Hikers tour Babanango

The Jack and Jill Hiking club went to the Babanango Valley Lodge over the weekend of the August 14 -16.
Babanango is situated 50km from Nquthu and the Babanango Valley Lodge is mainly visited by school groups as it is the perfect location for outdoor education in history, geography, ecology/life sciences, leadership/team building, Zulu culture, tourism, bush schools, hiking or purely fun camps.
The Babanango Valley Lodge offers three camping facilities where the Jack and Jill Hiking club were accommodated.
The Main Camp site has permanent tents that can house up to six to eight children per tent, a lapha, an outdoor fire place, kitchen and excellent ablutions.
The club started early on Saturday morning with a 12km hike up a mountain where the members were treated to a lovely view of the Babanango valley and in the far distance the Umfolozi river could just be seen.
It was a lovely hike and the guide, Rob, was excellent. He informed the hikers about all the interesting facts about the area and took the hikers to the old homestead of Paul Pollitzer and the old copper mine where he provided all the history related to the old copper mine and Paul Pollitzer.
The hikers were all acclimatised to the cold winter days, so when Saturday was a lovely hot summer day, the hikers were all quite exhausted from the heat of the day by the time they returned to camp.
Some very energetic hikers took a drive to the Rock Pools where they could put their feet in the lovely cool water pools.
The weekend was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Next month’s hike will be Cannibal Cave in Clarens. For further information contact Willem Bouwer on 082 856 7664.