Southern Africa is hiking country with thousands of kilometres self-guided hiking trails -- in desert, forest, mountain or coast, and many double up as mountain bike trails as well. Within Southern Africa, South Africa has the most hiking trails and the higest diversity in topography and should be the first choice for anyone wanting to travel to Southern Africa on a trekking holiday.

	Photographer: EcoTravel Africa

:: Angola ::

:: Botswana ::

:: Lesotho ::

:: Madagascar ::

:: Malawi ::

:: Mauritius ::

:: Mozambique ::

:: Namibia ::

:: Reunion ::

:: Seychelles ::

:: South Africa :: South Africa's diverse topography is hikers heaven; the best self-guided hiking trails are set within the uKhahlamba Drakensberg mountains; the Wild Coast offers a number of rural and somewhat pristine hiking trails; Cape Towns Table Mountain offers excellent day trails; the Cedarberg -- near Cape Town -- is a popular hikers destination; multi-day hikes are available in most of the above destinations.

:: Swaziland ::

:: Zambia ::

:: Zimbabwe ::