“Our favourite!” The 2 hour Storms River Kayak & Lilo Adventure is our most popular adventure activity in Tsitsikamma National Park! If you are keen to explore deeper into the Storms River Gorge in Tsitsikamma, and experience the long, deep, quiet pools, then the Kayak and Lilo trip is for you!
We paddle from the Harbour next to the small beach across the ocean, then under the Suspension Bridge and up the beautiful Storms River Mouth. Please note that if the sea is rough, you have to hike to the Suspension Bridge (along a boardwalked trail), where we then hike along the river from the suspension bridge up to the jetty to where you then get on onto your kayaks. This 1km hike takes about 30 min
This is where the true Kayaking adventure begins – paddling the Storms River, the pinnacle of Tsitsikamma National Park. After waving to all the tourists photographing you from the Suspension Bridge, we continue the kayak trip up the Stormsriver. We paddle right into the bats cave and spend time gazing up at the magnificent and spectacular cliffs all around us, all from the comfort of our double sit-on-top kayaks.
At the low-water point we disembark our kayaks and we jump on our unique Lilo’s. (a Lilo is an inflatable mattress that we’ve had specially made for this trip). From here we walk and float over a short section of rocks and simply wade deeper up the river on the Lilo’s. What a stunning view it is, laying on a Lilo at water level, and gazing up to cliffs that touch the sky! At reaching a certain point, we simply turn our Lilo’s around and float back down river to our Kayaks!
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN
When the ocean is safe to kayak over the trip will involve in total: 10 minutes briefing, 20-30 minutes of ocean kayaking, 30-40 minutes of river kayaking, 40 minutes on Lilo and +/- 20 minutes Cliff Jumping, swimming and some time in between of just relaxing and enjoying the beautiful view. If the ocean is unsafe to kayak over, the trip will involve in total: +/- 40 minutes of hiking through the forest, 10 minutes of briefing, 30-40 minutes of river kayaking, 40 minutes on Lilo and +/- 20 minutes Cliff Jumping, swimming etc. as above.
PLEASE NOTE: The kayak & lilo activity starts half an hour after the time slot booked for as it takes time to have the briefing (see above), be kitted out etc.
Please see below link that will show you where we are located.
https://youtu.be/4KkJRHX-mWQ?si=SruZyd63n3uM0KBU
Clients are not allowed on our activities under the influence of alcohol.
Please note: We are located INSIDE the National Park please see video link below that shows you where we are located, gate entry fees must be paid upon arrival. Please note that we are currently experiencing approximately one-hour delays at the entrance gate due to renovations by SANPARKS. Please allow for extra time.
During the peak summer season, it can take an hour or longer to get through the National Park gate. Please allow for this in your travel planning as there are no refunds for late/no shows.
NOTE: If you are requiring times or group sizes other than those shown please contact our shop on 073 1300 689 / 076 959 2817 during business hours as other time slots may be available.
https://youtu.be/4KkJRHX-mWQ?si=SruZyd63n3uM0KBU
It was a really fun experience! The canyon is beautiful and all the staff are nice and friendly. Both of our guide were professional, super helpful and friendly and they let my son jumping in the water from several spot! The 6 meter jump was exciting for me! You have the opportunity to swim, kayaking or just laying on the lilo watching the nature passing by! We even spot an otter. Definitely recommend! - Emanuela Ercolano
Es war ein sehr schones Erlebnis! Wir hatten viel Spass und es wurde gut auf uns aufgepasst! Danke fur diesen tollen Tag! - Desiree Wunsch
Nice guides, Lovely weather, enjoy the kajak and lilo. - Pieter Siebenga
The guides were really nice and it was a lot of fun. They took pictures of us, so we would have some of the whole family and did a great job making everyone had fun. Thanks a lot. - Ina Seifert
A fantastic and very well organised experience! We took our two 7-year old boys and they did everything to cater for them to make sure everyone had a great time. The gorge itself really is beautiful and playing on the kayak and lilos feels like you are a million miles from anywhere. There was also loads of wildlife in and around the water ... all in all a fantastic day out. - Jonathan Hunter
Our AfriCanyon river adventure starts with registration, getting your wetsuit, kit and a quick briefing at basecamp. We then transfer you to the river entry point, a short drive in our vehicle and within minutes you are on your way. A brilliant combination of fun and adventure in the great outdoors!
