The Wild Coast Meander
To feel more relaxed, focused and rejuvenated
Distance: 56km
Location: Wild Coast, Eastern Cape
Duration: 5 Nights, 6 Days
Guided: Yes
Trail duration can be shortened to 3 or 4 nights or extended with extra hiking days or adding in rest days along the route.
Max Capacity: 18
Minimum Capacity: 2
Start point- Kob Inn
End point- Morgan Bay
Trail Features
Daily distances
Day 1 – 0km
Day 2 – 6km
Day 3 – 22km
Day 4 – 16km
Day 5 – 12km
Accommodation
Accommodation is provided nightly in one of the famous old coastal resorts, known for unique settings and warm hospitality.
Night 1- Kob Inn
Night 2 – Mazeppa Bay Hotel
Night 3 – Wavecrest Hotel
Night 4 – Trennery’s or Seagulls Hotel
Night 5 – Morgan Bay Hotel or Mitford Hotel
About the Wild Coast Meander
Sleep in hotels, this hiking trail covers 56 km of the southern region of the Wild Coast of Southern Africa. The terrain is moderate and magnificent in its isolation and natural splendour. Accommodation is provided nightly in one of the famous old coastal resorts, known for unique settings and warm hospitality. Guides from local Xhosa communities accompany hikers every day, sharing their local knowledge, customs and culture with you
Proposed Itinerary
Day 1
Road transfer from East London, departs at 08h30am for a 4 hour, very scenic, journey to Kob Inn, the hotel on the rocks. After registration the group can enjoy a boat cruise ( tide permitting ) up the Qora River ( optional extra ), with good birding opportunities. Enjoy a fun evening in the pub just a couple of meters from the ocean.
Day 2 (6km)
After breakfast hikers can enjoy a forest trail alongside the river or north of the resort. Groups can either enjoy lunch at the hotel or walk to Mazeppa Bay with a packed lunch to enjoy en route, depart for a 6 km walk to Mazeppa Bay Hotel. Relax in the tropical surrounds or visit the island via a suspension bridge. Dinner, social and overnight.
Day 3 (22km)
Enjoy an early breakfast and depart for Wavecrest. The route takes you along grassy banks next to the coast with natural springs and long sandy beaches fringed with dune forest. Arrive at your next stop in the afternoon, those with enough energy left can enjoy a canoe trip up the Nxaxo river, renowned for magnificent bird life and the southern most natural Mangrove swamps. Social, dinner and overnight.
Day 4
This day takes hikers across the Qobonqaba River (either wade, or be ferried by canoe, one by one.) Enjoy your picnic lunch at the shipwreck of the Jacaranda whose wrecking is shrouded in controversy. Overnight at Trennery’s Hotel. Social and dinner. This is a great birding destination.
Day 5
After breakfast one can participate in either a visit to a Xhosa village or Trevor’s Trail, a three hour adventure (optional extra). Thereafter depart on the trail which includes crossing the Kei River on a pontoon, walking past the village of Kei Mouth, and a climb to the light house before returning to the beach to the last destination Morgan Bay Hotel. Enjoy a last night at this well known family hotel, with superb cuisine.
Day 6
Transfer back to East London after breakfast.
* This package is not available during Easter & December/January holidays*
Includes
- Transfers by road from East London to Kob Inn and back to East London from Morgan Bay.
- Accommodation and all meals. From lunch on day one to breakfast on day six.
- Local community guides for the four days of hiking.
- Bed levies and vat.
Suggestions: If your clients have time available, turn this into a holiday trail by spending more than one night at some or all of the hotels. Many hikers have expressed their regret at not spending more time on this magnificent coast, enabling them to partake in more of the activities on offer at each resort
Wild Coast Meander
Your Hiking Trail Includes
Transfers
Transfers by road from East London to Kob Inn and back to East London from Morgan Bay.
Accommodation
Accommodation and all meals. From lunch on day one to breakfast on day six.
Guides
Local community guides for the four days of hiking.
Bed Levy's
Bed levies and VAT.
Suggestion
If your clients have time available, turn this into a holiday trail by spending more than one night at some or all of the hotels. Many hikers have expressed their regret at not spending more time on this magnificent coast, enabling them to partake in more of the activities on offer at each resort
