“South Africa's holistic adventure getaway”
5 Day The Mountain Meander: Digital Detox and Holistic Adventure Retreat in Cederberg, Western Cape
Houdenbek Farm, Cederberg Municipality, South Africa
Adventure and Wellness Retreat in South Africa
Embark on a retreat that will move you through the majestic Cederberg mountains on human energy. This is a unique program with equal parts guided adventure activities, blended with various healing modalities, specifically designed to cultivate that perfect unplugged experience whilst reconnecting to yourself and nature.
Meet the instructors
Kayden
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Highlights
- Daily yoga class
- Daily guided meditations
- Wim Hof ice bath
- All hiking permits and professional guides included
- Opportunity to reconnect with nature
- An overnight hike to an iconic location and swimming in epic mountain pools
- 3 gourmet meals freshly-made daily by an accomplished chef
- 4 nights of glamping accommodations
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
4 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Afrikaans
Group size: Maximum of 12 participants
Airport transfer available:
Cape Town International Airport (US$ 56 per person)
Cape Town International Airport (US$ 56 per person)
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
18:00
Check-out Time:
12:00
Facilities
- Fireplace
- Free bicycle
Reboot Retreat's shared luxurious glamping tents are a home away from home. The huge bell tents are kitted out with all the creature comforts to make your stay in the mountains a super comfortable one.
These tents were designed for two people to share. If you'd like your own private tent, please request one. However, you may be able to find long-lasting friendships formed when sharing a bell tent with another like-minded soul on the retreat.
Program
Reboot Retreat has combined a series of guided hikes through the mountains with stand up paddling (SUP) to get your serotonin and endorphins firing. Various hikes totaling 33km, including gorgeous hidden mountain pools, stunning trails, and iconic rock formations such as the Wolfberg Arch, Stadsaal Caves, and Crytsal Pools.
Experience this unique African adventure location famous for its shooting stars and night skies with a 4x4 support vehicle, a private travelling plant-based chef, luxurious glamping style accommodations, as well as a team of healers, massage therapists, guest speakers, and yoga instructors to help guide your holistic journey through nature.
Reboot Retreat's holistic adventure getaways and retreats combine guided outdoor activities with a myriad of healing modalities in majestic wilderness locations.
Merging ancient techniques such as yoga, meditation, and breathwork with various talks and workshops, their retreats, tours, and private getaways are designed to reset the body and mind whilst immersed in nature.
Why
Many are living fast-paced and stressful lives, detached from community, ritual, and nature. People's modern lives are becoming disjointed and disconnected from the natural rhythms and cycles of nature as they spend more and more time behind screens.
There is an ever-increasing need for a reset of body and mind to help people fall back in line with living healthier and happier existences. Reboot Retreat's transformational travel experiences offer a deeper connection to the spaces and places that their guests visit.
How
Reboot Retreat combines the endorphin manufacturing magic of outdoor adventure activities in beautiful locations with ancient, holistic healing techniques. This unique combination has been specifically crafted and designed to radically improve the feel good factor in your life. Expect an avalanche of all the right chemicals being released and processed by your system.
Their recipe
At Reboot Retreats, they believe that their unique recipe speaks volumes about their ethos. They've walked the walk and boast a team with decades of combined experience.
Mixing guided adventure activities that reconnect you to your body and the natural world, inside their digital detox wrapper, whilst supported on the holistic front by regular yoga, meditation, storytelling, sound healing, and massage, is the perfect storm when it comes to cultivating that feel good factor.
Reboot Retreat's teams are specifically curated with this in mind and their yoga practitioners, classically trained chefs, and adventure guides who have traveled the globe, make this unique experience a reality.
Throw in the best natural landscapes, hiking trails, and river experiences that this country has to offer, and Reboot has created an experience that's perfect for both locals and international visitors looking to explore the best that South Africa has to offer.
Itinerary
Day 1: Opening circle and fireside introduction
Day 1 will be a travel day and with 200km covered travelling into the Cederberg Mountains from Cape Town, you will arrive to be met with a relaxing welcome drink, a light introductory chat around the fire, and a beautiful meal served by Reboot Retreat's private chef. Settle into your accommodations, meet like-minded people from all corners of the globe, and turn off that cell phone.
Day 2: Ancient rock art
You will start your day with a sunrise yoga session led by Reboot Retreat's in-house facilitator. The gentle yoga sessions will often be rounded off by a beautiful meditation as you watch the sun break over the crest of the surrounding mountains. Resetting your circadian rhythm and falling back in line with the cycles of nature is a big part of what they are trying to achieve on their program, and that will start daily at sunrise.
After a gorgeous breakfast served by the private chef, you will have a relaxing morning in camp, landing after the previous travel day. The in-house massage therapist will be on hand to help you unwind and ease gently into the space. An optional walk to explore the rock art of the region will also be on offer for those who want to hit the trails and get some movement after lunch.
A late afternoon sunset SUP session will also be available as you enjoy a gentle floating meditation on the nearby waters. Participants will wrap the day up after dinner with stargazing by the fire.
