The Fynbos Guy Blog
A Summer Table Mountain Hike
Stroll around Table Mountain on a fine day and it’s hard to believe you are in a tough environment – floral-wise. The views are sensational but it’s windy up there with little shelter or shade. It freezes in winter and roasts in summer – the kind of place ideal for...
Hike the Cederberg with The Fynbos Guy
High peaks, sun-baked ravines and wind-swept plateaus - the Cederberg mountains deliver some of the most dramatic hiking in South Africa. But its trump card is its accessibility. This kind of big-mountain hiking isn’t something you fly across remote glaciers for; the...
Cape Town Fires: The Show is ON!
Eight months ago I stood in mountains that looked like they had just been napalmed. The fynbos vegetation had completely disappeared, devoured by a 30 metre wall of storm-driven fire that raged mercilessly across the Cape Peninsula’s Silvermine mountains, ending only...
Table Mountain Overnight Accommodation
Visitors to Table Mountain are often surprised by its scale. Away from the flat-top, the mountain reveals a less familiar side: lush river valleys and craggy peaks, frog-filled wetlands and white-sand beaches. It makes for a great day’s hiking and thanks to Table...