Namaqua Flower 3 Day/4-Night Hike
3-Day/4- Night Flower Hike
COST PP: Sharing R10 900 | Single R12 900
DATES AVAILABLE:
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2025
2026
Hike Through a Floral Wonderland in the Heart of Namaqua
Step into a world of color and wonder as you embark on a hiking adventure through the blooming beauty of Namaqua during Flower Season. This unique journey takes you across exclusive private properties and hidden trails, only accessible through this one-of-a-kind experience.
Wander through the magical paths of Nabapeep, famous for its daisy-lined trails and rolling hills, where every step is surrounded by bursts of vibrant wildflowers. Explore the serene Goegap Nature Reserve, where a breathtaking mosaic of flowers stretches as far as the eye can see.
Your route continues through the scenic valleys between Okiep and Concordia, where flower-draped landscapes reveal nature at its most spectacular. Each day is carefully planned to showcase the region’s most dazzling floral displays — timed to perfection so you experience the Namaqua blooms at their peak.
Guided by the local knowledge and expertise of the Trisport team, you’ll uncover the most awe-inspiring flower havens, many far off the beaten track. Whether you’re an avid hiker or simply a lover of nature’s brilliance, this is a rare opportunity to witness the world’s most extraordinary natural flower show — up close, and in full bloom.
Let Namaqua’s wildflower magic surround you on a hiking journey you’ll remember forever.
3-Day/4-Night Flower Hike
This exhilarating Slackpack hiking tour is not just about the flowers; it’s about immersing yourself in the absolute best of Namakwa! With over 10 years of experience in Namaqua, Trisport knows exactly where to take you for an unforgettable hike amidst the stunning floral landscapes. We are dedicated to ensuring you witness the most incredible blooms, so we will adapt the program accordingly, chasing the best flower displays at the time of your Slackpack hike.
Prepare to explore three distinct areas of Namakwa, as we embark on a thrilling flower-hunting adventure together. We’ll unveil hidden gems that even the locals are unaware of, guided by our team of passionate experts who will leave you beaming with joy. While Trisport will accompany you on each tour, our local guides will provide unique insights and a genuine connection to the heart and soul of Namakwa (Namaqua).
Embark on a hike where vibrant flowers blanket the landscape, and immerse yourself in the breathtaking fauna and flora. Discover the daisy-filled roads and hills of Nabapeep, a true floral wonderland. Traverse the trails of Goegap Nature Reserve, surrounded by the mesmerizing beauty of the flowers. . Prepare to be enchanted by flower-covered valleys and witness nature’s awe-inspiring display of colors during the world’s largest and most spectacular natural flower show. Marvel at the sight of Quiver trees, standing tall for over a century, adding to the enchantment of your journey.
Get ready to be swept away by the magic of Namakwa as you embark on this extraordinary adventure of vibrant blooms and natural wonders!
Highlights of the Tour
Each tour’s venues are different, it depends on what time of the Flower season it is. We use various venues to stay at, but you will experience the best of Namaqua while you are with us on the tour
-Experience the breathtaking beauty of the Namaqua Flowers during their vibrant season.
-Witness the most stunning blooms during your tour as we guide you to the prime locations where these magnificent flowers flourish.
-Immerse yourself in the splendor of nature while staying at our carefully selected and delightful lodges.
-Our experienced local Tour Guides, well-versed in the history, fauna, and flora of each venue, will accompany you on this cultural journey.
-Engage with the local Nama people and gain a deeper understanding of their rich heritage.
-Explore pristine areas untouched by crowds, allowing you to truly connect with nature.
-Marvel at the incredible Quiver trees and discover hidden villages off the beaten path.
-Encounter a diverse range of wildlife, adding to the enchantment of your experience.
-Take in the awe-inspiring Granite Koppies of Namaqua. The ancient rockfaces hold captivating stories waiting to be unveiled.
-Experience the warm hospitality and savor the delectable cuisine of the local Namaqua people.
-Enjoy exhilarating transportation in a custom-built pipe car, adding an extra element of excitement to your journey.
