8-9 NOVEMBER 2025 - K2

YOUR NEXT PADDLING ADVENTURE

8-9 NOVEMBER 2025 - K2

YOUR NEXT PADDLING ADVENTURE

8-9 NOVEMBER 2025 - K2

YOUR NEXT PADDLING ADVENTURE

8-9 NOVEMBER 2025 - K2

YOUR NEXT PADDLING ADVENTURE

8-9 NOVEMBER 2025 - K2

YOUR NEXT PADDLING ADVENTURE

8-9 NOVEMBER 2025 - K2

YOUR NEXT PADDLING ADVENTURE

8-9 NOVEMBER 2025 - K2

YOUR NEXT PADDLING ADVENTURE

The 2025 Race will be a K2 event and is a CSA B-Grade Race.

K1 & K3 crews are welcome and with a constant, guaranteed good water level an enjoyable paddling experience is possible at even the lowest of levels.

This 2 Day stage race covering 50km of great river paddling, promising to be everything you’ve dreamt of and much more for paddlers and seconds alike!

COUNTDOWN TO RACE DAY

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Travel together as far as possible!

Fill your vehicle with all your best mates or advertise a free seat in your vehicle if you are traveling alone. We know traveling cost is one of the major obsticals, and we are comitted to find ways to make the race accesable to everyone.

3 + 11 =

DAY 1

Day 1 will start at Die Punt Resort, Keimoes and finish 26km down stream at Die Mas Resort, Kakamas.

DAY 2

Day 2 will start at Sakkie Se Arkie, Upington and finish 28km down stream at Oranje Rus, Kanoneiland.

Accommodation & Meals Package

This is the most affordable Accommodation & Meals option

Guppy Race

Calling all guppies, Saturday 9 Nov there will be a guppy relay race at Oranje Rus starting at 4pm

OUR RACE SPONSORS

Raisins South Africa
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OUR RACE FRIENDS

THE ORANGE DESCENT EXPERIENCE

Everything you can expect on and off the water

Registration

Orange River Wine Tasting Room

Sundowner Cruise

on the famous Sakkie se Arkie

Day 1

23km – Die Punt Resort to Die Mas Resort, Kakamas

Day 1

26km – Die Punt Resort to Die Mas Resort, Kakamas

Evening Lounge

Music, food, cocktails, local craft bier and more

Day 2

27km – Upington to Oranje Rus, Kanoneiland

Prize Giving

Great Prizes, Big Lucky Draws

LATEST NEWS

Catch up on all the latest news from the Orange Descent!

Guppy Race

Guppy Race

YOUR NEXT RIVER ADVENTURE We would love to get the youngsters involved an into our sport of paddling. There will be a guppy race at Oranje Rus after Day 1 on Saturday, 11 November.  The race will start at 16:00 and will be a relay knockout format and each paddler will...

Outdoor Race Lounge

Outdoor Race Lounge

This years Orange Descent will have an Outdoor Race Lounge, on the Saturday evening after Day 1 racing. You can enjoy music, food, cocktails, local craft bier and much more to look forward to.

Newsletter 1 – August 2023

Newsletter 1 – August 2023

The planning is well under way for the 2023 edition of the
Orange Descent Canoe Marathon.

This race has always promised alot and delivered even more and every year we look at ways to improve the quality of the race and enhance the overall experience of this weekend in the Green Kalahari.

We know it is a bit out of the way but we promise to make it an
unforgetable weeked that will be a must on your canoeing calander for years to come.

Contact Us

Waldo van der Linde
Tel: 072 184 9090
info@orangedescent.co.za

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