I\'ve had several great experiences with Wildthing Adventure, Nick, Kat and the others are very good in giving their guests the feeling that they are getting everything they deserve: a great holliday !!! Everything needed is taken very well care of. Sharing time with them is worth while every minute.

posted by: Willem de Haes

Hi Guys We want to compliment you and your team on the fantastic trip we had down the Orange River from Monday, 25 April to Friday, 01 May. Francois, Lisa and Toby were awesome and are a credit to Wildthing The whole experience was beyond our expectations and will long be remembered. The meals Francois, Lisa and Toby prepared were five star – the baked fish, popcorn in the middle of nowhere, steaks cooked to order and the brilliantly laid out platter of chocolates and marshmallows The respect Francois, Lisa and Toby showed for river and campsites must also be mentioned as rapids were discussed with everyone and not one piece of rubbish was left lying around and the campsites were left as they were found We will always remember the great run through Sjambok, only to capsize right at the end, paddling like crazy through the Relationship Breaker and sitting around the fire with a cold beer at the end of the day Once again, many thanks Kind regards Robin and Ant

posted by: Robin and Ant

Hallo Kat, I would like to give some feedback on our (me and my son) Orange River experience. Our guides, namely Francois, Lize and Tobie were fantastic. They were always very helpful and friendly. Specially Francois, he is a true leader and knows how to summarize his audience and act accordingly. How he manages to do all the physical work with that “stream line” body of his, I don’t know! The food was excellent (3 meals a day!!!) and the presentation thereof was unbelievable if you think of the circumstances. The number of people in our group was just right (15) compared to the other large groups of other operators that passed us on the river, and could therefore interact very well. I will definitely recommend Wildthing as a preferred operator on the Orange River! Kind Regards, Gerhard Visser

posted by: Gerhard Visser

Hi julle, Ek druig al \'n tyd om julle te mail, maar soos dit maar gaan kom ek net nie so ver nie. Ek wil net vir julle BAIE dankie se vir \'n baie lekker trip!!! Dit was vir my en Zelda baie lekker om dit saam met julle te kon doen. \'n Baie \"special\" dankie aan Max en Sid(Steven) wat dit vir ons almal gemaklik gemaak het. Hulle het ons baie bederf en lekker lui gemaak. Die kos was soos gewoonlik uit die boonste gestaltes.(soos Oubaas altyd se.) Ons wil ook noem dat alhoewel ‘Sid’ die 2IC is, hy homself ongelooflik goed van sy taak kwyt en ‘n uitstekende gids sal maak. Wees verseker dat ons Wildthing se naam sal \"prys\" by elke geleentheid. Nogmaals baie dankie!!!! Groete Jan-George & Zelda

posted by: Jan-George and Zelda

Hi Kat, Its been a while since I last spoke to you. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our canoe trip on the orange river in Feb and I must tell you, we had the time of our lives. Anyway, much time has passed and I wanted to do two things after our trip but never got round to it until now so let me start by telling you that I don’t believe there is another company in the field of hospitality in this entire country who do as much for their visitors as you guys have done for us. The fact that I had accidentally left our passports in Pretoria left me devastated and up to today I cant believe Wouter went through all that trouble to help us arrange to get them in time to take part in the trip. I am so very grateful to him for this because we would never have been able to share with everyone we know, the wonderful memories we have of our trip if he hadn’t gone out of his way to help us. I am so grateful to him and all of you because you guys don’t even know us but still Wouter did this in order to help us. I’m sure a lot of planning goes into arranging a trip like this and you guys get to deal with all sorts of people daily and while we were out there, experiencing the most incredible time of our lives it dawned on me that we all end our trips with so much joy and satisfaction but no one probably ever gets back to you guys to share their experience with your head office. When we arrived, at that stage fully aware that we might not be able to participate in the trip, Deon had prepared such a wonderful dinner for us. He is such a good person to have on board and he made us feel right at home. Between him and Francois we started our trip off on such a good note and little did we know what a wonderful time awaited us. During our trip on the river both Francois and Susan had completely outdone any possible expectations we may have had before the trip. I have never, in any hotel or holiday place where we have stayed experienced such professionalism & kindness & helpfulness from staff as we had from them. They both worked so extremely hard all day long, carting everything along on their canoes and then once we set up camp they carried on like it was no trouble at all and cooked the most scrumptious meals we could ever have dreamt of, and all along smiling and creating a cheery happy atmosphere. I was so surprised by this and have referred so many people to you guys since then and it was just so amazing that there are no words to express our gratitude to your company. You guys truly have an awesome team working over there and I hope that we will be fortunate enough to take another trip in the near future. Secondly, I thought I’d send you our album via picasa in order for you to see if there are any pictures that you may want to use for your website or brochures. We were able to capture such amazing moments and I thought that you might be able to use some of the pics in the near future. I am more than happy to share them with you and give you permission to use them for marketing purposes at any time. Please let me know which pic’s you want and I’ll then copy them on disc and mail it off to you. That’s if you would like to use them of course. If not, well, then I’ve done what I’ve committed to do and can close this chapter in my life with the most wonderful memories for years to come. Take care and all the best with your business. Warm regards, Ijeanni & Mar-Jean Koorsen