-Take in the panoramic views of the Richtersveld and the majestic Atlantic Ocean.
-Prepare to be enchanted by the natural wonders and cultural treasures of Namaqua.
Info of the area
This exhilarating Slackpack hiking tour is not just about the flowers; it’s about immersing yourself in the absolute best of Namakwa! With over 10 years of experience in Namaqua, Trisport knows exactly where to take you for an unforgettable hike amidst the stunning floral landscapes. We are dedicated to ensuring you witness the most incredible blooms, so we will adapt the program accordingly, chasing the best flower displays at the time of your Slackpack hike.
Prepare to explore three distinct areas of Namakwa, as we embark on a thrilling flower-hunting adventure together. We’ll unveil hidden gems that even the locals are unaware of, guided by our team of passionate experts who will leave you beaming with joy. While Trisport will accompany you on each tour, our local guides will provide unique insights and a genuine connection to the heart and soul of Namakwa (Namaqua).
Namakwa (Namaqua) is an arid region of Namibia and South Africa, extending along the west coast over 1,000 kilometres and covering a total area of 440,000 square kilometres. It is divided by the lower course of the Orange River into two portions – Little Namakwa to the south and Great Namakwa to the north.
Namakwa remained a very quiet place during the cultural evolution until about 2000 years ago. This was when the Khoikhoi or Nama arrived from the area that now encompasses northern Botswana. The region is known for its cultural history, which was preserved by the Nama and Khoisan tribes. The Nama people are the largest group of Khoikhoi people.
Itinerary
Day 1
15:00 Check in at your overnight venue Jakkalswater Guest farm
18:00 Meet with your Trisport host
19:00 Dinner
Day 2
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Hike
Experiencing the beautiful fauna and flora, seeing the remains of an old copper mine, seeing the west coast in the distance, learning about the history, stopping for tea, stopping for lunch at a beautiful spot. Enjoy your guide’s passion for Nature and all the information about the amazing flowers
19:30 Dinner and freshly baked bread and salad made by the venue.
Day 3
07:30 Breakfast
09:00 Hike
We will go to the best place to hike where we know there are flowers. It might be a single-track hiking trail with an elevation of about 300m. It depends on where the flowers are the best. Hiking enjoying the fauna and flora, the history, stopping for tea, stopping for lunch at a beautiful spot.
14:00 Check in at your next venue
18:30 Dinner
Day 4
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Leave for our next hiking venue with your vehicle
9:00 Hike
We will go to a place to hike where we know there are nice flowers. Hiking enjoying the fauna and flora, the history, and stopping for tea and lunch on the way.
18:30 Dinner
Day 5
07:30 Breakfast and Good Byes
Venues
Jakkalswater Guest farm: Nestled between the slopes and granite boulders of the Kamiesberg Mountains, Jakkalswater guest farm is situated 9.9 miles from Springbok
How to get to the start
Start Venue: Jakkalswater Guest farm:
Nestled between the slopes and granite boulders of the Kamiesberg Mountains, Jakkalswater guest farm is situated 15 km outside the town, Springbok.
Springbok is 500km from Cape Town and 300km from Upington.
For this tour, you need your own vehicle to travel to the different hiking areas. Each day we will hike in different areas, depending on where the flowers are the best and each person must be able to get there by him/herself
Methods to get to Springbok:
1. Fly to Cape Town and hire a car to travel to Okiep. There are no shuttles from Cape Town.
2. Fly to Upngton and hire a car
3. Drive to Jakkalswater
Distances and Hiking areas
Day 1: 12 to 15km
Day 2: 8 to 10km
Day 3: 8 to 12km
Distances may be in different order depending on where and at which overnight venues we start and finish.
Each tour’s venues are different, it depends on what time of the season it is. We use various venues to hike at, but you will experience the best of Namaqua while you are with us on the tour.
Hiking Venues:
Jakkalswater Guest farm, close to Nababeeb
Goegap Nature Reserve
Bruinkop
Lewerberg
Concordia
Lammershoek area
Entries Available
Limited to 16 entries
Fitness Level Requirement
This hiking tour is not suitable for beginners who only hike on flat and easy surfaces like tar or gravel roads.
