Booking for the Leopard Trail

The Leopard Trail is booked per group of 4 hikers, and three groups of 4 hikers can start each day.  Bookings are not done per individual hiker, but in groups of 4 hikers at a time.

Each trail departure date has space for a maximum of 12 hikers.

How to make a new Booking

All bookings must be made online through our booking system.  We do not take bookings via email or phone.

When booking, choose your hiking start date and then select how many groups of 4 people you are booking for: 1 group (4 hikers), 2 groups (8 hikers) or 3 groups (12 hikers).

You only need to select the start date. The system will automatically include the full hike.

If you book for 3 Groups of 4 Hikers (12 hikers in total)  you book the full trail departure and have the trail exclusively to yourselves.

If you book for 1 Group (4 hikers) or 2 Groups (8 hikers) you are likely to share the trail with 1 or 2 other groups of 4.

The booking system will show you how many spaces are still available for Groups (1, 2 or 3), not individual hikers.

Booking Releases

• Bookings up to September 2027 are currently open.
• Future bookings opening dates will be announced through our social media and newsletter.

First Day Bookings Open for New Season

• First Day Rule: On the first day new bookings are released, a minimum booking of 2 groups of 4 people is required to secure a date.   
• On the next day onwards all bookings will be open for single groups of 4 people.

Looking for a Leopard Trail Booking?

There are four ways to find a date or plan your future Leopard Trail hike:

Here are some notes on how to book in a way that increases your chances of getting the dates you want.

• Firstly, we do not give anyone early access or preferential bookings. When we open the bookings to the public, everyone has the same chance to get a booking.  The only dates that may not be available are for our own team’s inspection hikes (usually one booking every quarter).
• The date and time the bookings will open will be publicized on our social media pages – make sure to follow us to keep informed.
• When making a booking, select only the starting date of your hike.
• We use a third-party booking system that follows the same principles as most booking and ticketing services. There are a few things worth noting:
1. The booking system only blocks out a booking as being not available when someone making that booking has completed the booking process.
2. Therefore, if you and another person both start booking a specific date at the same time, the first person to complete the booking will receive the date, while the second person will be told the date is no longer available even if they are in the process of finalising the booking.
3. Given the above, your goal should be to complete your booking as quickly as possible.  The main option to speed up this process is to select paying by EFT, rather than credit card, at the time you are making your booking, as taking time to enter credit card details and complete the payment will take longer to finalise the booking.