Create your own Private Group

• Students only.
• Min 15 Max 40 (trip can’t run with less than 15 people).
• 15-20 students R4100 pp, 21-25 students R3900 pp, 26 and more students R3700 pp
• We need one group leader to help with admin/communication in the group.
• Get your group together and discuss a date with us. We check availability and then we work on a first come first serve base. We operate throughout the year, but March/April/September/October/December being our busiest months.
• Your group have the option between 2 paddling routes (The SA-NAM Route or the SA-SA Route)
  
  

What does this trip include?

• All your meals from the arrival dinner until the morning of departure.
• Your guides.
• Your equipment (drybag for clothes, boat, lifejacket, paddle etc).
• The river transport (the drive from basecamp to the launch point and the pick-up).
• The first night and last night camping fee at basecamp.

 

What does this trip not include?

• The transport to and from basecamp. The campsite is called Fiddlers Creek Campsite and is situated in Vioolsdrift, Northern Cape.
• We provide 3 meals a day and water on river, but extra snacks and drinks will be on your own account.

 

What does a normal trip look like?

Let’s use 18-23 March 2022 HENKRIES TRIP as an example.

18 March

You arrive at basecamp. You will be CAMPING AT BASECAMP for the night. Meet your guides, the rest of the group, set up camp and settle in. Dinner will be served at camp. After dinner, your guide will do a briefing about what to expect on the trip/explain some procedures.

19 March

Breakfast will be served at camp. After breakfast you pack your bags, hop in the truck and set off on your adventure. It is a 2-hour drive to the launch point. When you arrive there your guide will give instructions and you will pack your back, listen to a safety briefing and hop on the water for your first day of paddling. Lunch and dinner will be served on the water. First night under the stars.

20 March

Full day of paddling. Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the water. Second night under the stars.

21 March

Full day of paddling. Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the water. Third night under the stars.

22 March

Breakfast served on the water. Half day paddle to the take-out point. We normally have lunch at the take-out point while we wait for our pick-up. About a 40min drive and you are back at basecamp to enjoy a cold drink and a hot shower.

23 March

Coffee and rusks served before you depart. You can depart at any time. You can also book an extra night to stay over for another night.

If you feel like you want to paddle the Orange River in 2022, DO IT. We love questions, please ask them!

Tour route options

Check out our tour route pre trip briefing documents for more details about the paddling routes.

Click here to download the SA – SA Route

Click here to download the SA – NAM Route