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.
“Our favourite!” The 2-3 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 80m hike is over rocks and difficult terrain.
PADDLE UP THE STORMS RIVER MOUTH
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 Stormsrivier. 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.
LILO DEEPER UP THE STORMS RIVER GORGE
At the low-water point (where the 1 hour kayak trip turns around) 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!
CLIFF JUMPING
For the young, brave and adventurous (and the young, brave and adventurous at heart!) we take the opportunity up Storms River to leap off overhangs in the cliff walls into deep pools in the gorge. The cliff jumping adds a good dose of adrenaline for your trip back, as well as some good laughs, friendly encouragement and one-of-a-kind photo opportunities to brag to all your buddies when you get home. Cliff Jumping is not compulsory – you can simply enjoy the spectacle as you leisurely float in the long pools below. We’ve had kids as young as 6 and grandparents (as old as grandparents!) take the leap and enjoy the Lilo-ing, so we can truly say that this activity can be enjoyed by the whole family!
The Lilo trip is our most popular and most recommended trip by local and international tourists, so be sure not to miss out on this unique adventure!
Discover a new adventure activitiy in Storms River and experience nature and adventure at its best!
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 note: We are located INSIDE the National Park, and gate entry fee’s 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 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.
Stan and Vuyo were great guides! I will recommend this experience to all. great time thanks! - Pierre Le Grange
It was an amazing and memorable experience. The area is breath taking and the guides were very good at making sure everybody was having a good time while still being safe. I will certainly recommend it to everybody I know. - Karlien Linde
Did this as a mum and daughter adventure and we had a fantastic time. Staff were a lovely bunch, all wetsuits, kayaks etc in great shape, and the ocean and even more so the river were dreamy. Would definitely do it again. Muchos gracias! - Lee-Ann Contell
This was an absolutely awesome morning out for my family and I. Our kids, two girls aged 7 and 9 years, enjoyed every second and would happily do the whole outing again. We had to walk to the secondary launch site, a short distance into the river mouth itself and this was because the coast was being battered by a huge, growing swell, sweeping up the east coast - no-one in their right mind would have launched from the beach on the ocean side of the mouth but I could imagine how lovely that would be under the right conditions. The walk was so cool - on the board-walk, through forest, and past water-falls, before crossing one of the suspension bridges to get to the little concrete jetty. Our guides were amazing, able to engage adults and kids alike, they really brought the whole experience alive with a tangible passion for what they did. The deep gorge walls that squeeze in on and tower over the river were mesmerising and we learnt about the history of the area, and the fauna and flora in and around the river. The kayaking section was easy to do and my wife and I each had one of our kids in front of us on the unsinkable moulded sea-kayaks. When we traded in the kayaks for the lilo's the real fun started and no-one was excluded. Before we knew it there was a competition on who could stand unaided on their lilo in the middle of the river, and the kids were launching themselves off a rock to jump four or five times their height into the river - something they talk about all the time now! It would take next to nothing to convince me, us, to do the whole adventure again and thanks especially to our guides for making it something really special. - S Jacobs
My group of six did the Storms River Kayak & Lilo, and had a hell of a time with our guides Vuyo and Torbs. They were both great, friendly, informative and experienced. The scenery was both pristine and breathtaking. If anyone has a few hours to kill in StormsRivier and isn't afraid to get wet, I'd greatly recommend this activity! - Jian Xuan Lee
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