Blouberg Hike
A strenuous day hike up the Blouberg, a massive quartzite massif in northern Limpopo, one of the country's biggest rock-climbing walls.
Trip Role
Ideal stay
Best for
Our take
The deep cut. Only if you're already in the area and you want a mountain no one else has.
The deep cut. Only if you're already in the area and you want a mountain no one else has.
- Trip Role
- Only If Nearby
- Ideal Stay
- A full day
- Time Needed
- 7-9 hours
- Best For
- Serious hikers and climbers; people who've done everything else.
- Go If
- You're a serious hiker already in northern Limpopo.
Why it's worth your time
Blouberg is a huge, flat-topped mountain that most South Africans have never heard of and almost no international visitor has. The hike up is a real day; the wall above is one of the great big-wall climbs on the continent. A serious, remote mountain day.
What we love
The sheer absurdity of the wall, and that no one's there.
What to know
Remote; organise access locally and go with someone who knows the route. No facilities. Carry all water.