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Touw
Kayak spot · South Africa
Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
97Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 98 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 19°C
- Rain
- 0.2 mm
Tue 3 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 21°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Wed 4 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 25°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Thu 5 · 98 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 22°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 21°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sat 7 · 90 out of 100
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 17°C
- Rain
- 3 mm
Sun 8 · 87 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 14kntoo gusty
- Air
- 19°C
- Rain
- 0.9 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 194, good
- Mon 298, good
- Tue 3100, good
- Wed 4100, good
- Thu 598, good
- Fri 696, good
- Sat 790, good
- Sun 887, good
- Mon 9100, good
- Tue 1087, good
The spot in one fact
- Flat waterthe water
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 94, good | 5 kn | 13kn | 18°C | 9.7 mm |
| Mon 2Nov | 98, good | 5 kn | 15kn | 19°C | 0.2 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 100, good | 5 kn | 17kn | 21°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 100, good | 2 kn | 8kn | 25°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 98, good | 4 kn | 12kn | 22°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 96, good | 3 kn | 10kn | 21°C | 0 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 90, good | 7 kn | 17kn | 17°C | 3 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 87, good | 5 kn | 14kntoo gusty | 19°C | 0.9 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 100, good | 4 kn | 12kn | 24°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 87, good | 7 kn | 19kntoo gusty | 19°C | 0 mm |
Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Touw
A launch on the Touw. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.4 km away. The town to stay in is Wilderness. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
- River Touw
- Grade No grade is stated.
- Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
- Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
- Schools, hire 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.4 km away.
Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,340–US$2,630 each
about US$1,340–US$2,630 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to GRJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and CPT, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$871–US$1,810 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$167–US$275 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$147–US$268 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$167 |
| Total | about US$1,340–US$2,630 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Wilderness
5 min by car · 68 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Wilderness its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$60 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 30h 15m
About 30h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → GRJ, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then 40 min by road
Flights MDW → GRJ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Wilderness · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Wilderness · GetYourGuide
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
Eden Adventures 1.6 km
The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits