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Pre Trail 1. Meet guide at Nhllangano (meaning meeting place) 2. Pre Trail Briefing - Pre Trail Preparation. 3. Follow Gege road - cross Assegai River single lane bridge (5 minutes) Ibis Trail (Mahamba Gorge Ibis Colonies Ibis Falls Sanctuary) (3 - 5 Hours) 1. Shizelweni forestry Estates (7Min.) 2. Base Camp 1 (at Secluded rear of mountain) 3. 80 m high moderate climb past clearest tested natural spring in Southern Africa (15) 4. Gentle trail to Gorge (level) (driven if elderly people and the right tour vehicle) (17) (Pass Ancient Nguni ruins, natural bonzais, Bald Ibis & Mountain Ree buck feeding grounds) 5. Trail to Ibis breeding colonies (downhill moderate) (19) 6. Trail through indigenous forest (level) (18) 7. Trail to Ibis Falls sanctuary (moderate uphill) (21) 8. Trail to Picnic falls (13) 9. Trail to Assegai Beach (14) 10. Cross river to Mission Base camp (5) 11. Raft Down river to base camp 2 (5) Ibis River Trail (3 - 4 Hours) 1. Same as 1 - 5 above 2. Skip 5 and 6 Above 3. Trail to Home Falls (13) 4. Follow Ibis River past, Oblique, Lookout Falls and Hidden falls to Ibis Falls (24) 5. (see ancient Tree ferns, Water Berries, and secluded pools.) 6. Same as 9 - 11 above Aloe Valley Trail (Indigenous Forest Aloe Valley) (2 - 3 hours) 1. Shizelweni forestry Estates (7Min.) 2. Base Camp 1 Secluded rear of mountain 3. 80 m high moderate climb past clearest tested natural spring in Southern Africa 4. Level trail to Forest (15) 5. Explore forest, cave, river (37) 6. Follow valley to Aloe Valley (45) 7. Meet at Base Camp 3 (at foot of valley) or 4 (21) Shower Falls trail (1 - 2 hours) 1. Park at Base Camp 5 2. Trail to Shower falls (gentle climb) (17) 3. Climb to shower falls lookout (steep and strenuous option for the energetic while other shower) (21) Post Trail option (35 - 45 minutes) 1. Drive through Riverine Bush (certain vehicles only) (20) 2. Return to Hotel (15) 3. Pick up from Mission Camp and exit Mahamba Border Post (5 minutes)
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