Leopard Hiking Trail showcases its top tourism attraction.

A must-see tourism attraction in South Africa awaits everyone to explore and enjoy. Located in the remote side of the Eastern Cape province, lies the Leopard Trail in Baviaanskloof – a hiking trail with scenic beauty, nature’s best offering and reserves, showcasing what the province of Eastern Cape can offer to tourists.

The trail is been newly renovated, with sleeping huts for hikers to sleepover as the hike splits over 57 km, which is done over a period of a 4-day hike, with camping on the huts for 3-nights. Beware, there are leopards in the fields – jokingly, only the nature’s best species, the hiking trail is safe and comes with emergency alerts for hikers should they experience any difficulties along the route.

The first day of the trail is 9.75km up to three hours. It begins with a nice stiff walk up Kick-Start Hill to the plateau. At the day’s halfway point there is an optional detour to Gabriel’s Pools, a spectacular kloof with small pools for swimming. The detour is 570 metres each way, and with time for swimming will add an extra hour to the day’s hike. From there, the path moves down into a valley that winds its way to the first overnight spot.

Again, the trail has upward and downward hills, which makes it more interesting and allows the hikers with different experience and challenges along the hiking trail.  Nonetheless, the experience creates an environment where one can connect with true-self and reflect on the journey of life we take as the people.

This trails comes with the offering of the day and night hiking experience, depending on the nature of experience one would prefer. Then day 2 of the trail begins with 18,5km, with an opportunity to experience the refection pools known as Grabriel’s Pools, for a quick swim and also access to drinkable water.