Paddling near Phalaborwa, Limpopo

Phalaborwa sits on the western edge of Kruger National Park in Limpopo, where the Letaba River and the Phalaborwa Barrage are the primary local paddling waters. The area is best known for the guided Rio Elefantes (Olifants/Letaba) canoeing trail through Kruger — a multi-day wilderness experience on a river shared with hippo and crocodile — alongside flatwater paddling on the barrage itself.