In the Northern Free State one can challenge the white waters of the Vaal River in a raft or canoe, or sail at a leisurely pace through the fertile, willow tree-lined valley with the fish eagle's cry of Africa in your ears.

Vast water surfaces and outdoor orientated conservancies, in this area, offer weekend getaways of a special kind and provide excellent leisure opportunities.

There is more on offer to the outdoor enthusiast with hiking routes that vary from easy to rugged mountain rambles in the Vredefort Dome to wine tasting at recently established up-market retail cellars. Untouched San paintings and ruins of settlements of people who lived in the area during the Iron Age are to be seen on these trails

Activities include boating, abseiling, rock climbing, water skiing, river rafting, fly-fishing, hiking, mountain biking, horse riding and game viewing. Hunting opportunities are available within a well-structured hunting industry, which has orderly game farm management as a main objective.