- THINGS TO TAKE NOTE OF

PASSPORTS SA passport holders don’t need a visa and no one will be allowed without a valid passport. International students - please check single entry visas for student study permits. Remember to keep a separate copy of your passport details during your expedition.

HEALTH No vaccinations or malaria prophylactics are presently required.

PACKING LIST • Anorak / Wind-breaker • Shorts • T-shirts • Cap or wide brimmed hat (to keep the sun off) / woolen hat or beanie (winter nights) • Tracksuit (winter nights) • Long-sleeved shirt with collar (to keep the sun off) • Walking shoes or sandals • Wet and dry shoes (strops or floppies or sandals are the best, then you only need one pair) • Sleeping bag & mat • Ground sheet / inflatable mattress • Sarong (very useful for keeping the sun off) • Towel & swim wear – costume. • Tent - optional • Folding Chairs - optional • Ropes/Straps (to tie extras to boat)

ACCESSORIES Camera I bino culars Itorch with batteries or headlamp I plate I mug I knife I fork I spoon I sunscreen I lip-ice I sunglasses (must have a strap) I personal medication I insect repellent I minimal toiletries – biodegradable soap (please don’t harm the desert) & toilet paper I 3 garbage bags for waterproofing I zip lock bags for personal items

*Certain times of the year the mosquitoes are very bothersome at camp, so please make necessary provision for this.

Please note that this packing list is put together for the most extreme person. Please use it as a packing guideline.

BEVERAGES & SNACKS Please pack at least 2 litres of bottled water / non-alcoholic beverages per day. Alcoholic beverages are permitted on the river, however we don’t allow any glass on the river so please decant into plastic containers. TIP: Powered mixes are quite popular e.g. packets of Game or Clifton as well as the 200ml tetra packs of assorted Liqui Fruit juice.

Snacks for the river: dried fruit, biltong, dry sausage, peanuts, bars of chocolate, super C and jelly babies. Please keep in mind that we do provide light snacks before supper and after lunch, so no need to bring too many snacks.

OPTIONAL EXTRAS FOR FUN Fishing rod, games, cards, frisbee, bats and balls, cricket bat. Refreshing swim or a game of volleyball after your day of travelling. HOW IT WORKS

On arrival, you will be allocated with a dry bag (approx. 30 liters per person) or a watertight barrel (approx 28 liters per person) for your clothes and cooler box (capacity of 52 cans) per two people.

How to pack your barrel You have dry clothes and wet clothes. The dry clothes are for the nights and they go into your barrel.

First you line the barrel with a garbage bag for waterproofing. Then you add your sleeping bag (loose) into the bottom and above this your dry clothes. Normally, you wear the same clothes every night, changing only your "undies".

The wet clothes are to raft and swim with. This will almost dry overnight and be ready to wear the next day. DO NOT BRING TOO MANY CLOTHES! You only need clean clothes to drive home. These you leave at base camp.

Please ensure that you have a minimum 2 liters of non-alcoholic beverages per day. You can keep a 5-litre can of water outside your cooler box, tied to your inflatable or canoe.

Then you have a 1-litre bottle inside your cooler to be refilled with the water from the 5-litre can.

Please note that ice, is a commodity on the river. The colder your drinks are with arrival, the longer your drinks will stay cold. We suggest that you freeze some of your drinks before you arrive at camp. Then place your frozen drinks into the cooler box.

At your pick up point at the end of the trip, depending were you get out, there is a bar where you can buy cold drinks etc. So remember to take some cash with if you would like to purchase something there.

DIRECTIONS

Directions from Cape Town Area(+700 km, 7-8 hours’ drive) To get to our base camp, take the N7 past Malmesbury. Travel via Citrusdal, Clanwilliam, Vanrhynsdorp, Garies, Springbok to Vioolsdrif. Cross the DF Malan bridge over the Orange River (where you will pass through customs) – Noordoewer. See Below *

Directions from Gauteng Area(+ 1350 km, 12 hours’ drive) Take the N14 to Kuruman and , pass Pofadder and take the R64 to Springbok. At Springbok, take the N7 to Noordoewer and cross the Orange River (where you will pass through customs). See below * or alternatively 1275km – Take N14 Kuruman, Upington – – Karasburg – M22 Noordoewer. See below *

Directions from Bloemfontein Area (+ 1000 km, 10 hours’ drive) Take the N8 from Bloemfontein and travel to Kimberley. Travel via and Upington onto the N10 to Nakop Boarder Post. Travel to Ariamsvlei, past Karasburg and onto M22 to Noordoewer. See below*

*There are two fuel stations at Noordoewer. The BP garage is currently open for 24 hours and has fuel and diesel 99% of the time. The Engen garage has been re-opened with a new Wimpy stop.

*At Noordoewertake the turnoff to Roshpinah. Travel for about 12 km’s on the road, which runs parallel to the N7 for the 1st 1km. At this point you will see the "BUNDI & RIVER RAFTERS" sign on your left. Turn left here, down a dirt road leading to our campsite

* Our campsite is equipped with a bush kitchen, toilets and showers. You’ll sleep beneath a magnificently starry sky – untainted by city lights.