Day 3: Iconic Wolfberg Arch overnight hike and star bathing
Daily sunrise yoga and meditations will be followed by a beautiful breakfast. You'll have a gentle morning in camp, during which you can opt for massages from Reboot Retreat's in-house masseuse or read a book by a swimming hole in the sun.
You will pack your backpack with your overnight supplies and adventure tents in preparation for a departure after lunch. This is many of previous clients' favorite day on the itinerary, as the group will head up the mountain for their overnight hike.
This will be a five-hour (one way) hike through the iconic Wolfberg Cracks and to the base of the Wolfberg Arch rock formation, wherein participants will set up camp for the night with their adventure tents.
The group will spend the night star bathing and counting shooting stars in one of Africa's best night skies. Reboot Retreat says that it's not a matter of whether you'll spot a shooting star, it's how many!
Day 4: Hidden mountain pools
You will rise to a sunrise meditation and adventure breakfast under the Wolfberg Arch before making your way back down the mountain towards a beautiful hidden swimming hole at the base of the trail.
You will then spend the afternoon swimming in these pristine healing mountain waters and lying on warm rocks in the sun as you digest your overnight hike and enjoy lunch. Dinner and fireside chats will wrap the evening up.
Day 5: Ice bath
The final yoga session and breakfast will be followed by a guided ice bath experience, which spikes dopamine levels and will leave you feeling on top of the world.
This immune-boosting experience will also leave you feeling revitalized after a week in the mountains building new friendships and skills, and make you ready to head back to your busy life, armed with a grounded and rejuvenated approach.
The retreat will wrap up at around 11 or 12 on day five, and the shuttle will depart for a three-hour drive back to Cape Town.
If you'll be coming in from abroad, please feel free to reach out for information and tips on how to make the most of your free time in Cape Town after the retreat. Reboot Retreat's team are locals and know all the best spots.
Included excursions
During your five days in the majestic Cederberg region of South Africa, you'll hike to major iconic rock formations including the Maltese cross, The Wolfberg Cracks, and the Wolfberg Arch.
Your overnight hike and camp mission to watch the sunrise under the Wolfberg Arch is a particularly jaw-dropping experience and bucket list addition.
You will also spend some of your days swimming in the tranquil mountain pools of the region and exploring the diverse flora only found in this tiny corner of the globe.
Instructors
Kayden Kleinhans
Reboot Retreat project is conceptualized and curated by Kayden; an adventure traveler and filmmaker. He has traveled more than one and a half times around the world on human energy advocating for various environmental charities around climate change issues. His television series Global Wheeling airs to millions around the world on TV channels such as Discovery and History channel, highlighting his adventure expeditions through the likes of the Sahara desert, the Andes, and the Himalayas. His passion for conservation and the outdoors has earned him a handful of environmental awards since 2010.
Location
Cape Town, South Africa is a world-renowned travel destination and home to Table Mountain, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Your playground, the Cederberg Mountains, is located near Clanwilliam, approximately 200 kilometers north of Cape Town.
The mountain range is named after the endangered Clanwilliam cedar, which is a tree endemic to the area. The mountains are noted for caves, dramatic rock formations, and ancient tribal San rock art.
Food
You are as much what you eat as you are what you think. Feeding your minds and bodies with nutritional fuel is imperative when creating a balanced, harmonious system. The meal plan has been specifically curated and designed to add the energy required to undertake the adventure elements of the retreat, whilst being light on the system and the planet.
Reboot Retreat's chef sources quality local ingredients with a strong emphasis on a plant-based diet. Expect a healthy, hearty, veggie-driven experience sourced from locations close to home as they emphasize a low carbon footprint on the retreat.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Detox juices
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Gluten Free
- Organic
- Lactose Free
- Other dietary requirements on request
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Spa treatments
- Massages available to be booked with Reboot Retreat's in-house therapists for additional cost
What's included
- Daily yoga class
- Daily guided meditations
- Rock art cave tour
- Wim Hof Ice bath
- Overnight hike
- Hidden mountain pools
- Star bathing
- Guest speakers
- Professional guides
- Support vehicle
- SUP rental
- Yoga mat
- Towels
- Gift bag
- All hiking permits
- Adventure tent
- 4 nights glamping accommodations
- 3 gourmet meals daily
- Refreshments
What's not included
- Flights
- Massage
- Travel insurance
- Merchandise
- Transport
- Sleeping bag
How to get there
Recommended Airports
CPT
Cape Town International Airport
135 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 56 per person
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Cape Town International Airport (CPT). Airport transfer is available at an extra cost. Reboot Retreat can arrange transportation for their international clients.
Arrival by shuttle
The Cederberg Mountains is roughly 200 kilometers from Cape Town and a three-hour drive. Reboot Retreat offers a shuttle service for those who require it, which can be booked for an extra 1,000 ZAR per person.
Airport: Cape Town International Airport
Airport transfer available:
Cape Town International Airport (US$ 56 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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