Put on your hiking boots and join a Weekend Cape Camino walking through farmlands in the Boland in aid of StreetSmart SA. The walk is taking place from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 May.
StreetSmart SA is an organisation helping street children rebuild their lives through public donations throughout the Western Cape and Gauteng. Zaid Adams, chairman of the organisation says that they are ‘thrilled to partner once again with Cape Camino and Cape Town’s iconic Labia Theatre for inspiring personal pilgrimage experiences’ to support programmes that ‘provide real, long-term societal benefits and education for children living on the streets’.
Walkers can expect a weekend savouring the wonderful hospitality of the farming community along the Berg River, with ‘boerekos’ specialities and walks through farmlands, covering 30 km over two days from Nuwefontein Farm to Bridgetown.
Walkers do not have to be super fit for this two-day excursion as the route is mostly on flat terrain. You will be able to enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside while being enchanted by the starry night sky.
The weekend begins with a sleepover and a hosted home-cooked supper at Nuwefontein Farm in the Gouda region on the Friday, before hitting the 16 km trail towards Moorreesburg the next morning. Once at Bridgetown participants can expect to enjoy a swim in the Berg River, stargazing and an optional night walk to the farm’s beehives.
On Sunday, walkers will explore some Bridgetown trails before this StreetSmart fundraiser comes to an end after breakfast at 11 am.
The price is R3 850 per person sharing for the 2-day walk. It includes chaperones, a contribution to StreetSmart SA, 2 nights of shared accommodation, breakfasts and suppers, luggage transfers, a Cape Camino passport and a t-shirt. Transport back from the last farm and snacks are excluded.
Private upgrades are available on request.
For bookings and further details, email: [email protected] or book now on the Cape Camino website.
If you would prefer less of a physical Camino experience, Camino de Santiago pilgrims has another opportunity to see the award-winning documentary film, ‘Just sorry for my feet’, by Gabi Röhrl at Cape Town’s iconic Labia Theatre on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 of May.
Röhrl walked one million steps with professional camera equipment in her rucksack along the Way of St James on the Camino Francés in Spain. The documentary won Best Outdoor Culture Film at the 2020 Nordic Adventure Film Festival, as well as an International Art & Tur Film Festival award in Portugal at the end of 2021.
Tickets to the show are available at R70 per person from Webtickets or at the Labia Theatre on Orange Street by calling 021 424 5927.
Booking is essential and all required Covid-19 protocols are in place.
For more information about StreetSmart SA visit their website.
Pictures: Supplied
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