First-Time Hiker Seeking Advice: Best Slackpacking Trails for Beginners in SA?

Hi fellow hikers!
New to the forum and excited to connect with experienced adventurers. I’m planning my first multi-day hike and want to start with a slackpacking trail

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Am i not looking right or this this website outdated and very old. No one is keep up to date here

I never look for slackpacking options, but have heard that these hikes offer such features…heard:

Otter Trail
Leopard Trail.
Research the various Caminoes in SA.
Some of the Pondoland-coastal hikes offer slackpacking or porter options.

…I think

The biggest question with slackpacking is really what your budget is.
Lots of options if you are rich, some are slackpack only in Cape Town but it can be up to 10k pp.
Start with Boesmanskloof. You can litterally take 2 cars, and park one at the start, the other at the cabin. So if you need to bail on day 2 for whatever reason you have a car where you sleep.