posted by: IJeanni and Mar-Jean Koorsten

Dear Wildthing Management , we want to say an enormous THANK YOU for the trip on 24-28 September , at Viooldrift . Not only was it wonderful to experience , but Cat and Wingnut and Alex were superb ! We really want to express our most heartfelt appreciation for these 3 ! Wow , they were amazing !!! We will recommend this to everyone ! Please relay our hearty gratitude to these 3 STARS ! May God bless them for having blessed us ! The Lippert family

posted by: The Lippert Family

Hi Kat, I just wanted to say a big thank you for the awesome trip we had down the river over New Years. I speak for everyone in my group when I say we thought it was superb. You and your team always went the extra mile to ensure we were happy and nothing was ever too much trouble for any of you. I have had nothing but really positive comments from our group concerning their adventure, and they’re all sold on Wildthing now and are planning a future trip to the Doring J So I just thought you guys should know you’re doing an excellent job and we really appreciated it. Many thanks, Rob PS: The food was awesome as usual! Killer fish and chicken! The certificate ceremony on the 31st was a really nice touch. Thanks.

posted by: Rob Seagram

Baie dankie Nick en jou span vir die onvergeetlike tyd in Baviaanskloof.Ek sal die Afrika avontuur nooit vergeet nie.Ek bring vlg. keer my gesin saam,want een keer in n mens se lewe moet jy n Wildthing Adventure beleef !!!

posted by: Jeanne Drake

canoeing trip was better than my highest expectations. Guides were fantastic. Loved them all. Definately will be back. Counting the days!!!

posted by: Charmaine

I am speechless, you guys defniately have it together. Well done

posted by: Simon

Had a wonderful trip thanks Nick and Wouter

posted by: Henk Kotzé

Had the most awesome time on the Orange river during NEW YEARS ! Thanks guys, you are doing a great job !

posted by: Peter

Hi there! Thanks a lot. It was a beautifull trip. We had match fun. Some greets to our 3 spezial guids... lecker, lecker lunch, dinner and good coffee :-)

posted by: Michael from Germany

When the sun rises over Africa, the antelope knows is must run faster than the fastest lion if it is to survive. And when the sun rises over Africa, the lion knows it must run faster than the antelope if it is to eat. So the bottom line, is whoever you are, when the sun rises over Africa, you better start running!!! What a lovely experience. Very professional slick operation.

posted by: Andre, Susan, Pierre & Hannes Brink

This site is really cool!!! I cant wait until I go down the Orange again with you guys!!! The other times that I went I had so much fun!! I will never forget those trips!!

posted by: Christine Strong (Teeny)

Wow! What a trip...Struggling to get back into the Joburg rat race after a fantastic canoeing experience on the Orange River. Scott, Chris, Dave, Jono and Ryan - where DID you hide the chicks who made the 5 star meals?? ;-) Thank you so much again guys for an unforgettable experience!

