PEBBLE SKY ADVENTURES WILL BE OFFERING SWIFT WATER KLOOFING/CANYONING IN THE WESTERN CAPE Winter/Spring 2023. HAARWEGSKLOOF IS OUR HOST!
PACKAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!
The nature, basin and gradient of Haarwegskloof situated on private land in Moutonshoek, make this a perfect venue for SWIFT WATER kloofing/canyoning in the Western Cape. These multi-day, overnight trips will be an roller-coaster ride you’ll never want to forget. So come and embrace your kloofing spirit and abseil into Haarwegskloof and let us take you through an experience of a lifetime. Allow your imagination to be shaped by a place that space has not forgotten. You might even see the elusive Cape Mountain Leopard.
This adventure requires a level of fitness, willpower and a bit of madness.
Where: Haarwegskloof, Moutonshoek (about 185km from Cape Town). Take the N7 from Cape Town to Piketberg. From Piketberg follow the Eland’ Bay road for 41km and turn left into Moutonshoek.
Duration: 2 nights and 3 days or 3 nights and 4 days (recommended)
Price: from R4500 per person, (own transport) . Transport included: from R5500 per person. Discounts are available for group bookings!
DATES FOR THESE TRIPS WILL BE ANNOUNCED CLOSER TO THE TIME. SWIFT WATER TRIPS CAN ONLY BE DONE AFTER FRESH ADEQUATE RAINFALL – WHICH MEANS THIS PACKAGE CAN ONLY BE RUN A FEW TIMES DURING THE SEASON!!
Experiences:
Activities: Kloofing/canyoneering instruction, rope-work lessons, abseil instruction, safety on steep ground. Off-trail hiking, sleeping under the stars, kloofing, waterfall abseiling, bum-slides, scrambling, swimming and much more! Cannot ruin all the surprises!!
General Information:
Facilities at catered base camp: Ablution block with hot showers and flushing toilets at the catered base camp. Rock-pools a mere 10m from your tent. Campsite is covered with old olive trees that creep unto lawns where you can enjoy the winter sun on a blanket with a good book or a snooze.
A fully stocked kitchen gazebo to cater for your needs.
Itinerary:
Day1: Meet around 8:30/9am at Super Spar in Piketberg. Perfect for last minute shopping. Arrive at venue around 11am. Quick meet and greet and briefing about farm. Settle into campsite and catered tents. Clients are free to explore and connect with the area. After lunch all the instructions and lessons will be done. Gear and hiking food will be issued. A yummy dinner will be cooked on the fire and many questions answered.
Day2: After breakfast, final gear check and we head out on the off-trail hike to the overnight spot at the top of the gorge. Arrive at the overnight spot around 4pm. Clients setup their sleeping areas (bivvie under the stars – no tents). Clients can explore, relax and take in the awesome view at their own pace.. Dinner is cooked with something sweet to go with the coffee.
Day3: Breakfast at sunrise and we start the descend with an abseil into the gorge. Arrive back at base camp around 6/7pm. Clients can relax with drinks while we cook up a storm on the fire. This is always a fun evening when everyone shares their personal challenges of the gorge around the fire after a few beverages.
Day 4: Slow wake up with a yummy breakfast. Everyone can get up at their own pace. No schedule. Departure time is around midday.
This package is fully catered. All you will need is PBS: pillow, backpack and sleeping bag.
DISCOUNT IS AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE THAT BRING THEIR OWN TENTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR BASE CAMP AND KLOOFING!
An info package will be emailed to clients regarding what they will need for the hike and the kloofing/canyoneering part of the trip.
Outside of the catered base camp, Pebble Sky supplies all you kloofing/canyoneering safety gear including wetsuits, helmets, harnesses, dry-bags, abseil devices etc. Additional gear can be rented.
For more info and bookings email us at adventure@pebblesky.co.za