301 NAMAQUALAND ECO ULTRA WALK

301 NAMAQUALAND ECO ULTRA WALK

"Enjoy the good food and wines of Namaqualand, while you experience the wonder of the flowers. 301Kms are covered on foot through Namaqualand at the peak of the flowering season, walking through carpets of bright orange, yellow and white flowers.

Many of the plant species found in Namaqualand are endemic and found nowhere else in the world. We start walking from Klein Pella, the largest date farm in the Southern Hemisphere on the Namibian border in the north. We then walk to the Richtersveld and south through Namaqualand Klipkoppe, the coastal plain, Knersvlakte and Cedarberg. 

• Walk from Klein Pella to the historical cathedral of Pella, which was built by French priests, using an encyclopedia as a guide. Enjoy tea with the nuns, while they entertain you with their stories.
• Walk through Grootvlei to ‘Skilpad” – Namaqualand Nature Reserve and back to ‘Bowedorp”.
• We take on the Kamies Pass via the streets of Kamieskroon and walk along the crest of the mountain to Nourivier for the rest of the day.
• From Nourivier, we walk through the Kamies Mountains to Leliefontein in the direction of Garies. Experience the cultural villages of Nourivier and Leliefontein.
• From Koekenaap we walk into the “Knersvlakte” with its exceptional succulents. The different shapes and colours never fail to amaze.
• Walk through the vineyards and fields of flowers to “De Punt,” where the Olifants River flows into the sea in the diamond area of Transhex.
• Walk from Lutzville to Papendorp, turn south to the picturesque little town of Strandfontein on the West Coast.
• Leave the coast for the Cederberg Mountains – ‘agter Cederberg’ to Wolwedrif, Elizabethfontein to Travellers Rest. Enjoy the many different species of fynbos. 
• Walk the Seville Bushman paintings trail at Traveller’s Rest. 
• Leave Traveller’s Rest and walk into the Cederberg mountains, over Pakhuis Pass to Clanwilliam – a personal challenge. The rock formations leave you in awe of nature.
• Return to the coast and walk from Elands Bay to Lamberts Bay for the last leg of the 301 km. Finish on the beach at Lamberts Bay with an amazing sense of achievement.

A truly breath-taking trip".

Monday's are rest days from walking and I pop into my pilates class first thing in the morning. 
So I have copied this extract from the Eco Ventures website to remind myself of the adventure that awaits us in August. 
Sounds completely wonderful.