GRIQUA EXPRESS SLACKPACK
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…
Slackpacking And Hiking Adventure Tours In South Africa
Slackpacking And Hiking Adventure Tours In South Africa
Category KZN Slackpacks
A history of hiking and the joys of slackpacking the Natal Midlands by Teigue Payne
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…
Hiking the Natal Midlands
‘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 karkloof hike in support of the Karkloof Conservancy
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…
The Path Less Travelled: Slackpacking in the KZN Midlands
Creature-comfort slackpacking in the tranquil mistbelt forests and grasslands of the Dargle Words: Carol Brammage. Pictures: Carol and Dave Brammage Walking in ancient mistbelt forests, home to shy samango monkeys and other wild creatures, is both grounding and inspirational. It…
The Samango Hiking Trail in the Dargle Valley
Written by Alison Chadwick Having just completed the 5 day Giant’s Cup Trail whereby you carry all you need on your back for 5 days I was looking for something not so strenuous so when the Dargle Samango Slackpack Hike…
Turtle Tracking in Kosi Bay
Words: Veruska De Vita It is night, the sky a velvet cloak of forever stars. An almost full moon ripens and makes the sand glisten. Our torches are off as the moon sheds an even light across the beach and…
The Karkloof Falls to Falls Slackpack
Written by Alison Chadwick This hike in the beautiful Karkloof a mere 20kms from Howick in the KZN Midlands encompasses 3 major waterfalls namely Grey Mare’s Tail Falls (101m), Karkloof Falls (105m), and ends at Howick Falls (111m). Our group…
7 Reasons for Slackpacking in the KZN Midlands
If you need to hiking breakaway and would like to immerse yourself in nature, we found there is no better way to do it than slackpacking effortlessly and in style … 1. Enchanting Midlands indigenous forests are right here In…