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Breede River

Breede River

Grading: 1 (easy)
Season: Summer
Length: 1-2 days
Drive from Cape Town: 1 hr 15 mins

We operate on the Breede River, near Worcester, just over an hour’s drive from Cape Town. The Breede River Valley is the largest wine producing area in the country and the river winds its way through the vineyards making for a relaxing day out in the country. The river here consists of stretches of flat water and flowing channels through the reed islands. There are no demanding rapids, which makes it the perfect trip for all ages and skill levels. We use inflatable 2 person ‘crocs’ for this trip - they are stable and easy to paddle and make the perfect tanning and swimming platform. We start the day with a light brunch on the riverbanks followed by a safety briefing and then it’s time to get on the water. Lunch is a delicious picnic spread served on the banks and the day ends in the late afternoon with a tasting of local wines.

The Palmiet Experience

Palmiet River
Grading: 2-4 (moderate to challenging) Season: All year but winter is white water season Length: 1-2 days Drive from Cape Town: 1 hr 15 mins The Palmiet River tumbles through the Fynbos covered mountains of the Kogelberg Nature Reserve, just outside Kleinmond, about an hour's drive from Cape Town. This pristine natural environment forms the backdrop to our Palmiet River Experience. A friendly stream during the summer months, winter rainfall turns the river into an exciting white water adventure. To veiw some pictures of a recent trip follow the link below: http://picasaweb.google.com/ak4foot7/PamietAugust09?feat=directlink
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Sea Kayaking

Sea Kayaking
Grading: 1 (easy) Length: 1-2 day Season: All year Length of drive from Cape Town: 1 hr 15 mins We have been awarded the sole rights to operate commercial sea kayaking trips in the beautiful West Coast National Park. With the jewel-like Langebaan Lagoon as its centerpiece, this park offers adventurers something different. Stunning bird life, magnificent scenery, excellent local seafood and exciting fishing are just some of the elements that make the ‘weskus’ so special. Our legendary Flaming Jo's beach camp in the West Coast National Park has come to an end. The WCNP has decided not to renew our contract for that site as they want to restore it into natural state.... We appreciate all the support and encouraging comments we have had from our past clients. We are working on a new venture within the Park, which will entail free camping within the heart of the park, lets see if they are forward minded enough to consider it? We will keep you posted! In the mean time, we have move right on, and introduced 'Indigo Blue' a Beach house on the shores of langebaan lagoon. This allows you to combine roughing it during the day when kayaking and the luxuaries of the beach house.
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Coasteering

Coasteering is a new adventure on offer world wide and Gravity, being at the forefront of adventure inovation, has introduced it to our clients. This is Adventure on our doorstep! Running from CapeTown, we are spoilt for choice but have narrowed it down to one or two locations depending on the weather, which offer the best experience.

This new adventure appeals to all ages and all skill levels. All participants wear Wetsuits and Bouyancy Aids, Helmets and nothing is compulsory. The essence of Coasteering is the exploring of the coastline, it's gullies and sea life up close and personal. The streangth of this activity as a Corporate option is that there is no skill needed, transport is kept to a minimum and Group Participation is generally always achieved.

Come and join us and enjoy what nature has to offer on our doorstep............

Price includes: Guides, wesuit, booties, PFD's and helmets. Clients are to meet on site as directed when booking. A safety boat is provided.

Coasteering
Short trip - 2 hour on water 3 hrs total	R 350.00p/p
Long trip - 3 hours on water 4 hrs in total	R 425.00p/p
Lunch	R 60.00p/p
Bedouin tent option for groups	R450.00

Prices valid from 01 October 2009

Orange River - Richtersveld - Schools

School Trips

Grading:1-3 (easy to moderate)
Length: 3 or 4 days
Season: All year
Passports required: Yes
Travel time from Cape Town:+/- 8 hrs
Jhb: +/- 12 hrs

Gravity offers trips on the Richtersveld stretch of the Orange River for school groups. The trip starts from our base camp, on the banks of the Orange River near Vioolsdrif on the South Africa/Namibia border.

