Xama Adventures and Safaris

Breede River Rafting Weekend

Overview

2 DAY BREEDE RIVER RAFTING TRAIL IN SWELLENDAM

Xama Adventures, an adventure travel specialist based in the beautiful city of Cape Town, offers a 2 day river rafting trail on the majestic Breede River, just 24kms from the old-world country town of Swellendam. This trail offers a fantastic opportunity to escape city life for the weekend, and really is a must do! Our private camp is wonderfully green and lush and overlooks the Breede River, whilst the ablution blocks are spotless and have piping hot water.

Please note!!!

We don’t allow any glass bottles on the water so decant into plastic containers or bring cans. We recommend that you arrive with your drinks cold as we operate in remote areas, and bring at least 2 x 1L bottles of drinking water as the river water is not good to drink. Bring ice and your cooler box!!!

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive at our Xama Fish Eagle River Camp Swellendam

Upon arrival (by way of own transport), you are greeted by the river crew and shown around the camp, after which you get the chance to set up camp. The evening is spent relaxing around the camp fires underneath the centralised lapa, with a delicious dinner served around 20h30.

Included meals Dinner
Tented accommodation (large dome tent with full mattress and fitted sheets)

Day 2: On the Breede River

We wake early for a healthy breakfast, after which we are driven upstream to our put-in point. Here we have a safety briefing before getting into our 2 man inflatable rafts and spending the day paddling, negotiating rapids, enjoying the sunshine and the lovely landscape. We stop for lunch on a sand bar and hit the water again, arriving back at base camp at approximately 15h00. Rest of the day is spent relaxing around the camp. Enjoy swimming, games available or rent a fishing rod and try your luck for some carp, springers, barbell, bass and some others.

Day 3. Departure day.

Awake to the sounds of the resident Fish Eagles. A Xama farm style breakfast is prepared and enjoyed in the main lapa. After breakfast one has the opportunity to relax around the camp, take a dip in the plunge pool or take a paddle up stream and enjoy a relaxing float back to camp. Departure is at ones own leisure before 12h00.

We trust you have enjoyed your stay and rafting experience and hope to see you with us on one of our exciting safaris or rafting trips again.

Included meals 2 x breakfast, 2 x dinner, 1 x lunch, snacks, tea and coffee
Included activities River rafting with qualified guides
Included extras Boating equipment and in transit transport at the river, watertight barrels & dry bags for your clothes

What is excluded?

Transport to and from the Breede River
Alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages & soft drinks, water, ice, cooler box,

Suggested Packing List:

Gear

Warm top, shorts, T-shirt’s, hat or cap, Sarong, strops and comfortable walking shoes, sleeping bag, rollmat, towel, swimming costume.

Accessories

Camera, torch with batteries or headlamp, plate, mug, knife, fork, spoon, sunscreen, lip-ice, sunglasses with strap, personal medication, insect repellent, toiletries, and zip lock bags for personal items.