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Important Notification

Bookings now open for trails starting 1 July 2027 onwards.

Please read this entire page carefully, including the Booking Terms & Conditions.

Thereafter, click the link below to go to the ActivityBridge website to select or reserve your trail start date, or to book and pay.

How to book your group

Bookings can only be made directly at this website. Sorry, we don’t take phone or email bookings, but we’ll gladly answer your questions.

Once you click through to the ActivityBridge web site, please choose your start date and the number of hikers in your group, from a minimum of 8 up to a maximum 12 people. Your three-night itinerary will automatically be scheduled from there.

Should you have a smaller than 8-person group, you may also book the trail. However, your smaller group must be willing to pay the minimum group rate (cost) for 8 people. In other words, you may book a group size of 2 to 7 people, but the minimum rate (cost) for 8 people will apply.

We start only one group per day, so each day on your trail, and your upcoming overnight camp, is exclusively yours for the duration of your hike.

Every group needs a Champion Booker — the person who makes the booking, holds the reservation and manages the booking on behalf of the group.

Pricing for 2027 and 2028 bookings

July 2027 to October 2027
R7, 250 (excluding VAT) per person
For example, total for group of 8 hikers = R58, 000 + VAT (@ 15%) = R66, 700

November 2027 to May 2028
R6, 250 (excluding VAT) per person
For example, total for group of 8 hikers = R50, 000 + VAT (@ 15%) = R57, 500

June 2028 to November 2028
R8, 500 (excluding VAT) per person
For example, total for group of 8 hikers = R68, 000 +VAT (@ 15%) = R78, 200

Bookings are to be made for a minimum of 8 hikers up to a maximum 12 hikers.

Should you have a smaller than 8-person group, you may also book the trail for 2-7 hikers. However, your smaller group must be willing to pay the minimum group rate for 8 hikers. In other words, you may exclusively book a group size of 2 to 7 hikers, but the minimum rate (cost) for 8 hikers will still apply.

Self-Guided & Self-Catered versus Guided & Catered

Currently, only self-guided & self-catered hikes may be booked.

We’ll launch our guided & catered service in early 2027. If you would like us to get in touch with you when this service is launched, please email lauren@klipopmekaar.co.za to inform us and we’ll be in touch once available.

What’s included in your booking

  1. Your 4-day / 3-night trail, reserved for your group of 8–12 hikers (or 2-7 hikers at the rate for a group of 8 hikers)
  2. Under-cover parking at the Visitors Centre for the duration of the trail.
  3. A comprehensive trail briefing.
  4. A trail map for every hiker, and one printed trail guidebook to share per group.
  5. Your duffel bags (1 per person, max 90L), our coolers (1 x 90L well insulated cooler box per 2 people to be packed with fresh/frozen food and cold drinks) and our dry boxes (1 x 35L dry box per 2 people to be packed with ambient food/drinks) moved from camp to camp.
  6. Three nights in high-end PODs for two, with one set of fresh linen for the trail (which we will move from camp to camp for you), and hot en-suite shower, basin and flush toilet.
  7. Fully equipped communal kitchen, comfy lounge, dining area, braai deck and freshwater swimming pool at all overnight camps
  8. Clean and safe drinking (and cooking) water at all overnight camps.
  9. 20 pieces of firewood provided each night, with firelighters and matches. You can order extra firewood at the Visitors Centre before starting your trail.
  10. 2 kg of ice per group are provided each night. You can order extra ice at the Visitors Centre before starting your trail.
  11. One Satellite Phone per group for emergencies (only emergency support numbers and trail duty manager available on phone).
  12. 4 x Ziplock bags (1 per hiker per day) to enclose all used-toilet paper and dispose at camp bins at the end of each day.

What’s not included in your booking

  1. For self-guided & self-catered groups, you must arrange all of your own food and beverages for all your meals to arrive with you at Visitors Centre on Day 1. You will then carefully transfer your food and beverages to our cooler boxes and dry boxes, which we will transport onward from Camp to Camp for you.
  2. You must please bring your own towel/kikoi/sarong as we do not provide towels. Please also bring your own biodegradable shampoo, soap and toiletries.

Trail rules

  1. Hiking groups must walk together and always stay on the marked trail path.
  2. Please don’t damage any of the natural or built environment. No breaking sandstone rocks, no picking of flowers, no collecting firewood, no throwing rocks, walk lightly, look after trail signs, buildings and infrastructure.
  3. If you need ablute on the trail, please find safe space at least 20m off the trail. Zip lock bags will be provided to all hikers to keep used toilet paper and dispose in POD bins nightly. No burying or burning of used paper is permitted.
  4. No fires may be lit anywhere whatsoever, other than at overnight camp designated braai places and lounge wood-burning stoves. Please extinguish all fires thoroughly before going to bed.
  5. Please don’t litter. All rubbish, wrappers and even fruit peels/skins must please be kept and disposed of at overnight camps rubbish/recycling bins.
  6. Please leave the trail and all camps as you found it, or maybe better.
  7. Leave all livings things, plants and animals entirely alone. Never feed any baboons or animals.
  8. Only look at the San rock paintings. Please do not touch them at all, or approach closer than 1m.
  9. Please leave your PODs and communal living spaces neat & tidy, and closed, after use. All dishes, cutlery, glassware, and cookware must be washed and stacked.
  10. Strictly no climbing or bouldering allowed.
  11. Do not contaminate rivers, water tanks, boreholes or any water supply.

