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Black Eagle
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Augrabies
Description: 75km/5day; average; guided; all equipment and food provided; linear; along Orange River; house and camp site at base; overnight under stars/own tent; 12 persons min/30 persons max; no under 8
Enquiries: Adventure Runners
Tel: + 27 (0)11 646-3548 or (0)21 686-3386
Fax: + 27 (0)11 646-5088
e-mail: info@adventurerunners.com

Orange Gorge
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Augrabies
Description: 3 to 5 days; guides all equipment and food provided; confident swimmers only; runs mid March to mid January; need passports and visas
Enquiries: River Rafters
Tel: + 27 (0)21 72-5094
Fax: + 27 (0)21 72-5241

Orange River Safari: Richtersveld
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Augrabies [Back to Top]
Description: 4 to 6 days; guided; all equipment and food provided; base camp; camping on river banks; no experience required; average fitness;
Enquiries: River Rafters
Tel: + 27 (0)21 72-5094
Fax: + 27 (0)21 72-5241

Breede Escape
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Bonnievale
Description: On the Breede River; own canoe; rubber dingies available at R50 per day; lapa; rondawels; catering available; 12 persons max;
Tel: + 27 (0)2346 2995

The Wine Route Canoeing and Rafting
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Breede River
Description: 1 day; guides; all equipment food and wine provided; mid October to mid March
Enquiries: Felix Unite
Tel: + 27 (0)21 683-6433
Fax: + 27 (0)21 683-6488

Doring Rivier
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Clanwilliam [Back to Top]
Description: 2 days; camp sites; guided; all equipment and food provided; 40 persons maximum; June to September; wetsuit required; grade 3 rapids;
Enquiries: River Rafters
Tel: + 27 (0)21 72-5094
Fax: + 27 (0)21 72-5241

Tugela River
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Colenso
Description: 1 to 4 day; all equipment and meals provided; accommodation in bush camps; must be confident swimmer; no persons under 16; 30 persons maximum; September to March
Enquiries: Felix Unite
Tel: + 27 (0)11 8039778
Fax: + 27 (0)11 8039603

Silo
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Greytown
Description: 1-2 day; overnight facilities; 12 persons max; R25 per person
Enquiries: CB Theunissen
Tel: + 27 (0)334 33355
Fax: + 27 (0)334 33355

Chobe River
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Grootfontein [Back to Top]
Description: 5 days; maximum 6 persons; guided; and all equipment provided; tented camps
Enquiries: Kalizo
Tel: + 27 (0)11 764-4606

Strandloper
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Kei Mouth
Description: On the two day Strandloper canoe trail you explore the Great Kei River- once an historic frontier, now a gateway to a very special part of Sout Africa. Overnight accommodation is provided in comfortable 12 bunk self-catering cabins.
Tel: +27(0)43 841 1046
Fax: +27(0)43 841 1046
e-mail: strandloper2net4u.co.za

Bushmans River Canoe Trail
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Kenton-on-Sea
Description: 30km/2 days; maximum persons 12; children under 15 must be with an adult; equipment and overnight hut provided
Enquiries: Ken Kings
Tel: + 27 (0)46 648-1223

Langebaan
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Langebaan [Back to Top]
Description: 2 hours; guide and 5 double canoes provided; accommodation at Langebaan; August and September only
Enquiries: West Coast National Park
Tel: + 27 (0)2287 2-2144
Fax: + 27 (0)2287 2-2607

Lake Kariba
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Lusaka
Description: Short or longer safaris arranged; watch out for storms on lake
Enquiries: Fothergill Island Safaris
Tel: + 264 (0)61 2253

Lower Zambezi River
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Lusaka
Description: 1 to 9 days at about 20 km per day; accommodation in equipped camps; 4 to 20 persons; no under age 15; March to December best; easy going
Enquiries: Zambezi River Safaris
Tel: + 260 (0)1 287748
Fax: + 260 (0)1 1- 230576