While there is not a lot of elevation on the hikes, you must be able to navigate some technical sections over rocks and walk off-road through the bush. We don’t follow set out hiking trails. We will take you to where the most beautiful flowers are, and therefore the terrain can be challenging.
If you are unsure about your ability to handle the hike, please contact Sonja at Sonja@trisport.co.za. Additionally, please note that you must be able to walk at least 12km to 15km per day.
Age
Age: Minimum age 12.
People 65 and older must please send us a letter from their doctor stating that they are OK to hike the distances each day
While there is not a lot of elevation on the hikes, you must be able to navigate some technical sections over rocks and walk off-road through the bush. We don’t follow set out hiking trails. We will take you to where the most beautiful flowers are, and therefore the terrain can be challenging.
If you are unsure about your ability to handle the hike, please contact Sonja at Sonja@trisport.co.za. Additionally, please note that you must be able to walk at least 12km to 15km per day.
Hiking Surface
Jeep tracks, single tracks, through the bush/shrubs, small rocks, some steep short uphill sections, hiking trails, rocky roads, up-hill, down-hill. Elevation of about 300 to 500m per day.
Entry Fee and Highlights Includes
- 4 Nights, 4 Days;
- 4 nights accommodation
- 3 Days of hiking
- A Trisport Goody bag
- Local Guides on each hike
- Cost of Guides
- Trisport Guides
- Mine Tour
- Nature Reserve entry fees
- Private property permits and entry fees
- All arrangements to ensure you have an amazing Flower hike
- All meals from dinner on first night to dinner the last night
- Home cooked Namakwa meals; and
- All the arrangements by Trisport
- And unforgettable and unique Namakwa experience.
Entry Fee Excludes
- Travel to your start venue, (we will send it to you once you booked) and in between our hiking venues, we will go where the flowers are best
- Alcoholic drinks; and
- Breakfast on departure
- Guide tips.
- Your vehicle to drive from venue to venue, no 4 x 4 needed, but a high clearance SUV is advised
- Medical insurance
- Travel Insurance
- Cancelation insurance
- Cost of Evacuation if necessary
Safety Equipment
We have the following safety equipment with us:
– A medical kit, including bandages, etc.
– An AED (Automatic Electric Defibrillator)
– Epipen
– Radios
– A Garmin InReach (to be used in case of an extreme emergency only, not when you are tired)
– A helicopter for airlifting, with the understanding that you will be held liable for the cost of evacuation.
4 Day Schaapriver Canyon Flower Hike
Embark on an unforgettable adventure as you hike along the riverbed of the magnificent Schaap River in the Canyon, where it gracefully winds its way through a majestic gorge sculpted by the passage of time. This extraordinary Slackpack hiking tour takes place during the enchanting Flower season in Namaqua. Prepare to be mesmerized by flower-covered valleys, rugged mountains, ancient canyons, and the awe-inspiring spectacle of nature’s vibrant colors during the world’s largest and most spectacular natural flower display.
Immerse yourself in a landscape where elusive leopards silently roam the weathered canyon walls, and lunar-like vistas transport you to a primordial era when molten granite shaped the Earth. Trisport is thrilled to offer a truly unique and fully catered Hiking (Slack Packing) experience! Only a select few have ever had the privilege of undertaking this remarkable hike or even being aware of its existence! If you have previously explored the Fish River Canyon, you will find this River Canyon even more captivating, as it remains untamed, unspoiled, pristine, and blissfully devoid of crowds.
Prepare to be captivated by the untamed beauty of this hidden gem and create memories that will last a lifetime!
