Our operation is geared towards the tailor-made or custom-designed concept in order to accommodate the discerning traveller who prefers to choose their own destinations, departure dates and length of time on safari. We offer unbeatable freedom and flexibility in touring…

NEUS GORGE IS THE MOST UNKNOWN BUT ADVENTUROUS RIVER GORGE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

With their rocky, shallow beds, South Africa’s rivers have never been regarded as navigable highways. Instead, they have constituted barriers to overland crossings. The Orange River is the most prominent example, with its alternating raging floods or tricky fords in times of drought forming the classic frontier barrier to expansion during the 18th and 19th centuries.Like all frontiers, the Orange attracted its share of bandits, runaway slaves, warring groups and reckless adventurers, drawing the ire of faraway authorities who set about taming the badlands of the Orange, especially in the southern Kalahari. They sent in troops, officials, missionaries and merchants in the wake of these wild men.Today if you canoe or raft the river anywhere between Upington and the border town of Onseepkans, you will be traversing the dozens of densely wooded ‘pirate islands’ once haunted by Koranna raiders. In the 1860s the Cape government sent a punitive expedition to deal with them, but ultimately it was the influence of church and commerce that brought peace.Upington, the regional centre, originated as the Olyfenhoutsdrift Mission Station which today houses the Kalahari Orange Museum. A remarkable life-sized bronze statue of a donkey in front of the museum celebrates the animal that has hauled generations of poor bywoner families in carts.  You still see them bouncing along back roads and trundling down tarred highways.Modern two-seater Crocodile inflatables and plastic kayaks are the river’s equivalent of donkey carts: go anywhere, carry anything, and mosey along taking in the surroundings. To do the Kalahari by river is to break with historical tradition and go with the flow, rather than merely treating the river as a hindrance.There are several river trip options – the Upington-Louisvale stretch is mostly on mild rapids; Neus Gorge at Kakamas, and the Augrabies Rush which ends just above the falls, are popular whitewater rafting routes.However, there is one section that should only be attempted by extreme adventurers: from below Kanoneiland, past Keimoes, to the Neus weir above Kakamas, the channels are narrow, reed-filled, overhung by trees, and full of rocky drops, ideal for pirates but not a proposition for recreational river-runners. William Dicey’s wonderful Orange River canoeing memoir, Borderline (Kwela Books, 2004), describes how he nearly ended up going over the cataract called Miggie Falls.Some of the largest samples of prehistoric human skeletons in SA have been unearthed by archaeologists in the Keimoes section of the river, throwing light on the biology and culture of the Khoi people. This frontier area of the Orange, called Einiqualand by the aboriginal inhabitants, has been the scene of migrations and conflicts for many centuries. As a thirstland flanked by Kalahari red sands to the north and hard grey Namaqualand rubble to the south, the Orange River has always drawn nomads and their herds to its water.Neus Gorge begins at the foot of the dramatic, though little-known, Neus Falls and winds through black, red and yellow cliffs that plunge straight into the river. The half-day rafting run from below the falls involves a couple of tricky rapids – here the skills of professional rafting guides are needed for safety and rescue – and ends on the farm Baviaanskranz. Piled stone forts are in evidence on the farm, remnants of the Five Shilling Rebellion. It was in this broken country in 1914 that a Boer rebel called Manie Maritz led the rebellion against the Union of SA government of Botha and Smuts. History further unfolds across the arid landscape. The rugged volcanic plateaus and gullies of Riemvasmaak lie on the north bank of the river, and here you can truly believe that the name ‘Riemvasmaak’ comes from ‘tighten your straps’ on the donkey cart for the rough ride into town. During apartheid, the people of Riemvasmaak were forcibly removed to the Eastern Cape, but in the mid-1900s they returned, thanks to a presidential project under the new democratic government.Below Kakamas the river is fairly placid for a while, then speeds up with exciting rapids as it heads for the Augrabies Falls. Here you can do the Augrabies Rush, a half-day guided rafting trip which lands you at the entry to the Augrabies Falls National Park. Tighten the straps on your river donkey – you’re in for a bouncy whitewater descent!

GET 10 % DISCOUNT ON ALL SAND BOARDING INTRO AND WITSAND WEEKEND PACKAGES FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS!

Liquid360 Adventures Sand boarding provides personalized sand boarding tours into the heart of the Kakamas and Witsand(Northern Cape) Dunes belt near the Augrabies Falls National Park. We focus on providing a hands-on experience for small groups of extreme sport enthusiasts that want to experience the thrills of standup sand boarding. We also cater for the enthusiast that prefers to be seated while experiencing the thrills of piloting a board down the pristine white sand slopes.

