Adventure, Outdoors

Discover Cape Town’s hiking trails with Ridgway Ramblers

It’s true; there is no better way to fully experience Cape Town and Table Mountain than on foot. This is why Ridgway Ramblers day hiking tours are popular with locals and visitors to the Mother City.

This is partly because of the evident passion of your Table Mountain guide, Binny Ridgway, whose knowledge of the area, its fauna and flora makes the tours memorable. Binny is well-travelled and has over 20 years’ experience in the tour guide industry.

Because your safety and enjoyment of the whole tour experience is important to Ridgway Ramblers, see their hiking kit list HERE. They also provide spare waterproofs, waterbottles, sun hats and warm clothing. Let them know should you be needing anything.

Ridgway Ramblers day tours

Ridgway Ramblers offers several day tours that are designed to help you immerse yourself in what the Mother City and its surrounds have to offer holidaymakers.

Their Full Day Hikes on Table Mountain take five to seven hours and leads you through the beautiful Kirstenbosch Gardens and up the shady Skeleton Gorge before hiking through the fynbos found on top of Table Mountain to the highest point.

Lasting up to four hours, their Half day hikes on Table Mountain take the fastest routes to the top of Table Mountain.

For a more leisurely hike, try their Overnight Hike up Table Mountain package. It is a two-day option to hike up Table Mountain and spend a night on top of the mountain in the Overseers Hut. Seeing Cape Town at night from the mountain top is quite an experience.

Ridgway Ramblers also has overnight and full day walks at the Cape Point Nature Reserve available. It is a great opportunity to escape the crowds and enjoy the beauty of this area.

Ask Ridgway Ramblers about their other exciting Western Cape hikes and tours to the Winelands region; the Jonkerhoek Nature Reserve in Stellenbosch; the Helderberg Nature Reserve in Somerset West; and the Franschoek Area.

Ridgway Ramblers day tours reviews

“Binny was incredible! Recommended by Friends – such a fabulous morning!” wrote Emma Connolly on their Facebook page.

Michelle Taito added; “In July this year my husband and I were in Cape Town. We had the pleasure of meeting Binny and having her take us on a hike up Table Mountain. Binny was a fantastic guide! She was so friendly, knowledgeable and patient. This hike was definitely the highlight of our trip to Cape Town. We would highly recommend this!”

See what other Ridgway Ramblers clients said on their TripAdvisor page.

To book any of the Ridgway Ramblers day tours, call +27 (0) 82 522 6056 or email binnyridgway@gmail.com. Visit them online at www.ridgwayramblers.co.za. Alternatively, make an online enquiry HERE.

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