Highlights of the Tour
- Beautiful Flowers of Namaqua during the Flower season
- Experienced local Tour Guides of each venue that know the history, Fauna and Flora
- Hike in pristine areas with no other people around you
- See lots of different wildlife
- The hospitality of the local people of Namaqua
- The food of the local people of Namaqua
- The exhilarating transport in a custom build pipe car
- The views over the Schaapriver Canyon
- The views towards the Richtersveld and Atlantic Ocean
- Staying in beautiful renovated whitewashed cottages
- Experience one of Namakwa’s best secret’s, the Schaap river Canyon
- The beautiful cliffs and rock faces of the Canyon
- Flowers and waterfalls in the Canyon with lots of pools to cool down
Information
The Schaap River Canyon is about 60km long in total. It is in Namakwa between Springbok and Kleinsee. It runs over private property only, and permission are obtain from each farmer to be allowed to hike in the Canyon. Namakwa is an arid region of Namibia and South Africa, extending along the west coast over 1,000 kilometres and covering a total area of 440,000 square kilometres. It is divided by the lower course of the Orange River into two portions – Little Namakwa to the south and Great Namakwa to the north. Namakwa remained a very quiet place during the cultural evolution until about 2000 years ago. This was when the Khoikhoi or Nama arrived from the area that now encompasses northern Botswana. The region is known for its cultural history, which was preserved by the Nama and Khoisan tribes. The Nama people are the largest group of Khoikhoi people.
Venue
Venue: Nigramoep Guest Farm, Schaap River Canyon, Northern Cape
Your Accommodation: 2 nights at Nigramoep Guest Cottages and 3 nights in Luxury Tents with proper beds and mattresses in the Canyon
Nigramoep consist of beautiful renovated guest cottages and old farm houses. Most cottages and houses have 2 or more rooms and you might share a bathroom. You will experience the delicious farm style home cooking of Nigramoep Guest Farm. Nigramoep does have a bar, but you can bring your own drinks as well.
Distances
Day 1 : Arrival
Day 2 : 19km hike from the Guest farm down into the Schaapriver Canyon up to our base camp where we will stay for 3 nights, steep downill today until the bottom of the canyon, bit of bundu bashing as we hike through the Beautiful colourful veld with lots of flowers.
Day 3 : 8 or 16km hike from the Basecamp into the canyon and back, you will be inside the canyon and see the majestic canyon as it stretched out, you will see lots of flowers as you hike in the canyon. No elevation today, it is up to you, either a easy rest day after the previous harder day or you can do a good 16km hike in the Canyon
Day 4 : 15km, hike from the base camp to a different part of the Canyon via a beautiful ravine, only elevation of 290 m, beautiful flowers and rock pools in the ravine and canyon, very high cliffs, see klipspringers jumping from rock to rock, see leopard spoor in the sandy patches, see amazing rock formations, sandy patches, donkey tracks, rocky sections.
Day 5 : 14km, hike out of the canyon back to Nigramoep guest farm, see the Verreaux and Booted eagle’s nest, lots of flowers at the water points, beautiful views as you climb out of the canyon, beautiful flowers along the way, elevation 550m, sandy patches, donkey tracks, boulders, climbing out of the canyon back to the guest house.
Day 6 : Breakfast and Good Byes
Entries Available
Limited to 20 entries
Fitness Level
NO BEGINNERS
Intermediate to advance level hikers. You must be fit for hiking up to 17km per day with sections of rocky and uneven areas over boulders and loose rocks. You will ascend 850meters into a the Canyon on day 1, but ascent 550 meters out of the Canyon on the last day. People 70 years old and older must please contact us first before registering.
Entry Fee and Highlights Includes
- 5 Days and 5 Nights;
- 2 Nights accommodation at the Canyon Guest Farm, 3 nights Glamping in the Canyon
- Includes a big tent, where you can stand up in, bed, mattresses. The tents and beds with mattresses are permanently at the base camp
- Lights and electricity in the camp
- Staying in beautiful renovated whitewashed cottages
- 3 Nights Glamping in the Schaap River Canyon on private property;
- 4 Days hiking with experienced guides born in Namakwa, eager to share their intimate knowledge of the flowers, geography and history of the area;
- All the permissions and payments of the local farmers where we will transverse over
- Transport and logistics to get your gear/ luggage to the base camp
- Supply of water, fire wood and cooking equipment;
- A hot shower and flushable toilets
- All meals from dinner on arrival to breakfast on departure day;
- Freshly baked bread and salad each night;
- Wine each night
- A Cash Bar available at Base Camp in the Canyon and at Nigramoep Guest Farm
- Home cooked Namakwa meals;
- All the arrangements by Trisport
Entry Fee Excludes
- Travel to and from Springbok, Northern Cape;
- Sleeping bag, pillow,
- Day pack,
- Tea/coffee sachets, coffee cup, small flask for the hike.
