Cederberg Cracks Hike
A half-day hike through the Cederberg's signature rock formations, the Cracks, near Algeria.
Trip Role
Ideal stay
Best for
Our take
The Cederberg starter hike. Do this, then decide if you want the Wolfberg.
The Cederberg starter hike. Do this, then decide if you want the Wolfberg.
- Trip Role
- Day Trip
- Ideal Stay
- Half a day
- Time Needed
- 3-4 hours
- Best For
- First-time Cederberg visitors; families with older kids.
- Go If
- You have one day in the Cederberg.
Why it's worth your time
The Cederberg's easiest signature landscape walk: deep fissures in the sandstone you climb through, plus nearby San rock art. The introduction to the range for most visitors.
What we love
The way the rock splits into corridors you walk through.
What to know
Some scrambling in the cracks; not for anyone with a fear of tight spaces. Combine with the Wolfberg Arch only if you're doing an overnight.
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