Oystercatcher Trail offers three unique coastal hiking experiences in the Garden Route area of the Cape. Discover ancient stone age caves, dolphins, whales, remote dunes, rare plants, oystercatchers and other birds, seals and marine rich rocky pools. Swim in small safe bays. Marvel at starry nights, enjoy sunshine days on one of these fully guided, 4 day hiking trails from Mossel Bay to Gourits River. Accommodation options are in luxury cape cottages or rustic character accommodation, fully-, semi or self catered.
The Oystercatcher Trail is rated as one of the top hiking experiences in the world by the BBC in their book “Unforgettable walks to take before you die”. The Oystercatcher Trail is a guided, luxury and fully catered slack packing trail where your every comfort is looked after. You only have to carry a small day pack, the rest is supplied.
The Hunter Gatherers Hiking Trail is a “back to basics” experience where they will take you along this beautiful coastline and explore the ways, habits and legacies of the ancient beach dwellers, from the late Stone Age wanderers to the more recent Khoi San clans.
The Sea Traders Trail is a new self catering trail. This unique experience will focus on the history of Old Dutch and Portuguese Sea Traders routes and trading places of Mossel Bay's Old Post Office Tree, Vleeschbaai (Dutch Traders) and Cape Vacca (Portuguese Traders).
