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Wild Coast Guided Hike: Port St Johns to Coffee Bay: 5-Day Plan You Can Actually Do

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The 5-day version for May: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 5-day plan · best time to go.

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5
days
75 km
distance
28.0 h
in transit
5
curated stops

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Day 1 Port St Johns → Madakeni Village

1 curated stops
Transit
6h00
Finish
~15:30
Temperature
11.2°C–22.4°C
Rainy days
~5
Daylight
10.4h
Travel connections

Transport is not booked. Confirm departures, local transfers and vehicle pickup before travel.

  1. 09:00–13:00
    Transfer
    Port St Johns → uMngazi south-bank boat handoff
    Follow the staffed coastal stage from Second Beach through Silaka and Sicambeni to the confirmed uMngazi handoff.
    Planning allowance: 240 min
    Check source
  2. 13:00–13:15
    Ferry
    uMngazi south-bank boat handoff → uMngazi north-bank landing
    Cross with the guide on the separately confirmed local passenger boat; this is a conservative share of the operator's six-hour stage, not a public timetable.
    Planning allowance: 15 min
    Check source
  3. 13:15–14:30
    Transfer
    uMngazi north-bank landing → uMngazana south-bank ferry handoff
    Continue the staffed beach section to the confirmed uMngazana ferry handoff.
    Planning allowance: 75 min
    Check source
  4. 14:30–14:45
    Ferry
    uMngazana south-bank ferry handoff → uMngazana north-bank landing
    Cross with the guide on the separately confirmed local ferry; this allowance does not promise walk-up operation.
    Planning allowance: 15 min
    Check source
  5. 14:45–15:00
    Transfer
    uMngazana north-bank landing → Madakeni Village
    Complete the staffed first stage to the confirmed Madakeni homestay.
    Planning allowance: 15 min
    Check source
15:00
Silaka and two-river guided stage wildsidehiking.com map ↗
Use only inside the confirmed five-day guided booking. The connection owns the six-hour walking and boat allowance; this short block names the reviewed stage and Madakeni arrival without charging that movement twice.
30 min · Madakeni Village · Included only in the separately confirmed five-day guided booking
Overnight here
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Day 2 Tsweleni Village

1 curated stops
Transit
4h00
Finish
~13:30
Temperature
19.1°C–23.2°C
Rainy days
~5
Daylight
10.4h
Travel connections

Transport is not booked. Confirm departures, local transfers and vehicle pickup before travel.

  1. 09:00–13:00
    Transfer
    Madakeni Village → Tsweleni Village
    Walk the staffed inland and rainforest stage through Mawotsheni and Magcakini to the confirmed Tsweleni homestay.
    Planning allowance: 240 min
    Check source
13:00
Mpande forest and village stage wildsidehiking.com map ↗
Keep this as the confirmed guided Madakeni-to-Tsweleni stage. Swimming and informal encounters depend on local conditions and are not promises.
30 min · Tsweleni Village · Included only in the separately confirmed five-day guided booking
Overnight here
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Day 3 Lucingweni Village

1 curated stops
Transit
8h00
Finish
~17:30
Temperature
19.1°C–23.2°C
Rainy days
~5
Daylight
10.4h
Travel connections

Transport is not booked. Confirm departures, local transfers and vehicle pickup before travel.

  1. 09:00–17:00
    Transfer
    Tsweleni Village → Lucingweni Village
    Walk the operator's longest staffed stage by uMnenu Beach and through Hluleka to the confirmed Lucingweni homestay.
    Planning allowance: 480 min
    Check source
17:00
Hluleka guided coast stage visiteasterncape.co.za map ↗
Keep the full eight-hour guided stage and current Hluleka access. Do not repeat the operator's wildlife language as a sighting guarantee.
30 min · Lucingweni Village · Included only in the separately confirmed five-day guided booking
Overnight here
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Day 4 Tshani Village

1 curated stops
Transit
6h00
Finish
~15:30
Temperature
19.1°C–23.2°C
Rainy days
~5
Daylight
10.4h
Travel connections

Transport is not booked. Confirm departures, local transfers and vehicle pickup before travel.

  1. 09:00–15:00
    Transfer
    Lucingweni Village → Tshani Village
    Walk the staffed coast stage past Mthakatye and Mdumbi to the confirmed Tshani homestay.
    Planning allowance: 360 min
    Check source
15:00
Mdumbi coast and Tshani stage wildsidehiking.com map ↗
Use the confirmed guided Lucingweni-to-Tshani stage through the Mdumbi coast; surf and swimming remain condition-dependent options.
30 min · Tshani Village · Included only in the separately confirmed five-day guided booking
Overnight here
e.g. Freedom O Clock Backpackers Retreat · Swell Eco Lodge
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Day 5 Coffee Bay

1 curated stops
Transit
4h00
Finish
~13:30
Temperature
19.1°C–23.2°C
Rainy days
~5
Daylight
10.4h
Travel connections

Transport is not booked. Confirm departures, local transfers and vehicle pickup before travel.

  1. 09:00–13:00
    Transfer
    Tshani Village → Coffee Bay
    Walk the staffed final stage across the Mthatha River mouth and Mapuzi coast to Coffee Bay.
    Planning allowance: 240 min
    Check source
13:00
Mthatha River mouth to Coffee Bay stage wildsidehiking.com map ↗
Use the confirmed final guided stage to Coffee Bay. Hole in the Wall is outside this five-day baseline and must not be implied by the old hero or title.
30 min · Coffee Bay · Included only in the separately confirmed five-day guided booking

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