Paddling near Orkney, North West
Orkney in the North West province sits on the Vaal River, one of South Africa's most significant inland waterways and the primary paddling draw for the area. The Vaal runs directly through town, giving kayakers and canoeists immediate flatwater access, while Boskop Dam and Klipdrif Dam extend the still-water options within roughly an hour's drive.
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