GRADE 4A+
We have been extremely lucky to book the brand new Baviaans Canyon Trail. The trail will include 5 days hiking – 4 nights on the trail in glamping tents, as well as 1 night of accommodation before and 1 night after the hike.
It is a slackpacking trail - bags and food are transported from each overnight hut to the next - so all you have to carry is a day pack. It is described as ‘moderately difficult’ with four days of 16km and one of 8km. Reasonable fitness is essential.
The trail goes through Paradise Kloof, a remote network of narrow slot canyons, four-meter-wide, one-hundred-metre-high cliffs on each side, that open up into hidden secret ravines with green tree forests. On other days hikers will ascend to high ridgelines and plateaus, with spectacular panoramic views across this untouched wilderness.
Like the Leopard Trail, there are plunge pools and freshwater tanks at every hut with hot water gas showers and full cooking amenities. A wood burning stove is in each communal catering hut to keep us warm at night. Each sleeping hut has two bedrooms with two beds in each bedroom (no more bunk beds) and a flush toilet for each hut. True glamping luxury!