Canyon Fish Eagle Trail

Day 1 - Arrival and Introduction

Participants arrive at the Canyon Mule Station in Gondwana Canyon Park at the Fish River Canyon by their own arrangement between 14h00 and 15h00. The Canyon Mule Station is well signposted on the C12. Please ensure you receive a map for directions to the Canyon Mule Station. Kindly note that the road leading from the C12 in the direction of the Canyon Mule Station may only be 22km, but will take you a good 45 minutes to reach the Canyon Mule Station. Here there is secure parking for vehicles. You will meet your guide and asked to repack your luggage in canvassed mule bags. The remainder of your luggage can be left in your vehicle. Once, you have repacked you will then be driven out to the overnight camp, where you will begin your trail from. Sit back and enjoy the panoramic view while you sip on a sundowner drink. In the evening we discuss everything there is to know about the tour.

Camp Battle snake :

Perched on a rocky outcrop, is a wooden hut overlooking splendid views over the Fish River Canyon and beyond. Your eyes will feast on the glorious views. The wooden hut, with its terrace leading up to the edge of the canyon is surrounded by tent. Learn the intriguing reason behind the name of this camp.
Facilities include communal showers and toilets.

Day 2 - Mule Trekking (approx. 12 km)

After breakfast we load our gear, your guide will tell you about the Mules and the breeding of them and thereafter you

will set off on your trail. Enjoy a walk on the rim of the Canyon and over a plateau. Midday you will descent via a small

tributary of the main artery feeding the Fish River canyon, called the Löwen River. The Löwen River is considered to

be the main river, feeding the Fish River Canyon. The name of the Löwen River comes from the fact that Lions were

discovered in this area many years ago. In the afternoon we arrive at our camp. While we enjoy a drink at the campfire,

our tour guide prepares dinner; anybody who feels like it is welcome to help. The night is spent at Löwen Camp, in a tent

or in the open under the star-studded night sky (incl. breakfast, lunch, and dinner).

Löwen Camp:

Hidden on a river bank and set beneath a sheer cliff you will find Löwen Camp, which overlooks the rapid flow of the Fish

River(seasonal). The mules leisurely graze on the opposite side of the river. Enjoy the open air restaurant overlooking

the camp site of scattered yellow tents, views left and right.

Facilities include communal shower and toilets.
Day 3 - Mule Trekking (approx. 14 km)

Enjoy our first breakfast out in the open. Then we continue downstream along the Fish River. Patches of river pebbles

alternate with slabs of rock and sand dunes. Dramatic chapters of Earth's history can be gleaned from the massive layers

of rock. At lunchtime we stop for a picnic in a shaded little spot. Occasionally we cross the river, over slabs of rocky

outcrops. Water depending - you are more than welcome to take a refreshing dip! Finish your day off with a refreshing

swim across the river to the camp, reached after a day's walk along the Fish River stepping over boulders, time-patterned

rocks and walking through soft river sand etched with Cape clawless otter tracks. Enjoy a hot steaming shower and get

ready for a well deserved hot meal.

Koelkrans Camp;

Nestled next to a cliff face, is a cabin as a dining area and below nestled together are overnight cabins. Opposite the

camp is an overgrown swamp area covered in reeds and offers sweet background music of chirping bird life. Facilities

include communal shower and toilets.

Day 4 - Mule Trekking (approx. 14 km)

After an early breakfast we set off at dawn and follow the Fish River further downstream. Then we walk downstream,

crossing the river through the river or over rocky outcrops. Following a zebra path, we cross over a plateau. Depending

on the amount of rain received, this area will be carpeted in yellow flowers leading us up to a plateau, through rugged

valleys and across stony and sandy plains. Every now and then we stop to marvel at the vast canyon scenery. At midday

we have a picnic in the shade on sandy white beach. We cross the river and start the ascent to finally reach the rim of the

Canyon. En route pay attention to the different rock formations caused by oxidation erosion. In the afternoon we arrive

at Horseshoe Camp. Sipping sundowners we watch in awe as the rock reflects the light of the setting sun in a blaze of

colours (incl. breakfast, lunch and dinner).

Horse Shoe Camp:

A cabin perched on the northern rim of the Fish River Canyon welcomes hikers and campers after the day's adventure.

A peek from the cabin's windows provides an unparalleled view of the natural horse-shoe form of the northern Canyon.

Tents are set up and facilities include which include toilets and showers with breathtaking views of the Canyon. Cooking

facilities are also available in the cabin, while the outside fireplace is ideal for a barbeque.

Day 5 - Transfer to Canyon Mule Station

At dawn we take a short walk of 1.5 km to a waterless waterfall. We return back to camp for breakfast. After breakfast we

pile into the open vehicle which takes us to the final destination of our roundtrip. As we pull up at Canyon Mule Station

our tour has come to its end (incl. breakfast).

Services included:

- Schedule as described above

- Full board (breakfast, light lunch, dinner) as above

- Limited Beverages at dinner times (such as wines), water, coffee and tea

- During the tour: an experienced guide, mule driver and supply team

- Mules to carry luggage and equipment

- Equipment in the camps (tent, mattress, table, chairs, crockery, cutlery, shower, toilet, etc.)