posted by: Helena Botha

bEST TIME EVER !!

posted by: SOLIDA

This was by far the best weekend I have ever had. The best service in the world and before I do any activity again, Wildthing will be the first name I dial. Thanks again guys - absolutely awesome!

posted by: Sam

Max and Kat are two of the best people that I met in South Africa and they know how to show people a good time. My experience with them was one of the best I have had on a river. The Orange River trip is an experience that cannot be missed and the Wildthing group is solid and experienced. Hope to see you all again really soon. Tony

posted by: Tony Powell

thats all i can say:) was the best weekend ever.. thank you so much-Kat, Paulus, Kevin and Jean :):)

posted by: kathrin gioia

What an amazing trip! Thank you for an experience of a lifetime. Extremely professional and high standard of river safety and culinary skills!!

posted by: Samantha

We had an awesome time on the Orange River during Easter. Thank you to Wildthing for the fabulous food and excellent trip!

posted by: Sulette S

Gedurende Des 2009 het ek eendag op die oewer vd Oranje rivier by Wildthing se basecamp gestaan. ñ Kort wegbreuk het in ñ lang vakansie v amper 4 weke verander. Nou terug in die \"Rat race\" in Pta verlang ek terug na die gasvryheid v Vioolsdrif en Wildthing se mense. Baie dankie... Cornelius@Neels.FM

posted by: Cornelius@Neels.FM

Dear Kat, Thank you for making our trip so incredibly problem free, all your hard background work didn\'t go unnoticed. Your amazing leadership and organizational skills were an inspiration to us. We felt so totally safe in yours and the boys capable hands, and as though we have been on a 5 star luxury holiday. I was delighted to find that Dave was totally useless at something - I can only put it down to his dyslexia, but it certainly gave us a lot of laughs. Thanks also to Petrie for driving us back, and to Brandon for being so sweet to all of us ballies, and for their incredibly hard labour. Fond regards, Carole and Dave Macdonald

posted by: Carole and Dave Macdonald

Dear Kat, We just want say big thank you to you and your team, Petri and Brandon, for the most awesome experience! You were amazing as a team! Extremely well organised, always smiling and full of energy. As totally inexperienced paddlers we had complete faith in you and felt safe all the time. The food was also outstanding! Way above our expectations. We will always recommend you highly to anybody who is interested in doing something like this. Keep up your high standards and spirits! With all our best wishes, Ria and Paolo Donnoli.

posted by: Ria Donnoli

Hey Kat & Crew Yo all rock and deserve every bit of praise even the unspoken happiness that I know everyone in the group is feeling right now - the long lasting buzz of having been looked after so well - not to mention a decent dose of adrenalin! WOOOHOOOOOO! ! ! ! We had a blast and for Tracy and I it was one of the best weekend\\\\\\\'s we\\\\\\\'ve had so far - and there have been many good ones. We\\\\\\\'ll be back for my 3rd session of Doring alla Wildthing at the next melting snow! Tracy & Martin

posted by: Martin Lompa

We were 17 friends on the river for my brother's birthday - had a bash and laughed non-stop. Thanx Francois and everybody else for everything. We will see you again.

posted by: Wiléta

to cat, aubri, dale, cylin, wingnut, tamra, emile, tim, phil, steve :) thanks guys for making this trip the best i\'ve every been on(i think i speak for everyone)!!!! i think all i said on the way back home is \"i don\'t want to go, we can always turn back and join the other group\" and ofcourse to have food, but that just made me think of the DEVINE FOOD WE HAD :) :) it was an amazing experience, I WILL COME AGAIN!!!! thanks for the jokes and the fire. although i still think that whistle should be removed(from whoever woke me)... it was something i won\'t forget, it still rings in my ear somethimes. it was soooooooooo much fun, the napy run, going in circles the first day because u dont have an idea, the food, the campfire, the songs, swimming, arg just everything!!!!!! i didn\'t get to say goodbye, so bye :) thanks agin for everything :)

posted by: Rikarda