Gariep Dam Adventure

Gariep Dam is in the centre of South Africa, roughly 700km from Johannesburg to the North, 800km from Cape Town to the South, 800km from Durban and 500km from Port Elizabeth and East London on the N1 and R58, this makes the Gariep Dam a favourite halfway stopover for holidaymakers from Gauteng on their way to either to either the Eastern or the Western Cape.

Gariep is also lucky to be on the shores of the largest inland water mass in South Africa making it a great spot for both water sports and adventure. The greater lake Gariep region has an abundance of culture and recent history relating to the Great Trek and Anglo Boer War. There are several significant sites in the area including Colesberg, Bethulie and Norval’s Point. We have a very unique golf adventure on request.

Downstream from Lake Gariep, the perennial Orange River offers the adventurer and sport fanatic a host of adventure tourism activities, like river rafting, kayaking, abseiling and horse trails. All these activities are offered by experienced adventure tourism companies chosen by Destijl for our guest’s convenience.

Lake Gariep is surrounded by three nature reserves; Oviston Nature Reserve, Tussen-die-Riviere Reserve and the Gariep Nature Reserve, together covering an unspoilt, preserved area of 85 000 hectares.