Booking Process, Terms & Conditions

  1. Bookings are open for trails starting 1 July 2027, onwards.
  2. After reading through the remaining booking process, terms and conditions, click below to transfer to our partner ActivityBridge’s website for reservations, bookings and payments.
  3. There the group’s champion/leader selects the Trail Start Date (i.e. first day when you arrive and start hiking) in the booking calendar.
  4. Then enters “Promotion Code” if applicable, and the number of hikers in your group.
  5. Then enters group champion/leader details and contact info.
  6. Then, a 50% non-refundable deposit (by credit card or EFT) is please required to confirm your booking. You have two options:

    Book & pay now (Credit card)

    • Select the Credit Card payment option to pay your 50% deposit immediately.
    • Once payment is received, your booking will be confirmed, and you will receive a paid tax invoice for the deposit.
    • Card payments will appear on your bank statement as “ACTIVITYBRIDGE 3D”.

    Reserve now & pay later (EFT)

    • Select the EFT payment option to reserve your preferred dates while gathering and confirming arrangements with your group.
    • You will receive a tax invoice for the 50% deposit, payable within 14 days of making the reservation.
    • Please use your Booking ID as payment reference.
    • Your booking will only be confirmed once the 50% deposit has been received.
    • If payment is not received within 14 days, your reservation will be automatically cancelled and the dates released for other bookings.
  7. After the 50% deposit payment is received, the group champion/leader is emailed a paid tax invoice (reflecting the Booking ID), a booking confirmation letter, and all necessary preparation information for The Cederberg Trail.
  8. Eight weeks prior to your group’s trail start date, the group champion/leader will be emailed an invoice for the balance (50%) due. The balance must be paid six weeks before the hike start date. If it is not received by then, the booking is cancelled and the non-refundable deposit is forfeited.
  9. Names, contact details and other required information for every hiker must be supplied six weeks before the start date. Every hiker must also complete and return signed Trail Rules and Indemnity Forms. We will email the group champion/leader a reminder and the forms approximately eight weeks before the start date. No hiker may start the trail unless a properly completed Indemnity Form has been received.
  10. Members of the hiking group may be substituted or changed free of charge up to the start of the hike (subject to the new members meeting all eligibility requirements and completing the Indemnity Form).
  11. Once you have booked and paid for a minimum of 8 hikers (or have paid the equivalent cost of 8 hikers even if your actual group is smaller 2-7 hikers), all your nights camps and accommodation (capacity of up to 12 people) are exclusively reserved for your group. For example, if you book and pay for 8 hikers, four places on the trail will remain empty.
  12. If you initially book for a group of 8 hikers, the group champion/leader may increase the booking up to a maximum of 12 hikers at any time. When numbers are increased, you will be required to pay the corresponding 50% deposit for the additional hikers. If the increase is made within the six-week period before the start date, the full remaining 50% balance for the additional hikers will also be due immediately.
  13. Booking date changes: Only the champion booker/leader may request a date change, which will then apply to the entire group.

    One change is free-of-charge if requested at least six weeks before the original start date; thereafter, a R5,000 fee (excl. VAT) applies.

    Changes are subject to availability, with alternative dates to be selected by the champion booker/leader. Promotional discounts are forfeited, and seasonal price differences and applicable fees are adjusted on the final balance invoice. Existing booking and payment terms remain applicable, and all changes require written confirmation.

  14. All hikers must be in good general health and possess a reasonably good level of mountain walking fitness suitable for a 50 km wilderness trail over four days.
  15. No transport is provided between camps, except in the case of injury where we may, at our sole discretion and only if it is safe to do so, assist with movement of an injured hiker between camps.
  16. All hikers must be able to swim competently.
  17. Hikers must be between 10 and 70 years of age, unless we agree otherwise in writing; for hikers over 70, this will generally mean a medical certificate will be required.
  18. Participation is entirely at the hiker’s own risk. Hiking in the Cederberg involves inherent risks including (but not limited to) uneven terrain, river crossings, weather changes, rock falls, heat, cold, wildlife, and the possibility of injury or death. All hikers must complete and sign our Indemnity Form before starting the trail. By doing so they acknowledge these risks, agree to participate at their own risk, and indemnify us (and our owners, staff and agents) against claims arising from their participation, to the fullest extent permitted by South African law.
  19. Medical and rescue. We do not provide medical rescue services, helicopter or air evacuation, or professional emergency medical treatment. All hikers must ensure they have appropriate medical and evacuation insurance (covering helicopter/air rescue if needed) and/or the financial means to pay for any emergency rescue or medical costs that may arise.

    Every hiking group will be provided with one satellite phone for emergency communication (Only emergency support numbers and Trail duty manager’s number will be available).

    Given that only one phone is provided, we request that hiking group walk together, so all may have access to the phone, in case of an emergency. Walking together is also best safe practice when hiking in a wild, natural environment.

    If a hiker is injured, we will assist with communication. We may also, at our sole discretion and only where we consider it safe for our staff and others, provide reasonable assistance to help the injured person reach a location where professional rescue services can take over.

    Any such assistance is voluntary, creates no legal duty or ongoing obligation, and does not constitute acceptance of responsibility for the hiker’s medical condition or for the costs of professional rescue or treatment. All costs of professional medical attention, evacuation or rescue remain the responsibility of the injured hiker.
  20. If we must cancel your booking for any reason, we will offer a full refund, or (at your option) transfer the booking to another available start date. Any such refund is made to the group champion/leader.

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