HIKING TOURS

Richtersveld Hiking Tour

TOUR INFORMATION

Duration

6 days / 5 nights

Format

Camping with own tents and bedding

Next tours

11-16 September 2023

11-16 September 2024

Cost

R8 645 per person (2023)

R9 375 per person (2024)

Max Amount of Persons

Minimum of 12 and maximum of 18 hikers

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

Included:

3 meals per day – from dinner on day 1 until breakfast on day 6
Coffee and tea with breakfast and dinner
All park fees and accommodation
For lunch you will build your own sandwich with supplied ingredients.
The transport of all the tents, clothing and chairs to the next stop-over.

What to pack

Tent and bedding
Headlamp and batteries
Comfortable tekkies/Trail runners and clothes (we do not recommend hiking boots)
Hat and sunscreen
Warm clothes for the nights
Light windbreaker
Bathing Suit
Eating utensils, cup, tupperware container with lid for takeaway meals
Towel and toiletries
Camping Chair

Camera & Binoculars (optional)
Reading Books
Drinks and snacks
Swimsuit
Cutlery, cup and Tupperware with lid for take away sandwich.
Towel and toiletries
Chair
Camera and binoculars (optional)
Book and cards
Drinks and snacks

TOUR PLAN

Come hike with us in the beautiful and expansive Richtersveld National Park while you experience the silence. The views on this hike are unmatched.

Day 1: De Hoop

Cold showers and flushing toilets.

Everyone arrives at 15h00 and relaxes next to the beautiful river. We enjoy our dinner while the rough mountains change colour at sunset.

Our vehicles stay here as we sleep here again on the last evening.

Day 2: Tattasberg Viewing Point

21km

Bush camp, everything is transported

Shower: 2 liter ice cream container

Today’s route is a jeep track. ±12km is close to the Orange River, then we go South. From the river we climb approximately 300 m over 9km.

We hike past the old diamond mine prospecting ditch and then up in a wide kloof until we reach the Tattasberg viewing point where we overnight. This is with special permission that we are allowed to camp here surrounded by gigantic granite boulders. The sunset and sunrise over these red rocks is breathtaking.

Day 3: Kokerboomkloof

12km / 6-9 hours

Flushing toilets, we transport everything.

Shower = 2 liter ice cream container

There is no road here. We climb 10 m up onto the boulders and hike amongst an open kloof. We climb Tattasberg as high as is safe – baboon business! Tattasberg is visible from many roads in the park as well as from Namibia.

You can leave your bag down below. The peak is full of massive granite boulders and the views leave you breathless.

Then we hike further amongst the top (you can see beyond Aussenkehr) until we reach the triangle beacon, approximately 1,5km where you will sign the registry.

Now we descend down the mountain carefully. We pass beautiful quiver trees.

Day 4: Richtersbergcamp

15km, 9km no road, 6 km jeep track

Cold showers and flushing toilets

No one knows how many people have hiked this kloof. Not even the rangers are aware that you can hike here.

We hike in the riverbed and down waterfalls twice. Each one, 10km, you might need to go on your bum about 4 times.

The last 7km is a jeep track close to the Orange River.

Day 5: De Hoop

T10km+, jeep track

Cold showers and flushing toilets

From Richtersberg, you can directly walk back to De Hoop and your cars to relax or watch birds. That is 10km.

Optionally, you can hike 2km into the Abiekwarivier’s 4×4 route. The high cliffs are completely different and unique when you turn around (whenever you want). Where the Ganakourieprivier joins the Abiekwa, it is 7km from the Orange River.

Go back on your trail to the Orange River and the last 8km (the other way than day 2) back to the De Hoop campsite. (Total 24km) Once back at your vehicles, we enjoy a delightful gathering around the fire by the river.

Day 6: Home

We sleep next to the river at De Hoop so that the tour guide can accompany everyone out.

After a hearty breakfast, we say goodbye until next time.

DOWNLOAD BOOKING FORM