STRANDLOPER HIKING TRAILS

The Strandloper Trail was started in the 1980's by the Wildlife Society as an informal hiking trail. Donations from the Kei Mouth TLC, the Amatole Regional Services Council, Small Projects Foundation, the East London Museum, Iscor and the East Cape Nature Conservation provided the base for the revival of the Strandloper Trail.

A Section 21 Company (Association not for gain) was established in June 1996 to develop the Trail and manage it’s operations – and so the Strandloper Ecotourism Board was born.

SETB ‘s main objectives are:

• To develop and promote the Strandloper Trail and associated activities.
• To promote the development of ecotourism and job creation on the coastal areas between Kei Mouth and Gonubie.
• To provide guidance, practical support and training to communities along the coastline.
• SETB has also established the Ecotourism Centre at the Cape Morgan Mine Complex which it hopes to use as an Environmental Education Centre in the near future.

Today the Trail employs a Trail Manager, Reservations Manager, Maintenance Officer, Trail Guide and two Coastal Rangers.

The Board of Directors comprises the following people:

Guy Fowle (Chairperson)
Kevin Cole
Velile Ndlumbini
Lee-Anne Kretzmann
Dave Marais