by Eric McLaren | Apr 2, 2018 | The Dome - Helderberg Nature Reserve
The Helderberg Mountain is found in the Western Cape of South Africa in the town of Somerset West. The mountain stands alone with 3 distinct peaks. There are some wonderful hiking trails with breathtaking 360 views over Somerset West, Strand, Stellenbosch, and the...
by Eric McLaren | Jun 19, 2017 | Cape of Good Hope 2-day Trail
The two-day, one-night Cape of Good Hope Hiking Trail follows a circular route of 39km. The trail took us along cliffs and windswept beaches, past shorelines and shipwrecks, offering incredible views of fynbos reserves and the raging ocean along the way as we...
by Eric McLaren | May 22, 2017 | Hike Fish River Canyon
This 85-km, five-day Fish River Canyon trail is reputed to be one of the toughest hiking trails in southern Africa, and is not suitable for beginners or the unfit. Although the trail is more or less flat, loose sand and large boulders make progress tiring and this,...
by Eric McLaren | Mar 8, 2017 | Hike Cape Town
Robben Island… from tourist guide to tourist! The name Robben Island is Dutch for “seal island.” South Africa celebrated the 2017 International Touist Guides’ Day Celebrations on 2-3 March with the theme being “Peace and Development through Guiding”. Over 200...
by Eric McLaren | Feb 6, 2017 | Hike Cape Town
Celebrating his birthday with a hike up the iconic Lion’s Head. I got an email from Rodrigo on Saturday morning. He found my details on one of the flyers on display at the lodge where he was staying in Cape Town and was keen to do either Platteklip Gorge on...