Upper Zambesi River
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Lusaka [Back to Top]
Description: 1 to 3 days; do about 20 km per day; equipment provided; also meals and drinks; 6 to 9 persons; no under 16; average fitness
Enquiries: Makora Quests
Tel: + 260 (0)3 32-1679
Fax: + 260 (0)3 32-0732

Zambesi River
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Lusaka
Description: 13km white water rafting; trips up to 7 days also possible; 20 persons maximum; no under age 16; June to mid July and December to March; rapids grade 3 to 6; 23 rapids; portage; guides and equipment
Enquiries: Sobek White Water Adventures
Tel: + 260 (0)1 224248
Fax: + 260 (0)1 224265

Orange River Cape/Namibian Border
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Onseepkans
Description: 6 days; sleep under stars; all equipment and meals provided; March to October very hot; provide adequately for sunburn; max 30 persons; passports and visas required; other options available
Enquiries: Felix Unite
Tel: + 27 (0)21 683-6433
Fax: + 27 (0)21 683-6488

West Coast Guided Kyak Trails
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Paternoster [Back to Top]
Description: Guided Kyak trails along the West Coast
Enquiries: Hannes Kleynhans
Cell: + 27 (0)82 926 2267
e-mail: info@kayaktrails

Keurboomsriver Canoe
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Plettenberg Bay
Description: 7km upriver & 7 km down river; overnight hut; braai facilities; 12 persons max; life jackets supplied; arrival and departure at 12:00
Enquiries: Keurboomsriver Nature Reserve
Tel: + 27 (0)44 573-2125
Fax: + 27 (0)44 573-0322
Web: http://www.capenature.org.za

Kap River
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Port Alfred
Description: Beautiful beaches; numerous birds; mammals and flora. We also offer hiking and mountain biking. Swimming pool, picnic and fishing.
Enquiries: Western Region District Council
Tel: + 27 (0)46 625-0631
Fax: + 27 (0)46 625-0631
e-mail: phil@conservation.za.net

Breede River Wine Route
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Rawsonville [Back to Top]
Description: 1 or 2 day; private camp; guided; all equipment and food provided; 40 persons maximum; June to September; wetsuit required; grade 3 rapids;
Enquiries: River Rafters
Tel: + 27 (0)21 72-5094
Fax: + 27 (0)21 72-5241

Breede Rivier
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Swellendam
Description: 2 days; rapids are grade 1 to 2; wet suit required; maximum persons for Aquatrail 20
Enquiries: Breede Rivier Adventures
Tel: + 27 (0)21 461-0033
Fax: + 27 (0)21 46-1434

Drift to Drift: Vredefort Dome
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Venterskroon
Location: In the Venterskroon area about 28 km from Potchefstroom and 25 km from Parys.
Description: 30km/2 day; moderate; guided; one way; on the Vaal River; 8 persons min/16 persons max. Accommodation: Base Camp, overnight at Yellowfish Lodge bush camp, Owl's Cottage or Elgro Chalets. Transport is provided back to Base Camp.
Comments: Largest meteorite impact crater in the world; rock climbing, swimming, mountain bikes, bird watching and tree spotting. Abseiling facilities and canoe trail (Boot & PaddleDrift) available on the Vaal River. Other options Rooihaas, Summit (Kruin) Trail and Old Mine (Ou Myn) Trail. Must be able to swim
Enquiries: Dome Highland Trails / Koepelroetes
Tel: + 27 (0)18 294-8572
Fax: + 27 (0)18 297-7976
Cell: + 27 (0)82 856 9736
e-mail: domeavnt@iafrica.com
Web: http://dometrails.hypermart.net

Wilderness National Park
Type: Canoe trail
Closest Town: Wilderness [Back to Top]
Description: Wilderness 3-day Guided Canoe Trail,
Comments: Wilderness National Park - on the N2 highway, 15 minutes from George
Enquiries: SA National Parks Board
Tel: + 27 (0)44 877-1197 or (012) 428 9111
Fax: + 27 (0)44 877-0111
Cell: + 27 (0)82 233 9111
e-mail: reservations@sanparks.org
Web: http://www.sanparks.org