Hike Fernkloof Hermanus
If you hike Fernkloof Hermanus, you will be spoilt for choice because there are so many hiking options to chose from, we offer guided hikes in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve. There are some 60 kilometers of hiking trails of varying degrees of difficulty professionally guided to suit your level of fitness and agility on the Hermanus Hike. The Nature reserve covers 18 square kilometers and boasts around 2000 plant species. With new species being discovered all the time by the very active botanical society that administers and runs the reserve together with the local Hermanus municipality.
Hermanus Hike
The Hermanus Fernkloof Nature Reserve has a wide variety of habitats, from afromontane forests to rocky cliffs. There are many kilometers of trails including the cliff path along the coastal strip which borders the town of Hermanus . They is also an overnight hut on Galpin Peak at 596 meters above sea level.
Hike and Walk prices
Our 2 to 3 hour hike or walk is R 500.00 per person minimum 2 people there is a charge of R 250.00 per additional person.
Half day or part thereof, includes tea, coffee and muffins. R 700.00 per person minimum 2 people. There is a charge of R 350.00 per additional person.
Exceeding 5 hours include tea or coffee and muffins in the morning and a packed lunch with fruit juice for lunch; please contact us for a quote.
Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, unfortunately the world we live in has changed forever. Please note that all the prices quoted are subject to change because of local and global conditions.
Obviously we will try our best to stick to the the prices as quoted throughout this vast website. Any changes will be communicated at the time of booking, and your booking confirmation price will remain fixed.
Rotary way
Hamilton Russell highlands
Walker Bay
Fernkloof path and Walker Bay
Hermanus Hike
For a Hermanus Hike there is a route map is available at the visitors center located at the end of the reserve driveway and this makes choosing a route very easy. If you choose the Green Route is 3.4 km and takes approximately 1.5 hrs to walk. A shorter option is the Blue Route which is a 2.2 km trail that incorporates the Fernkloof Gardens and is walked in under an hour .
Flora and Fauna
Hike Fernkloof Hermanus
Fynbos is one of the most diverse yet distinctive floras in the world. Characterized by evergreen heaths and shrubs, and noted for the Proteas. The Fynbos of the reserve forms part of the Fynbos Biome which is in the south-western corner of South Africa.
Hike and Walk Prices
Our 2 to 3 hour hike or walk is R 500.00 per person minimum 2 people there is a charge of R 250.00 per additional person.
Half day or part thereof, includes tea, coffee and muffins. R 700.00 per person minimum 2 people. There is a charge of R 350.00 per additional person.
Exceeding 5 hours include tea or coffee and muffins in the morning and a packed lunch with fruit juice for lunch; please contact us for a quote.
Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, unfortunately the world we live in has changed forever. Please note that all the prices quoted are subject to change because of local and global conditions.
Obviously we will try our best to stick to the the prices as quoted throughout this vast website. Any changes will be communicated at the time of booking, and your booking confirmation price will remain fixed.
Fynbos
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Hike Fernkloof Hermanus
The Cape Floral Kingdom
Because the Cape Floral Kingdom falls within the smallest of the six Floral Kingdoms in the world, and is the only one contained in its entirety within a single country. The Cape Floral kingdom is 9 644 square kilometers and has about 9000 species compared to the British Isles which is 320 000 square kilometers with 1 500 species. The Fernkloof Reserve is an amazing area, that must be explored. The sightings of Klipspringer are becoming more numerous, and we can take you to their usual ‘hangout’s.’
Please provide the following items for your walk or hike
- Day pack
- Hat or cap
- Sunscreen
- Suitable hiking/walking boots or shoes
- Water bottle
- Binoculars/camera
- Medication if required
Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, unfortunately the world we live in has changed forever. Please note that all the prices quoted are subject to change because of local and global conditions.
As a result there have been many additional restrictions placed on us (Africansunroad.com) by our suppliers and providers, some of which we have been required to pass on down the line, and we trust that you understand.
Please note; Africansunroad reserves the right to amend food and trail prices to cover inflation related price increases. The clients deposit payment serves as notification that all the conditions have been read, understood and accepted.
Obviously we will try our best to stick to the the prices as quoted throughout this vast website. Any changes will be communicated at the time of booking, and your booking confirmation price will remain fixed.
Please be advised that all quotes expire after 14 days from the date they are sent, thereafter amended prices may apply.
