5 Day Baviaanskloof Amazing Walk [101 km]

Traveling Day

We leave from George Airport at 13:00 and travel via Uniondale to arrive at Willowmore by 15:00. Guides will brief you on the trip before dinner at the Willow Historical Guest House.

Accommodation: Poortjieskloof Private Nature Reserve (B&B)

Walking day 1

We start with a circle route walk inside Poortjieskloof Private Nature Reserve, watching game like Giraffes and Wildebeest who, in return, will be people-watching you!  All our walks are on gravel roads. After breakfast, we will continue our walk in the reserve, on the lookout for Zebra and Kudu. The walk will take us into Willowmore where we will lunch at Sophie’s Choice Coffeeshop (own account) after a visit to Pepi’s Bar. After lunch, you will have free time to explore Willowmore Village. – 15km

Accommodation: Poortjieskloof Private Nature Reserve (DB&B)

Walking day 2

The gravel road walk from the cottages will take us through the Poort to exit at the back gate of the reserve. On this walk, we will meet an enterprising local farmer for a cheese tasting in his private diary and an informative visit to his private butchery. After exiting the Poort you will be transferred to Nuwekloof Pass to take you from Nuwekloof into Baviaanskloof to Uitspan Guest Farm. You will marvel at the beautiful rock formations found in the Nuwekloof Pass, considered to be the official entry from the west into the Baviaanskloof.

It is in this ‘Kloof‘, where you have to find your clues to discover where your overnight accommodation will be. This stretch of the route will take us to pass, and sometimes even walk through spectacular rock formations, in search of the ‘Lock of the Kloof’. It is said that when the BAVIAANSKLOOF KEY (“SLEUTEL”) rock falls away from the cliff, the Kloof will be locked forever! – 18km

Accommodation: Uitspan Guest Farm – Chalets(DB&B) 

Walking day 3

Our walk will start at our overnight spot past Duiwelskloof, even deeper into Baviaanskloof. A definite highlight on this walk is a visit to Vero’s restaurant for coffee and ‘roosterkoek’ with a variety of fillings. Veronica Maganie has been running the restaurant since 2005 with the help of her family Their uniquely built Baviaans Craft Shop, selling crafts from the broader Baviaans area, is a must-see. With its living roof, the building itself is a piece of art. Along the route we will be on the lookout for interesting rock formations, such as THE SEVEN DWARFS! You will sleep where the Campbells rest – a heartfelt story told by Rune and Hestelle – a local farmer and his wife while dinner is served on the veranda of their farmstead. 

Dinner at the main farmhouse (own account)     20km

 Accommodation: Damsedrif Guesthouse (B&B)

Walking Day 4

After breakfast, we will continue our walk on back roads and across the last remaining farms in the area until we reach the CAMPBELL MONUMENT that was erected to commemorate the lives lost in the 1916 flood. Lunch will be at Sewefontein, a wild fig tree forest with seven natural springs. Here a local guide will give you a guided tour on the boardwalk that will take you into the forest to visit the fountains. Transfer is to ‘Babes se winkel’ for clues to reach your overnight accommodation.   15km

Accommodation:  Zandvlakte Guest House (DB&B)

Walking day 5

Our last day walk will be on Zandvlakte Farm where we will join Piet Kruger on an eco-tour to learn about the amazing oxygen-giving qualities of Spekboom, his Leopard, and Essential Oils Projects and visit the ‘Working-for-Water Project on the farm. Piet is the founder and energy behind all these projects.

Accommodation:  Zandvlakte Guest House (DB&B)