Orange River - Gorge - Schools

School Trips

Difficulty grading: 2-4 (easy to challenging)
Length: 3 or 4 days (standard trip - 4 days)
Season: All year
Passports required: No
Length of drive from Cape Town: +/- 8 hours
Length of drive from JHB: +/- 10 hours

Starting near Pofadder in the Northern Cape, this section of the river offers a variety of conditions, from flat water to flowing channels, lots of exciting small rapids and a few ‘Big Ones’ to get the adrenaline flowing. At high water it becomes an exciting whitewater trip. The 4-day trip also includes abseiling for those keen to give it a try. We use inflatable two person boats that are easy to paddle and steer. We also have rafts that are very stable and perfect for less confident paddlers. We cover just over 30kms during the trip so there is ample time to relax, read your book or explore the camp surroundings.

Orange River - Gorge

Orage River
Difficulty grading: 2-4 (easy to challenging) Length: 3-10 days (standard trip - 4 days) Season: All year Length of drive from Cape Town: +/- 8 hours Length of drive from JHB: +/- 10 hours NOTE: NO PASSPORTS REQUIRED NOTE: JUNE WORLD CUP SPECIALS! R500.00 OFF! Standard rate R2895.00 Specials rate R2395.00 NOTE: Only Trips booked between 19th and 27th June will qualify for this discount. Starting near Pofadder in the Northern Cape, this section of the river offers a variety of conditions, from flat water to flowing channels, lots of exciting small rapids and a few ‘Big Ones’ to get the adrenaline flowing. At high water it becomes an exciting whitewater trip. The 4-day trip also includes abseiling for those keen to give it a try. We use inflatable two person boats that are easy to paddle and steer. We also have rafts that are very stable and perfect for less confident paddlers. We cover just over 30kms during the trip so there is ample time to relax, read your book or explore the camp surroundings. To veiw photo's from a recent trip you can go to Andrew's Web Albums by following the link below: http://picasaweb.google.com/ak4foot7/GravityOrangeGorgeSep08?feat=directlink
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Orange River - Richtersveld

Orage River

Grading:1-3 (easy to moderate)
Length: 4 days
Season: All year
Travel time from Cape Town:+/- 8 hrs
Jhb: +/- 12 hrs

This trip starts from our base camp, on the banks of the Orange River. You can unwind after the long drive from Cape Town on the grassy banks of the river or enjoy a swim before your guides prepare supper.

Orange River - Raap en Skraap

Orage River
Difficulty grading: 2 (easy) Length: 3 days / 4 nights Season: All year Length of drive from Cape Town: +/- 9 hours (about 820kms) Length of drive from JHB: +/- 10 hours (about 1 071kms) NOTE : NO PASSPORTS REQUIRED Starting between Kakamas and Onseepkans in the Northern Cape, this section of the river offers a mainly flatwater trip, with a few small rapids. There are no major rapids, which makes it ideal for families with younger kids, school groups or anyone who wants a relaxed river trip with minimum thrills and spills.
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Lake Malawi Sea Kayaking

Expeditions

If you are looking for a real breakaway and are keen to try something different, we can highly recommend a trip to Mambo Island, Lake Malawi.

The tiny island camp, with capacity for only fourteen guests, features tastefully furnished tents with shaded decks, hammocks, hot bucket showers and ‘eco-loos’. A dining area with bar and a watersport gazebo complete camp infrastructure.

The whole camp is built of timber, thatch and canvas, and is perched on high rocks overlooking the water, blending with the African bush to create a ‘Robinson Crusoe’ atmosphere of rustic charm. The whole island falls within an exclusive concesion, guaranteeing privacy in paradise.

Sea Kayaking or Lake kayaking is the main reason we chose to check out this destination a couple of years ago, and believe me, we are still talking about it. The Kayaking is not compulsory but is highly recommended. This 7 day getaway has got to be one of the best remidies for living in the fast lane! When last did you read more than one book in a week? There are options to Scuba Dive, but realisticly, most of the amazing fish life can be seen by snorkling.