Adventure Offers
Sand boarding Half Day Tours (3 hours / half day) Sand boarding Tours (1.5 hours)

Your Kit

• Ankle boots are preferable or other comfortable walking shoes
• Hat or cap
• Sunscreen or sunblock
• Any luxuries you would require
• A good sense of humour

Liquid360 Kit

• 4x4 drive into the dunes
• Sand board
• Wax
• Water, softdrinks and snacks

Itinerary
* Catch a ride into the dunes in a luxury 4x4 (No walking is required to get to the large dunes. You will be doing enough walking back up the dunes though!)
* Experience, piloting down the dunes!
* End the day with some ice cold cold drinks and snacks either on the Brull sand dunes at Witsand or the banks of the Orange River!

Booking
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Adventure greetings to all of our adrenaline filled blog readers,

Wow and wasn't this 2010 a year never to forget for a long time. Only in our second year of operating next to the beautiful Orange River and close to the Augrabies Falls National Park have we grown not only as a business but also in our passion for the xtreme outdoors of the Northern Cape. Adventure specialists in this part of Southern Africa is like 'hoender tande' and for many years myself had that dream of getting the local communities and youth interested in what we actually do within the tourism stretches but also the developmental side which are still very much in in baby stage at the moment! Basic training with girls like Diedrie Venter and young lads like Rubin Nel (both very local) has shown that there is a lot of talent hidden along this Green Kalahari sunsets and that this would make their 360 dream more unique than any other adventure company close to us.

Groups and tourists have come to Liquid360 in plenty to INDULGE THERE NEVER TOUCHED ADVENTUROUS SIDE like never before and to make it unforgettable for years and years to last! Neus Gorge has also come through his baby stage in 2009 by not really knowing what was going on with all these specimen paddling through his stomach, but are impressively maturing with every rafting trip and are becoming famous for the way it changes with old friend water coming and going as he likes!

The brother of Neus Gorge, The ultimate Orange Gorge close to Onseepkans gave a new sense of challenge to our exciting product and services range!! We ran and planned to expeditions down the main gorge and made it past the 10 x multi day trip mark for that section alone in less than 7 months. SO BIG BROTHER IS ALSO COMING TO THE PARTY!!!

Then there was the trip of all trips and hard to say very difficult to pick out of many other trips cause of the genuine clients we had, but Klein Pella to Melkboom Expedition with Cathy Perrett and the Cape Town Mafia group made me realize why I still enjoy what I do every day for the past 10 years! High/Medium water levels made this section which some call the 'Nile of South Africa' spectacular and very challenging which for the first time in my life for the past ten years paddling the Orange River made all of stop in counting the amount of great class 2 - 4 rapids and only after day 2 of 5 days.

Enough said about our River Adventures, which all of the trips we still offer for 2011 and let’s move on the Land Adventures leg of 360 GROUP of CO. Kalahari360 was after careful market and client research planned and in late July 2010, Eben and a testing client Garrick De Silva and wife Annette! While on Kalahari360 test run tour of 10 days in the Botswana side of the famous Kgalagadi Park we came across incidents with Mother Nature which just made me decide not to keep this secret from every one seeking the same feelings! The blueprint for the company will be exclusive tours to Botswana and the Kgalagadi but only by 4x4 luxury vehicles and for a first ever,...5 star camping with all in no fence country!!!

Well well well it was almost a triplet of new 360 babies that was born in 2010 with Gear360 and Vine360 also have been invited to fully join the adventure party round March 2011. Gear360 is a concept and cool clothing brand that will also be one of a kind in the outdoor industry in Africa. Marthie ‘’Dumas’’ Steenkamp, an award winning graphic designer and very naturally creative brain will be designing stunning and also funky range of casual and outdoor wear for Gear360 making it possible with help from network brother Chris Taljaart from Nobody Famous and Loots vd Merwe from @last FAST in Cape Town to make, design, print, embroid, etc our own brand and selling it online with a shopping cart website in production faze as we speak. Other known and great quality brands like First Ascent, Salomon, Garmin, Suunto, Fluid Kayaks, Goya Gear, Vibram, etc. will be available internationally via our Gear360 website to order, be delivered and payment options! Guest which already booked and confirmed trips or services with Liquid360 will get a special 20% discount on an accessories, gear, clothing, etc. bought from Gear360 which will make the packing list lighter while travelling towards your awaiting adventure in the discoverable Northern Cape.