- Snacks for during the hike;
- Tips for the Guides; and
- Alcoholic Beverages.
- Extra Flower Tour options : Namaqua Undiscovered Cultural Tour see: https://sjupsjup.com/ for more detail and book through the website.
- Medical insurance
- Travel Insurance
- Cost of Evacuation if necessary
Schedule
Day 1
15:00-18:00 Arrival at Nigramoep Guest Farm and Dinner
Day 2
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Start with the 19km hike from the Guest Farm towards the Schaapriver Canyon. It is a uneven terrain with lot of small rocks on day 1, start off on a jeep track, then followed by a short bushy section through the flowers area to see the best flowers on the beautiful Nigramoep pristine areas, lunch (provided) in the veld, coffee breaks along the way, and arrive late afternoon back at Base Camp in the Canyon to spend 3 nights at the Base Camp. Bar available at the Base Camp.
17:00 onwards arrive at Base Camp and have a cold beer, check in into you Tent with a proper bed, matrass etc
18:00 Dinner with wine with freshly baked bread and salad made by us.
Day 3
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 An 8 or 16km hike from the Basecamp into the canyon and back, you will be inside the canyon and see the majestic canyon as it stretched out, you will see lots of flowers as you hike in the canyon. No elevation today, it is up to you, either a easy rest day after the previous harder day or you can do a good 16km hike in the Canyon
Hiking is flat, but has sandy patches, rocky sections, loose rocks, steep downhill and donkey trails.
You will start to see beautiful rock formations. Hiking, experiencing the geology of the canyon, the fauna and flora, the history, stopping for tea, stopping for lunch at a beautiful spot.
16:00 Arrive back at the Base camp and enjoy a cold drink
18:00 Dinner, wine and freshly baked bread and salad made by us. Relax around the bonfire while we listen to the sounds of the animals and canyon.
Day 4
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Do a circular hike in a ravine leading into the canyon.
You will experience the high cliffs of the canyon and secret big water pools and waterfalls.
Lots of pools to swim in, lots of beautiful rock formations, klipspringers, leopard spoor, beautiful flowers, hiking on donkey trails.
16:00 onwards: Arrive at the Base camp and enjoy a hot shower, cold drink while dinner is prepared. Watch the sun set over the red cliffs of the Canyon.
18:00 Dinner and freshly baked bread and salad made by us. Relax around the bonfire while we listen to the sounds of the animals and canyon
Day 5
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Today we will hike out of the Canyon where we will start with a flat section for about 2km and will then slowly start ascending out of the Canyon back towards Nigramoep
It is 550 meters of elevation. Vasbyt! Watch the views while you are climbing and experiencing the geology of the canyon from above, enjoy the fauna and flora, stopping for tea, stopping for lunch at a beautiful spot. Spot the Verreaux and Booted eagle’s nest, lots of flowers at the water points, beautiful views as you climb out of the canyon, beautiful flowers along the way.
Once on the top it is not too far back to Nigramoep.
14:00 Arrive at Nigramoep Guest Farm and check in
16:00 Drive with your own car or with Nigramoep’s famous pipe cars to have a glass of champagne or drink overlooking the Canyon you just hiked.
18:00 Dinner and Accommodation at Nigramoep Guest Farm.
Day 6
09:00 Breakfast and Goodbyes
Safety Equipment
We have the following safety equipment with us:
– A medical kit, including bandages, etc.
– An AED (Automatic Electric Defibrillator)
– Epipen
– Radios
– A Garmin InReach (to be used in case of an extreme emergency only, not when you are tired)
– A helicopter for airlifting, with the understanding that you will be held liable for the cost of evacuation.
