August to September.
Monday
Breakfast at 6am
Drive to Langebaan Nature reserve.
This hike is 14km. Lunch packs included.
Drive home after hike.
Relax and refresh at cottage.
Dinner at 7pm
Day 3: Christie Prins Ceres (Skurwe Berge)
Beautiful hike in the Skurwe berge at Ceres. On the Koelfontein farm just outside Prins Alfred Hamlet is this comfortable hike with panoramic views of the Ceres area.
Tuesday
- Breakfast at 07:30
- Drive to Ceres.
- This tour is a 4km hike; up and down the mountain. Lunch packs included.
- Drive back.
- Drinks, relaxing, refresh.
- Dinner at 19:00
Day 4: Murludi Trail
Explore in our wonderful town of Tulbagh at the beautiful Elsbos farm to take on the Murludi challenge. A variety of choice grade dried fruit are produced and dried on this farm. Their dried fruit range includes the following fruits apricots, prunes, cling stone peaches, peeled cling stone peaches, pears, and nectarines.
Wednesday
Breakfast at 7am
Drive to Murludi at Elsbos farm.
This hike is 10 km.
Discover the Tulbagh Waterfall area and beautiful floral gardens. Lunch packs included.
Relax and refresh at cottage.
Dinner at 7pm
Day 5: Short hike/ Wine tasting
The Thursday we will start our tour at the Waverly Hills (Organic Wine Farm) where we will enjoy breakfast and then go for a relaxing 1km hike. After the hike we will be visiting the Fynbos farm where we will also enjoy a 2km hike. We will enjoy wine tastings at the following farms: Montpellier, Saronsberg and Twee Jonge Gezellen farm. Explore the history, art and wine at the cellars.
Thursday: on this day there will only be a short hike.
Breakfast at 9am
Explore the wine culture of Tulbagh with a wonderful wine tour visiting some of South Africa’s leading winemakers such as: Montpellier, Saronsberg and Twee Jonge Gezellen
Krone. Lunch included.
Relax and refresh at cottage.
Dinner at 7pm
Day 6: Friday
Breakfast at 7am
Packing
Greetings
Departure 10am
Thank you for choosing us to partner with you on this amazing hiking journey.