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RIVER<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9b5c83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f9b5c83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7963a55e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7963a55e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"matrix-text \"><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Campfire_W1000_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_ratio_WQ70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1332\" 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The surroundings have a desolate beauty and you are far away from any internet connection, meaning that you can truly get away from it all.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"matrix-image col-md- clear-none align-center\"><div class=\"article-image\" data-mh=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3648 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OrangeRiverScenery_W1000_H750_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_WQ70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OrangeRiverScenery_W1000_H750_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_WQ70.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OrangeRiverScenery_W1000_H750_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_WQ70-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OrangeRiverScenery_W1000_H750_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_WQ70-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OrangeRiverScenery_W1000_H750_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_WQ70-204x153.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OrangeRiverScenery_W1000_H750_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_WQ70-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> Photo credit: Welchman family<\/div><\/div><div data-mh=\"image\">\u00a0<\/div><div data-mh=\"image\"><p>Orange River paddlers pass through the Karoo semi-desert region; or, west of the Vioolsdrift border post with Namibia, the world\u2019s only arid biodiversity hotspot: the Richtersveld.<\/p><p>It is worth adding a day or two onto your trip to explore the Richtersveld by car. This United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/1265\/\">World Heritage Site<\/a>\u00a0offers the highest diversity of succulent plants in the world (4\u00a0\u02dc849 species, 1\u00a0940 of them endemic), along with an intriguing local culture. The Richtersveld is so fascinating, we\u2019ve put a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.www.experiencenortherncape.com\/visitor\/routes\/the-richtersveld-route\">special route<\/a>\u00a0together to help you get the best out of it.\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3658 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rapids_W1000_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_ratio_WQ70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rapids_W1000_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_ratio_WQ70.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rapids_W1000_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_ratio_WQ70-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rapids_W1000_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_ratio_WQ70-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rapids_W1000_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_ratio_WQ70-460x307.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rapids_W1000_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_ratio_WQ70-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> Photo credit: Welchman family<\/p><\/div><div data-mh=\"image\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.www.experiencenortherncape.com\/visitor\/experiences\/extreme-adventure\/water\">Rafting on the river<\/a>\u00a0is generally a relaxed affair, perfect for the moderately fit, but for the more adventurous, there are rougher rapids to be found. Most are grade one or two \u2013 easy or novice level.<\/p><p>Rising in eastern Lesotho, the Orange River is South Africa\u2019s largest and longest river. It travels almost 2\u00a0500km from the Drakensberg mountain range to Alexander Bay on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.www.experiencenortherncape.com\/visitor\/routes\/namakwa-coast-route\">west coast<\/a>, where it spills into the treacherous Atlantic Ocean. Over millennia, the river left in its path rich diamond deposits that caused a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.www.experiencenortherncape.com\/visitor\/experiences\/the-diamond-rush\">diamond rush<\/a>\u00a0in the early 1870s.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3667 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Campsite_W1000_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_ratio_WQ70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Campsite_W1000_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_ratio_WQ70.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Campsite_W1000_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_ratio_WQ70-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Campsite_W1000_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_ratio_WQ70-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Campsite_W1000_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_ratio_WQ70-204x153.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.experiencenortherncape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Campsite_W1000_Mcrop_upscale1_CZ1_I1_Q80_ratio_WQ70-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> Photo credit: Welchman family<\/p><p>Look up at night and you can see diamonds of your own. 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