Steenbras River Gorge

5 Nicole Wahl - 7 months ago

Very beautiful and fun. It's a great hike and the pools are amazing. Nice places to jump into pools, if you arent afraid of heights. Really great to relax. Hike early in the morning since it has no shade, bring lots of water and sunscreen as well. Be careful there are baboons, but I didn't encounter them. Trail is marked well, just follow the footsteps. And most importantly enjoy the hike

5 Daniel Putra - 6 months ago

Great hike providing for different levels of fitness. You need to be reasonably fit though and be fine with some scrambling. If you have good endurance, you can hike to the 3rd pool. Those who are exhausted earlier can remain at pool 1 or at pool 2. Swimming and jumping into the pools is great fun and refreshing.

5 Eitan Prince - 8 months ago

Finally visited the crystal pools after many years of wanting to, and they did not disappoint. The staff at the entrance were helpful and friendly, as were the other hikers we encountered on the day we went (high summer). It was a hot day (u003e30 degrees Celsius) which made the 2-3km hike to the pools a bit challenging in places. But this also made the reward of swimming in the pools that much sweeter. In some of the more secluded pools, it truly felt like we had this bit of paradise all to ourselves.

5 Jenna Arnsmeyer - 8 months ago

Breathtaking views, divine natural pools and epic trail to hike. Please do not leave your litter in the reserve. Enjoy ????

5 Mashilo Magongoa - 8 months ago

You have to book months ahead to be able to visit here, there are various ways of booking, which include through the City of Cape Town, which apparently is way cheaper than the R120 p.p. that the tickets are currently going for through these other go between.

5 Faye Thorpe - 7 months ago

An amazing experience, a have to when in Cape Town!! Watch out for the baboons though… they will steal all your food.

Also ensure you pre book.

4 Nick Stodel - a year ago

The pools are incredible. The 1st one in my opinion is the nicest. It has lots of space to sit on the rocks and enjoy the area. The second pool, further up, is better protected from the wind, however there is very little area to sit, and it is on soil, not rocks.
The third pool is a significant walk from the second and you need to be confident to climb rocks. Very easy scrambling, not for everybody though.

******Baboon Warning***********
While we were there, two people had their bag stollen by baboons. Both were being careful. We had food snatched out of our hands by baboons, again, we were aware of the baboons and were being careful. In the way there a big make baboon blocked our path. Not sure why, however we had to wait for him to move on. At no stage did I feel that we were in danger. At the same time we did have to be careful.
A suggestion is not to go up to the pools to picnic. Also, even if you don’t have food in your bag, don’t put keys and phones in your bag. Both people who we saw with their bags stollen had to get the bags back as they had car keys in them. It adds a lot of stress.