Hiking & Slackpacking Adventure Tours
Hiking & Slackpacking Adventure Tours
There’s a quirky twist to the phrase “untapped jewel” when it comes to the little hamlet of Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga. Ask a stranger in a New York pub where this charming village is, and they might just surprise you with…
By Teigue Payne An explosion of energy over a few years which saw the creation of 22 iconic redbrick and stone Trappist mission stations in southern KwaZulu-Natal is the theme of a cycle tour through this beautiful part of South…
A brief history There are many reasons to love South Africa, and a few reasons to hate it. One of the best reasons to love it is its great wildernesses. Another is its colourful past filled with strong people. One…
When backpacking trails were first conceived of in South Africa, in the 1970s, the old government overestimated the ability of the people it hoped would use the National Hikingway Trails that it installed. For that reason, the daily distances of…
‘The R103 is not the only Midlands Meander,’ said Julia Invernizzi as we – a group of 8 slackpack hikers of various backgrounds and fitness levels – sat together in the shade, digging into her delicious homemade trail mix (a…
by Teigue Payne Cycling is a great way to tour the Battlefields of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) – as I discovered when I joined Spekboom Tours’ inaugural tour of the historic sites of the Newcastle-Ladysmith and Spioenkop areas recently. That region is…
By Jonathan Invernizzi The Karoo, a place I had first visited together with my family as a child, has always held a special place in my heart. A land of vastness, of sweet and succulent lamb and even sweeter jerepigo,…
Despite a day of hot blustery winds, some 35 enthusiastic hikers turned up at the trailhead of the historical Karkloof “Shawswood farm” for a 15 km fundraiser walk for Karkloof Conservancy. The hike constitutes the first day part of a…
It is the first day of a two-day Meandering the Midlands cycle tour and thankfully the Dargle mist and rain had turned and instead we were greeted with clear blue skies and a gorgeous wintery light with which to explore…
KwaZulu-Natal’s Midlands Meander is surely South Africa’s most successful tourist meander. A measure of this is that it is being copied in many other areas in South Africa. Nonetheless, many visitors view the Midlands Meander as an extended rural mall…
