Guided Holiday “Camping, Active, Hiking & Walking” Style

The Real Fish River Canyon Hike

  All prices are per person sharing

Seasonal Prices:From: 01-05-2012 Until: 15-09-2012 Price: aprx. NAD14753

Routing:Windhoek to Windhoek.

Highlights:Fish River Canyon.

Details:Professionally guided hiking safari utilising simple camping & 2 nights lodge accommodation, includes all meals on the hike (light and simple as all food has to be carried with the group), superb canyon scenery, maximum group number of 7, minimum age of 12.

• [?]Day 1: Gondwana Canon Park
  

  Pick up time at about 8h00 in Windhoek. Heading southwards we will reach one of the lodges of the “Gondwana Canon Park” late afternoon. The spectacular sunset compensates for the long drive. Overnight at one of the Gondwana Canon Park Lodges.

  Lodge: Canon Roadhouse

  Activities:
• [?]Day 2: Fish River Canyon, Palm Springs
  

  After a short drive we reach the Main Viewpoint, which marks the start of the hike. We will be on the move for about 8 hours each day. The 500m descent into the Canyon takes us about 2 hours due to the steep route and loose rocks. However the view into the canyon landscape is spectacular. Finally we reach the bottom and our route continues for 13 km through boulders and rough sand. The water in the canyon is drinkable (Micropur or similar purifying tablets can be used as an additional precaution). Exhausted we reach "Palm Springs” with its thermal sulphur pools, an enjoyment for our tired muscles. Walking time: 7 - 8 hrs, Overnight under a thousand stars; ¯500m.

  Lodge: Fish River Canyon

  Activities: Hiking & Walking
• [?]Day 3: Fish River Canyon, Three Sisters rock towers
  

  Today our route takes us along the riverbed, which we cross several times, depending on the water level. It is advisable to take trekking sandals along for the river crossings. The ground consists mostly of gravel, pebbles and deep sand. About 15 km from Palm Springs we will pass the “Table Mountain” named appropriately after its “mother” near Cape Town. We will sleep close to the “Three Sisters rock towers”, which are illuminated blood red by the setting sun. Walking time: 7 - 8 hrs, Overnight under a thousand stars.

  Lodge: Fish River, Three Sisters

  Activities: Hiking & Walking
• [?]Day 4: Fish River Canyon
  

  After breakfast we climb a hill from which we have a beautiful view of a rock formation consisting of four thick pinnacles, known as the "Four Finger Rock". Another highlight along todays trail is the “Von Trotha’s grave”. Second Lieutenant Thilo von Trotha, a nephew of the well-known Lieutenant General Lothar von Trotha, died here in 1905 during a confrontation between German soldiers and native Namas. As a reliable source of water the Fish River has always been considered as an oasis of life. We spent another night under the overwhelming African sky. Walking time: 7 - 8 hrs, Overnight under a thousand stars.

  Lodge: Fish River, Four Fingers

  Activities: Hiking & Walking
• [?]Day 5: Fish River Canyon
  

  As we carry on along the riverbed walking gets easier, but remains sandy and rocky. The canyon widens out. Legend has it that a fleeing dragon left behind him the 160 km long and 450m deep furrow, which is now the second largest canyon of the world. Another adventures day slowly comes to an end. Walking time: 7 - 8 hrs, Overnight under a thousand stars.

  Lodge: Fish River Canyon

  Activities: Hiking & Walking
• [?]Day 6: Gondwana Canon Park
  

  After 10km we reach Ai-Ais (Nama word for "hot hot"). The hot water from the natural spring is pumped into a swimming pool, which we take advantage of. With a cold beer and a swim in the pool we wash off the dust of the previous days, before we get picked up and transferred to the “Gondwana Canon Park” where we highly appreciate the feeling of stretching out on a soft bed with fresh linen. Walking time: 4 - 5 hr, Overnight at one of the Gondwana Canon Park Lodges.

  Lodge: Canon Lodge

  Activities: Hiking & Walking
• [?]Day 7: Return to Windhoek
  

  After a hearty breakfast we are back on the road for the long drive back to Windhoek, where an unforgettable journey comes to an end.

  Lodge: Windhoek

  Activities: