Trail Details

Boggomsbaai

26km West of Mossel Bay

Self-drive / Shuttles can be arranged from George Airport.

Option 1. Half day fully guided hike

Option 2. 2 Night, 1 day fully guided hike

Option 3. 3 Night, 2 Day fully guided hike

Option 4. 4 Night 3 Day fully guided hike (standard package)

Start: Boggomsbaai – GPS: 34˚26’25.99 S / 21˚91’00.94 E

Finish: Boggomsbaai – GPS: 34˚26’25.99 S / 21˚91’00.94 E

Below is based on our standard package – (Shorter packages will depend on weather conditions and client requirements)

Day 1: Arrival day – no hiking

Day 2: Gourits River mouth – via Kanon and Fransmanshoek Conservancy – Boggomsbaai 18km (+-7 hours – including lunch stop and a swim)              

Day 3: Boggomsbaai – Dana Bay 14km –  passing Blind River Estuary (+5 hours – including lunch stop)   

Day 4: Dana Bay/Pinnacle Point – Mossel Bay St. Blaize light house 14 km (+- 6 hours – including lunch stop)   

Day 5: Departure day – no hiking

Moderate trail (6 out of 10)  – some days are easier than others

Moderate fitness will be enough

Gourits – Fransmanshoek – Boggomsbaai has some dune hiking as well as beach.  +- 2km of “boulder hoping” where the hikers will go over big rocks (there is an escape route half way on the boulder hoping section)

Boggomsbaai – Dana Bay is an easy meditative beach hike

Dana Bay to Mossel Bay is moderately challenging The St. Blaize Trail follows a 30-metre contour along the cliffs from Dana Bay and ending at Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse.  There are many slight up- and down-hills on rocky terrain

We make use of different local accommodation (depending on availability)

All accommodation includes comfortable beds with clean bedding and towels.

Hikers will mostly stay at the same accommodation for the duration of their trail.

Breakfast and dinners will be at the Chef’s dinner table with the guide as host.

This trail is fully catered. All meals from dinner from the day of arrival to breakfast on the day of departure is included. Some days the hikers will receive a lunch box for the day and other days we set up a beach lunch along the route. Drinks for own account.

(Self-catering option available on request)

The hikers will only have daypacks. Their luggage will stay at their accommodation or get transported if they stay in different accommodation.

There is a nature conservation qualified guide hiking with the hikers and giving them an interactive experience with nature. Our guides also have first aid training.

Guide giving hikers an interactive experience with nature.

View from Fransmanshoek and St Blaize.

The Black African Oystercatcher (an endangered bird) breeding season is from September to March but are present on the trail all year.

Whales birthing calves during winter months up to October.

Hikers can book a massage. There is also a glass back squash court and tennis court available at the Sandpiper Leisure Centre. Spa treatments and court fees for own account. There is also an option of a guided tour to a well known archeological cave and dig sight by arrangement.

Along the trail there is a big diversity of fynbos species. At the Gourits river mouth we have one of the few remaining patches of Gourits Coastal Dune Thicket vegetation which is in a pristine condition.

Dolphins can also be spotted trough out the year and whales from June – October.

There is lots of small animals like buck and tortoises and massive verity of birdlife along the Oystercatcher Trail.

The endangered Black African Oystercatcher bird can also be seen on the route.

The weather in our area is generally quite stable throughout the year therefore hiking is possible year-round. During hot summer days the hikers can take a swim. In our cooler winter months, it is great to sit around a cosy kaggel/fireplace in the evenings.

Al year round is a great time to hike.

Winter time (June – August) might be the best time since you can see whales during that time, and it is great to have a drink and a chat around a cosy fire in the evenings with dinner.

We prefer a minimum of 6 people. If you are less, we can add you to a group (depending on availability. If we add people together in a group, the maximum is 12 people. We can however accommodate bigger groups.

We have catered for exclusive 2 hiker romantic getaways

Standard package of 4 nights 5 days:
R8 450 p.p. sharing – minimum 6 people

Rate is valid till end of August 2023

10 plus people – 10% value – deal

Rates for shorter packages available on request.

4 Night’s accommodation
3 Days of guided hiking
Fully catered
Boat ride across the Gourits River
Conservancy fees
Transport between the different starting and finishing points of the trail (e.g. Between Dana Bay and Boggomsbaai)

Optional Extras: 
Spa treatments
Shuttle services from George Airport
Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks

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