All walkers to bring the following with them on the day:

If you need to cancel OR change your walk booking:

1. Please email us directly.
2. Please note there will be no refund for paid walks if cancelled after 24 March 2018.
3. If it is a free walk, you still need to cancel so that we can give your place to others who may be on a waiting list. You can cancel via the WhatsApp group that will be created for each walk.
4. If your walk needs to be cancelled due to weather we cannot guarantee a refund – we will engage with your walk leader on your behalf, but many are unable to refund due to weather and may rather reschedule your walk date. 

Registration is Free – Instead of a registration fee we encourage all walkers to consider making a donation to any one of the listed Garden Route nature charities, please see our list of festival beneficiaries here. Choose one or more and indicate how much you would like to donate when you make your walk booking.

The festival is about giving back and sharing. Sharing the trails of the region with friends and visitors while exploring the magic of the region’s pristine nature and helping those who keep our nature protected and conserved.

The Garden Route National Park and the CapeNature reserves are where a majority of our walks take place.

The walks range from easy to strenuous.

EASY – Mainly flat walking, on paths with good surfaces. No climbing, minimal or no steps.

MODERATE – Varying landscape with more challenging slopes. Steps to be expected. Suitable for keen walkers and anyone who is reasonably active. Still we take leisurely walking pace with brief rest stops.

STRENUOUS – A challenging walk suitable for very fit walkers with some experience. Steep gradients, steps and uneven surfaces to be expected, may include light scramble. This grade applies to the pea climbs such a George Peak or Peak Formosa.

Walks are led either by volunteer Walk Leaders or by Professional Guides, who make a living sharing their knowledge and expertise of the region.

Professionally guided walks may include a guiding fee, all relevant costs are indicated in the walk programme.

This is a community event in support of nature, the more people involved the more fun it will be and we can build a stronger community happily sharing the natural beauty we have on our trails across the Garden Route.