Join our Cape Camino Retreat in 2027

We are so excited to be offering another walking adventure on The Cape Camino in South Africa!

Here are all the wonderful details for this bucket list experience:

15 nights

18th April to 3rd May 2027

Starting with iconic activities in Cape Town before walking

9 people and personal local guide, Maggie, and honorary Western Cape Ranger (replacing Darene)

9 days of walking with average distances 9-20km

Walking two highlight Cape Camino routes to take in the full experience

An overnight stay in a Big 5 Luxury Game Lodge with meals and two game drives

Itinerary Highlights

Arrive at Cape Town International Airport and taxi to the famous Victoria & Alfred Waterfront where all the buzz is.

You will check into a 4-star hotel for two nights to get settled and enjoy some South Africa highlights - chosen for you, with time for extra activities you may want to add on.

Get to know your other travellers at a spectacular African cuisine 14-dish welcome dinner with interactive pre-dinner djembe drumming session. Experience traditional dancing and Mali puppetry all while vibrant marimba percussion echoes the heartbeat of Africa.

The next day, take a hop on and off bus tour around Cape Town, stopping at Table Mountain to take the cable car up for extraordinary views and refreshments at the top.

Next up will be a celebratory High Tea at The Mount Nelson Hotel with a coffee aficionado and tea sommelier.

Get ready to be swept into the spiritual African landscape along two Cape Camino routes - The Cape Peninsula and Riebeek Valley.

Walk for 5 days on the Peninsula, rich in diversity and sacred sites. Enjoy vibrant coastal villages, forest, fynbos, contour paths of Table Mountain, suburbia, dining out, penguins and baboons. A local chaperone is included every day. Stay in guesthouses and a tented camp.

Then get transferred to the Riebeek Valley where you will stay mostly with families on their farms in guest accommodation, ending in one of South Africa's oldest and most charming towns, Riebeek Kasteel, known for its boutique wineries, art and olive estates. You will be allocated chaperones on most days.

End your pilgrimage with a transfer to a luxury African Safari Big 5 Private Game Reserve & Spa in the Western Cape where you will celebrate the close of this African adventure with your fellow walkers overnight. Enjoy the big skies and Africa's most iconic wildlife on two game drives with refreshments. Look out for elephants, lions, rhinos, buffalos, and the elusive Cape leopard. A variety of other native species, from giraffes and zebras to hippos and flamingos, thrive within this vast, untamed Karoo landscape. A hearty dinner and breakfast are included.

You will be transferred back to Cape Town to end off in a 4-star hotel with breakfast, 30 minutes from the airport. Departures are on May 3rd.

Join us for another soulful journey that blends personal transformation with South Africa's most spiritual, authentic and awe-inspiring pilgrimage routes, passing through UNESCO heritage listed landscape.

Reconnect with your inner strength and sense of wonder. Each day we pair the physical rhythm of the Camino with guided self-development and sharing sessions designed to help you release what no longer serves you, awaken clarity, and step into a more grounded, empowered version of yourself. This retreat is a restorative, heart-opening experience that nurtures mind, body, and spirit on a personal pilgrimage.

Features and Inclusions:

Stay with South African hosts, farms, guesthouses, B&Bs
Chaperones on most stretches
Backpack/ Luggage transfer (15kg maximum)
Cape Camino t-shirt, pilgrim passport, buff, bag tag and solitude badges
2 nights at Cape Town Waterfront in a 4-star hotel
9 breakfasts total
7 dinners including African cuisine 14-dish welcome dinner & drumming experience
High Tea experience
Hop on hop off bus tour & cable car up Table Mountain
6 nights on the Cape Peninsula route of the Cape Camino (without meals - restaurants plentiful and reasonably priced)
5 nights on the Riebeek Valley route (with breakfast & dinner and often including drinks)
Overnight stay in Big 5 Luxury Game Lodge with 2 game drives, dinner and breakfast
Last day accommodation & breakfast in Cape Town 4-star hotel before departure
Accompaniment by local guide and honorary West Coast Ranger, Maggie
Self development & sharing circles - Camino booklet to map your intentions for the next chapter of your life
All accommodation in twin share rooms and sometimes Albergue-style
Training and medium fitness is strongly suggested
Rest days are an option and can be discussed with Maggie