Run the river with AfriCanyon, navigate through the river shallows, swim through natural tannin coloured fresh-water mountain pools, maneuver down water slides and abseil waterfalls as you dip down into the river gorge.
First timer, novice or seasoned at canyoning we’ve got your back. Under our professional guidance, using the latest spec adventure equipment your qualified guide ensures a kloofing adventure you simply can’t get enough of.
In fact we know you’re likely to want to do it again and again!
So Take the Gap, Feel the Rush.
CUSTOMERS – PLEASE ENSURE YOU GET TO THE AFRICANYON BASE 1 HOUR BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED BOOKING FOR BRIEFING AND EQUIPMENT ISSUE / GEAR UP
CUSTOMERS – PLEASE ENSURE YOU GET TO THE AFRICANYON BASE 1 HOUR BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED BOOKING FOR BRIEFING AND EQUIPMENT ISSUE / GEAR UP
2 Guides per trip.
All adventure, equipment. ie. Wet Suit, Harness, Helmet, Life jackets
Food and drink
NO Pregnant ladies allowed!
NB – GROUP SIZE – If your group size is greater than 10 people and you would like to do the activity together please contact the office and arrange for a special trip.
NB – ALL CUSTOMERS ARE TO PLEASE BRING A PAIR OF SHOES WITH THEM SUITABLE FOR SWIMMING AND FOR RIVER WALKING. If you do not have suitable shoes you can rent them from us at R80,00 / pair.
CUSTOMERS MUST ARRIVE 1 HOUR BEFORE THE BOOKING TIME FOR THE SAFETY BRIEFING AND EQUIPMENT ISSUE.
Great experience, very exciting for me and my gf. The guys from Africanyon are very prepared and very friendly. The put the safety of the customer at first position and they are very professional. Our guides were Puna and Steph and we appreciated very much how they followed and helped us in every situation. An experience that we suggest and we would like to repeat. Alessandro and Katia - Alessandro Alocco
We (family with 2 kids, 11 and 9 years old) had a wonderful experience on the Africanyon canyon trip! We had a great time from the start - all the staff on-site were professional and fun. The kids were afraid to do a couple of the jumps, and both Puna and Julian did a great job helping and distracting them from their fears. The abseiling was so much fun, the canyon was beautiful, we felt safe, the ziplines were fun, and the hiking was not too challenging. Puna and Julian were fantastic, and we will definitely recommend them and Africanyon to our own friends! - Nicole Kelepouris
Amazing! Staff were so welcoming and so friendly. Had an amazing experience! - Laurie carter
steph and Darren are Very friendly guides and accommodates different personalities well. The standard canyon trip took about 1h45 to complete but depends on group size. It is an activity that one should try to experience as you swim in between the canyon river, jump down rocks, zipline, abseil, slide down rope/ high line..... I would say some entry level fitness would help but if don't have its also okay as the guides will adjust the speed according to fitness and capabilities. Harness, helmet, wetsuit and lifejacket provided. Pictures are taken at R200 for the entire group, so you can split the cost The guides Steph and Darren were awesome, they chatted and pumped us up and even the cold water didn't lower the experience. Darren's dive to release you from the high line was soooo awesome Steph's was understanding and accommodating to all levels and preferences. - Amina
We had an awesome time kloofing and would recommend it to anyone anyday. We thought the cold Winter weather might impact our experience, but no issues there. The wetsuits kept us more than warm enough. Thanks to our guides Tebzzz & Julien, who made the experience that more enjoyable. - Oscar Rohrs
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