Cederberg hikes

The Cederberg Wilderness Area is 71,000 ha of rugged mountainous terrain about 200 km north of Cape Town, South Africa. It recently obtained World Heritage status and is renowned for its spectacular landscapes, red sandstone and rock formations,  botanical diversity and rock art. There is an impressive variety of Bushmen rock art, produced by the original San inhabitants. It is part of the Cape Floral Kingdom. The Clanwilliam Cedar, an endangered Red Data species can be found here. The rare Cape Mountain Leopard is fairly common, although very shy and rarely seen. Baboons, Dassies, Grey Rheebok, Klipspringers, the small Grey Mongoose and the Striped Polecat are often seen. Abundant bird life- more than 100 bird species, with Black Eagle, Rock Kestrel and Jack Buzzard the most common raptors.

Read about the Cederberg area