Vine360 in association with Danie van der Westhuizen which is a professional private wine maker and also local from our area to make a wine range available to our guests and tourists alike with our own new leisure brand! Meanings like 'Adrenaline Red - Merlot, Discoverable White - Sauvignon Blank and Explorers Port will make you taste not only the unique grape taste of this area but also the combination with true back root adventures offered especially to all of you!!

New and also the adventure activity that Liquid360 gave a special award to for 2010, was Sand Boarding which were introduced only as a add-on activity to our quad biking trails but have been walking on its own two feet just after a few weeks. Weekend getaways to Witsand Nature Reserve are planned for those that really want to Indulge their boarding side!

TEAM360 and I would like to thank all our clients, suppliers, tourism establishments, network partners and general public for a great 2010 and we are adventuring and preparing for a much challenged and adrenaline filled 2011 so we hope you are ready for new action and professional adventures!

Adventure Greetings

Eben Odendaal

PRODUCED & BOTTLED BY 'DIE MAS', AND UNDER PROFESSIONAL PRIVATE WINE MAKER, DANIE VAN DER WESTHUIZENM,...VINE360 IS A NEW, DYNAMIC AND YOUNG WINE RANGE WHICH WILL INDULGE YOUR ADVENTUROUS THIRST ON ANY ADRENALINE PACKED DAY!!

DISCOVERABLE WHITE & ORIGINAL SENQU HANEPOOT - White wine production

Grapes are cooled and sorted to select only the finest grapes. The berries are then destemmed and pressed and the juice is fermented in closed stainless steel containers under controlled temperatures. As our warm region is more well known for the sweeter styles, we decided to make a fruity, but somewhat sweet wine from Colombard in 2005. In the future we plan to produce full sweet, semi-sweet and dry whites. The fermentation process can be stopped at the desired sugar and alcohol content.

ADRENALINE RED & EXPLORERS PORT - Red wine production

Grapes are cooled, sorted and destemmed and then fermented on the skins in open containers, until dry before they are pressed. Malolactic fermentation is done in the barrels and the wine is then left to age in French oak.

Just because the CREW @ Liquid360 Adventures loves to enjoy not only the adventure world of different adrenaline activities but also to spend quality time with great friends and family during this festive season!! That is why we are running different specials and great deals for the next 10 days just to give something back to those seeking true Northern Cape hospitality and fun in the sun!

15% DISCOUNT ON ALL RIVER AND LAND ADVENTURES THIS FESTIVE SEASON!!!!

ALL HALF DAY NEUS GORGE RAFTING TRIPS FOR ONLY R250 PER PERSON

ALL FULL DAY RAFTING TRIPS FOR ONLY R500 PER PERSON

ALL OVERNIGHT ORANGE RIVER EXPERIENCES FOR ONLY R750 PER PERSON

These are promo's not to be missed!

VALID UNTIL 01 JANUARY 2010!

Situated in the Orange River Valley in Kakamas, where vineyards, Palm trees and citrus surround the area, Palmhof offers you, our guest more than just an overnight stop.

9 Years ago one man had a dream; to accommodate guests in a beautiful surrounding and make them feel at home. Accompanied by his wife they have reached a goal. They have achieved to accommodate up to 50 guests in a comfortable and homely environment and go to extreme lengths to keep their guests happy. Their horizons have been widened by adding a 14 Seated Shuttle to the Family as well as a few siblings such as a variety of tours and 6 quad bikes.

There plans and dreams have however not yet stopped here. They have seen that bigger is definitely better and have planned that in the near future Palmhof is going to grow from a 19 Unit Accommodation Setup to something beyond their dreams. The plans consist of a Conference facility, Cocktail bar, Restaurant, Entertainment room for the kids, water features and garden as well as an Art Gallery and one or two beauty Salons. Be sure to keep an eye on the website and stay in touch to book your next conference or wedding at Palmhof Chalets. But for now, let's focus on what Palmhof Chalets offers at the moment.

Call Liquid360 Adventures now for discount rates at Palmhof Chalets and combine your holiday to the Northern Cape with pure luxury and excitement!

Once again TEAM360 came up with brilliant promotiions for this coming EASTER HOLIDAYS ADVENTURES! If you book any river, kalahari, sand boarding or corporate event for 8 people or more you will go absolutely free of charge!

Time limit to book and confirm any trip from now until 30 APRIL 2011 is 28 FEBRUARY 2011! Remember that there is also still space available for the Orange Gorge trips, Blouputs to Raap & Skraap Orange River Trips and the Kalahari Tours.  Otherwise let us know which dates you would like to depart and we will make it happen for you!

HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON

ADVENTUROUS PROMOS GREETINGS

TEAM360