KanStra Travel - Hiking Trails and Places of Interest in South Africa and Namibia.

This site has been created with the intention of providing visitors with hopefully useful information and some photos on the various places of interest that we have visited over the years.

It is continually being expanded with its main focus being on our backpacking trips and general places of interest. Some of these places have been to remote areas in South Africa and Namibia on which very little other information and photos is generally available.

Each page contains the date that we had visited the location. This is intended to give some indication of its current validity as places do change over time.

The short reports presented here are how we experienced the place. That includes the good and the bad! Some more well known places may have a website of their own, in which case we have included their link that you may follow for more information.

If you are not sure where to find a hike/place you are looking for, try the SEARCH facility.

Above all, enjoy!

Hiking Trails

The trail section covers day hikes as well as multi-day backpacking trails in South Africa and Namibia.

The overnight trails either have a hut, cave or shelter that hikers may use, although on some trails it is necessary to carry ones

own tent along. Facilities on overnight trails vary from very basic to luxurious. A very basic facility may merely be a shelter with water, while the more "luxurious" facilities may have hot water showers, beds and a fully equipped kitchen. These are the exception rather than the rule. The booking agent will give you all the details.

Trails vary in difficulty from "easy" through to "moderate" and "strenous". An example of a "strenous" hike is the Naukluft hike in Namibia. Due to season/weather conditions, hikes may look different at various times of the year.

Places of Interest

Over the years we have toured South Africa and Namibia quite extensively and come across some really interesting places.

On many of these places there is just no information or just a passing mention is made in travel guides and brochures. Others of the more well known variety, may have their own websites, the links to which we

have also included. These places of interest may include anything from small villages, museums, game lodges, battlefield sites, geological sites, historic buildings, mines, astronomical observatories, nature reserves, guest farms, botanical gardens, great camping spots, or interesting areas of natural scenery.

The section above the photos describes the place of interest in general terms, while the section below the photos gives a more personal point of view.

Hiking Trails

South Africa Gauteng
South Africa Limpopo
South Africa Mpumalanga
South Africa North West
South Africa Free State
South Africa Kwazulu Natal
South Africa Northern Cape
South Africa Eastern Cape
South Africa Western Cape
Namibia North
Namibia Central
Namibia South