Rivers in South Africa
Lowveld Region
Highveld Crocodile - Highveld Crocodile - Apies - Wilge - Elands - Olifants - Lowveld Crocodile - Mar-Mac - Blyde - Sabie - Letaba - Mutale - Crocodile Gorge -
Highveld Croc (Grade 1-2) Woodmead School - Lanseria
Length: 10km
Type: Narrow Pool-drops
Ideal for: K1, Croc, Kayak high level
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Highveld Croc (Grade 1-2) Lanseria – Friday Farm
Length: 9km
Type: Narrow Pool-drops
Ideal for: K1, Croc, Kayak high level
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Highveld Croc (Grade 1-3) Friday Farm – Laughing Waters
Length: 7km
Type: Narrow Pool-drops, Tricky Rapids
Ideal for: K1, Croc, Kayak
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Highveld Croc (Grade 1-2) Laughing Water - Broederstroom
Length: 13km
Type: Pool-drops
Ideal for: K1, Croc, Kayak
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Apies (Grade 1-2)
Length: 16km
Type: Narrow Pool-drops
Ideal for: Croc, Kayak
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Wilge (Grade 3-4) Zemvelo Reserve to Zusterstroom
Length: 25km
Type: Narrow Pool-drops
Ideal for: Kayak
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Wilge (Grade 1) Zusterstroom to Verena Bridge
Length: 15km
Type: Pool-drops
Ideal for: K1
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Wilge (Grade 2-4) Verena Bridge to Loskop Dam
Length: 28km
Type: Pool-drops
Ideal for: Kayak
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Olifants (Grade 1) Witbank to Bobbejaan
Length: 26km
Type: Pool-drops, continuous at places
Ideal for: Kayak
Commercial Operator: http://www.blyderiversafaris.co.za
Olifants (Grade 3-4) Bobbejaan to Loskop Dam
Length: 34km
Type: Pool-drops, continuous at places
Ideal for: Kayak
Commercial Operator: http://www.blyderiversafaris.co.za
Olifants (Grade 3-4) Above Strijdom Tunnel
Length: 45km
Type: Pool-drops
Ideal for: Kayak, Croc
Commercial Operator: http://www.blyderiversafaris.co.za
Elands (Grade 3) Waterval-Boven - Sappi
Length: 22km
Type: Narrow, continuous gradient
Ideal for: Kayak
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Elands (Grade 3) Sappi – N14 Bridge
Length: 24km
Type: Narrow, Small Rapids
Ideal for: K1
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Elands (Grade 3) Waterval-Boven - Sappi
Length: 22km
Type: Narrow, continuous gradient
Ideal for: Kayak
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Elands (Grade 2-3) Gorge
Length: 5km
Type: Gorge, Pool drop rapids
Ideal for: Kayak
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Crocodile (Grade 1-3) Kwena Dam - Montrose
Length: 22km
Type: Narrow, Fast
Ideal for: K1
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Crocodile (Grade 3-5) Gorge
Length: 15km
Type: Short steep technical rapids
Ideal for: Kayak
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Mac-Mac (Grade 2-4)
Length: 17km
Type: Mountain stream
Ideal for: Kayak
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Blyde (Grade 2-4)
Length: 17km
Type: Pool drop some long rapids, Canyon
Ideal for: Kayak, Croc
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Sabie (Grade 3-4) Upper
Length: 7km
Type: Pool drop, steep rapids
Ideal for: Kayak
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Sabie (Grade 3-4) Lower
Length: 8km
Type: Flat section with small rapids
Ideal for: Kayak, K1, Croc
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Letaba (Grade 3-4)
Length: 7km
Type: Steep rapids and Narrow
Ideal for: Kayak
Commercial Operator: Not listed
Mutale (Grade 3-4)
Length: 25km
Type: Pool drop
Ideal for: Kayak
Commercial Operator: Not listed





