Cederberg Circuit
A multi-day loop through the sandstone peaks and rooibos country of the Cederberg, with quiet gravel, big skies, and camps under some of the clearest night skies in the Western Cape.
Cape Town · Cederberg · Swartberg · Cape Peninsula
Guided cycling & hiking, deep into the Western Cape's wild places
Wild Skies Adventures runs small-group, guide-led cycling and hiking tours through the Cederberg, Swartberg and Cape Peninsula, led personally by qualified guides and professional adventure photographers Steph van Gelderen & Grant Clark.
Why Wild Skies
Two guides, one standard: show up and let us handle the rest.
Led by the people who live it
Every tour is guided personally by Steph or Grant, qualified guides and lifelong adventurers. No handed-off groups, no strangers at the front. You ride and hike with us.
Small groups, real places
We keep groups small and routes bespoke, taking you into corners of the Cederberg, Swartberg and Cape most travellers never reach.
Guides who shoot
We're professional content photographers as well as guides, so you come home with the story and the images, not just the memory.
Sorted from start to finish
Routes, logistics and the hard planning are handled. You show up, ride or walk, and let the wild do the rest.
PLACEHOLDER QUOTE: replace with real testimonial
PLACEHOLDER: client name, tour
Tours
Join us on a guided cycling and hiking adventure tour through the unique, wild landscapes of the Western Cape.
Every Wild Skies tour is small-group and guided in person by Steph or Grant. Choose cycling or hiking below to see current routes, activity levels and durations.
Cycling Tours
From bespoke Peninsula rides to multi-day crossings of the Western Cape backcountry, every Wild Skies cycling tour is guided in person and matched to your ability, not the other way around.
Cross Cape
A point-to-point crossing that strings together some of the Western Cape’s wildest backroads, from mountain pass to valley floor, for riders who want real distance underwheel.
Curated Cape Peninsula Rides
A bespoke route around the Cape Peninsula, built around your ability and fitness, taking in coastal roads, forest climbs and mountain passes matched to what you actually want out of a day in the saddle.
The Swartberg Loop
Four days, three nights, sleeping under the stars. Ride the famous Swartberg Pass and the Seweweekspoort Pass, which passes beneath the Western Cape’s highest mountain.
Hiking Tours
Wild Skies hiking tours are curated and bespoke, with multi-day guided routes through the Cederberg's sandstone formations, rock-art valleys and hidden overhangs, often sleeping outdoors under open sky.
Cederberg Multi-day Hiking
Curated and bespoke multi-day guided hiking through the Cederberg’s sandstone formations and rock-art valleys, often sleeping outdoors and in caves under the open sky.
Groot Winterhoek: Cave Overnight
Two hours north of Cape Town, the Groot Winterhoek wilderness is a world of red sandstone cliffs, ancient rock formations and mountain pools with no cell signal and hardly another soul. We guide you in and handle every logistic (transport, permits, the lot) so all you carry is yourself. We sleep a night in a cave beneath the stars, explore the sculpted rock formations, and swim in the cold, clear pools below a waterfall. It's remote, quiet, and about as unplugged as the Western Cape gets.
The only man I envy is the man who has not yet been to Africa – for he has so much to look forward to.
Richard Mullin
About Us
Founded by two guides who'd rather be outside
Wild Skies Adventures is founded and run by Steph van Gelderen and Grant Clark, experienced outdoor adventurers, qualified guides, and professional content photographers based in Cape Town.
Between them, Steph and Grant have spent years riding and hiking the Cederberg, Swartberg and Cape Peninsula, guiding groups professionally and shooting the outdoors for a living. Wild Skies exists because they wanted to lead those trips themselves: small groups, real routes, and a camera in hand, rather than hand travellers off to someone else.
Every Wild Skies tour is guided personally by one of the founders, so the person planning your route is the same person riding or walking beside you.
Impact
Positive impact adventure travel
Responsible travel is at the core of what we do. Our tours are small-group and human-powered by nature, light on the land, and built to put spending back into the local communities we ride and hike through. We're also creating ways for travellers to give directly to local community organisations along our routes.
FAQ
Common questions about Wild Skies tours
- Where are Wild Skies Adventures based?
- Wild Skies Adventures is based in Cape Town, South Africa. Tours run across areas of Western Cape such the Cederberg, Swartberg and Cape Peninsula. We also run tours and experiences in other select and remote areas of South Africa.
- Do you cater to different fitness levels?
- Yes. Cycling and hiking routes are matched to rider and hiker ability and fitness, from curated, bespoke Cape Peninsula rides and Table Mountain Day Hikes to challenging multi-day crossings like Cross Cape (Plettenberg Bay to Franschhoek) and the Swartberg Loop.
- Do Wild Skies tours involve camping?
- Some do. Multi-day tours such as the Swartberg Loop and the Cederberg hiking routes often include sleeping outdoors under the stars or in caves. But we will curate an experience to suit your requests and if you don't want to sleep outdoors, that's fine too! Get in touch and start the conversation.
- Do I need to bring my own bike?
- No, you don't have to. We can organize any bike rentals for you. We'll just ask you for your preferred bike set up requirements and we'll get it sorted! It can be road, gravel or mountain bike, just let us know.
- Do I need travel insurance?
- Yes. We require all our guests to have comprehensive travel insurance. We take you into remote, wild areas where things can and will go wrong from time to time. We want you to be as prepared as possible.
- How do I book?
- Every tour starts with a conversation, not a checkout. Send us an enquiry with your thoughts and questions and we can introduce ourselves and start to build out your experience.
Get in touch
Start the conversation
Tell us what you're thinking and we'll come back to you within 24 hours with a real reply from Steph or Grant, we promise! (Unless we're in the mountains and have no signal. In which case we'll reply asap!)
Thanks. We'll be in touch within 24 hours.