Packages start from around R12.150.00p/p ex Jhb.(please phone for a final quote depending on your needs and fluctuations in the airfares)July 08

Check out some photo's below;

http://picasaweb.google.com/ak4foot7/Malawi2006#

We have just completed training for the guides at Kayak Africa in Malawi. below are some Photo's;

http://picasaweb.google.com/ak4foot7/MalawiTraining2008#

White Nile Trip - Uganda 2008

Expeditions

Uganda's White Nile is arguably the best whitewater on the planet and is suitable for kayakers from novice (with a roll) to expert.
The river is currently being damed and most of the one day rapids will be under water by the end of 2009. NOW is the time to take the opertunity and join us on our anual kayak trip. This trip will run towards the end Sep/ begining Oct 08. This annual trip allows you to experience the best of the White Nile with Andrew Kellett , who has lead 5 expeditions to the Nile, to lead the trip and take care of logistical details, along the back up of Nile River Explorers and Kayak the Nile.

Packages for non kayakers are also available and last year we ran our first family trip. You can veiw the write up and photo's under the NEWS tab.

NEW!

To veiw a slideshow of our past trips follow this link;
http://picasaweb.google.com/ak4foot7/UgandaCollection

Dates:
End Sep - Mid Oct 08. The trip is generally 7 days flying on a Saturday and returning following week Sunday.

Cost:
To be confirmed

There are limited spaces on a trip of this nature, so contact us for more info and to book your place ASAP

Mountain Biking

Short Breaks
The Kogelberg offers a variety of trails of various lengths. We offer guided trails and can also arrange accommodation and other activities. Bikes can also be arranged if required.

Corporate Trips

For an experientially based corporate team building or end of year event, we recommend any of our standard trips. We also offer ‘beach days and ‘nature days’ incorporating various activities for larger groups.

Structured Team Building

We offer a variety of programmes from our fun ‘Survivor Game’ to the more challenging Adventure Race format. We can also arrange conference facilities, faciliators or draw up and individual programme to meet your group’s needs.

New!

Check out some Photo's from a recent Orange River Team Build with Old Mutual.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ak4foot7/OldMutalCorporateTeamBuildOnOrangeRiverWithGravity

Team Building through Adventure

Coasteering - This trip is aimed at the group who are looking for something different and adventurous. It is aimed at all skill levels and is close to Cape Town to allow for 2 hour trips to fit in with the groups schedual. Check out Coasteering for the full details.

Price: from R250.00p/p 45min from Cape Town

Beach Day - The beach day activity is suited for larger groups who want a variety of games to suit all skill levels and the games include Beach Rafting, Sea Kayaking, Volley Ball, Beach Rugby, Beach soccer and Beach Games. We set up a Bedouin tent on the beach and can arrange cateering and drinks to suit your groups needs. The beach day is also suited to just enjoy the sundown with your team in a social environment. We can set up on any beach which suits your group.

Price: from R150.00 p/p
Palmiet River Tubing and Rafting - This is one of our structured adventures which, depending on the season, takes you to Kleinmond in the Kogelberg Nature reserve. In summer we run tubing trips and in winter we run White Water Rafting trips. Check out Palmiet River for more details.

Price: from R395.00 1 hour from Cape Town

Langebaan Sea Kayaking - Gravity has the sole rights to Sea Kayak in the West Coast National Park. We have a beach camp which accommodates 20 people in tents on decks as well as a thatched boama area 5 metres form the water! Paddling trips can be done from the camp and can include lunch. We also run overnight trips to suit your group. Check out Langebaan Sea Kayaking for more details. This is suited to all skill levels and no prior experience is needed.

Breede River Rafting - This is our standard rafting trip suited to corporate groups. It is suited for all skill levels. We can run a day trip with lunch, an overnight trip as well as a weekend trip. Overnights are done at the High Africa camp site which is equiped with a thatched boama area as well as fixed wooden bungalo's to sleep in. Chech out the Breede River for more information.

Price: from R425.00 90 min from Cape Town

Contact us a call to find out more! Tel: (021) 683 3698, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it