Crystal Pools

Crystal Pools
A 45 minute hike, brings you to a series of spectacular pools and waterfalls. This is a well known outing from Cape Town as its not too far to drive, and provides great swimming. Its open from November to March, and you need to book through a permit system.

The downloadable PDF attached will give full details on the hike distance, pools as well as permit system.
A PDF is available below for downloading to provide you with full details on how to get to this incredible place, along with MAPS and interesting facts about the region.

Driving and Safety

How far do your drive?

40-50 min from Cape Town.

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Driving Difficulty?

Tar all the way, no difficult or dangerous inclines or road

Personal Safety

Standard Risk, Suitable for a group of ladies

Parking

Public Parking near an open highly used road



How wild, beautiful and Spectacular

How Unknown?

50% of the hiking population know this place

How Wild?

The wildness of this area is ranked 5/10

How Spectacular?

Spectacular.

How beautiful?

Extremely Beautiful

Walking and Danger

How Tough

Moderate - Climb max 300-500 metres up eg Lions Head

Time it takes one direction, no stopping

1 hr Half Day, Low fitness . Allow 4 hours+ for this walk.

Path Quality

Path is clear with infrequent possibilities of mistake, steps good and solid

No Path whatsover

0% is not a path at all.

Exposure?

Path is not exposed

Rock Scrambling

Hands are never used, and no rock scrambling or climbing

Suitable for 9-11 yrs old?

Suitable

All our walks/hikes/explorations are not suitable for less than 9 year olds. 12 years old plus generally can cope with a lot with the right encouragement.

Download the PDF to get...

Detailed instructions on how to get there
A Map Layout
Hints and tips about the area