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Adventures in South Africa
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Maps
Adventure Tours
Pilanesberg Game Reserve - 200km from Johannesburg - offers various
outdoor adventures
such as elephant back safaris, quad biking, game drives, hot air balloon
safaris and more.
Other locations where you can do an
elephant back safari are at
Kwa Madwala (Mpumalanga)
and Kapama Game
Reserves (Limpopo Province).
Abseiling & Kloofing
Abseiling is a way
that rock climbers use to get down cliffs, but has in itself become a sport.
In Cape Town
you'll find 18 developed sites on the Peninsula Chain - big naturally protected multi-pitch
routes to short, bolted sport crags.
Kloofing/Canyoning
is basically getting yourself down a river gorge.
Bungi Jumping
Bungy jumping
- the ultimate thrill. Venture the Gouritz River
Bridge for bungi jumping or bridge swinging and the Bloukrans River Bridge - the highest bridge to jump
off in the world.
Tree Top Swinging
Ever wanted to swing through the
treetops like Tarzan and Jane? South Africa's
Canopy Tours
provide this exciting experience at three unique locations around the
country
Rafting
Come and enjoy the excitement of a
white water
trip. Canoe the
Orange River or spend your days paddling the tranquil waters of the
Breede
River only about 2 hours from Cape Town, are
some of the best fun experiences you can enjoy.
Scuba Diving & Snorkeling
South Africa offers a huge
variety of diving adventures - including
scuba,
snorkelling and
spear-fishing.
The Garden Route
offers various reefs, shipwrecks and the Tsitsikamma Coast and the Wild Coast is renowned for its rugged scenery, good
spear fishing and delicious seafood.
Shark Diving
Venture into the
shark invested waters (in
a steel cage) off the coast at Gansbaai
Surfing
Surfing the Nahoon
Reef in East London is fairly tough or move to the world-renowned Jeffreys Bay surfing spots.
The Cape Peninsula offers a large collection of surf spots
in and around Cape Town.
Fishing
The South Western Cape
with the tropical Agulhas current, as well as the nutrient-rich, cool Benguela current, is
any fisherman's haven. Fishing the
KwaZulu Natal Coast
and the tropical waters of
Zululand can be
very rewarding.
The Wild Coast is known for an abundance of rock
Lobster, Prawn, Oyster and Abalone, regular catches include yellowfin Tuna, Kawakawa,
Dorado, Wahoo, Marlin, king Mackerel and skipjack Tuna.
South Africa offers trout-fishing as good as it comes
and in very scenic surroundings such as the Drakensberg and
Mpumalanga.
Sea & Shore
Adventures
South Africa is a good destinations for watching marine animals like seals,
dolphins and penguins. One of the easiest ways to experience these wonderful
creatures is in a
sea kayak.
There are a multitude of stunning places to enjoy the thrills of
sandboarding!
And with 3000 km of coast, South Africa is one of the best places to
observe whales
- even from the shore!
Mountain Adventures
Hang gliding is
one of the best ways to experience freedom.
South Africa's great quality rock is solid and the cliffs are huge,
challenging and un-crowded, meaning that you can practice any or all forms
of rock climbing
in the most beautiful of settings.
South Africa is the home of numerous
cave systems ranging
from small overhangs to lengthy tunnels some of which are more than 1km
tunnel network under the surface.
From short day walks in kloofs, or multi-day traverses across remote
mountain areas, South Africa has a variety of
mountain walks
to offer.
Hiking
View some of the
organised
hiking tour options or explore the nature reserves, mountains and hiking
trails of
The Western Cape,
KwaZulu Natal,
Mpumalanga,
Eastern Cape,
Free State and
Limpopo
Explore the unique coastal scenery, tidal pools, thick forest and river mouths in the
Tsitsikamma National Park on the exclusive
Dolphin Trail.
The uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park is a hiker`s paradise
with a 240,000ha world of sheer cliffs, deeply incised valleys and crystal clear rivers.
The Cedarberg Wilderness Area - close to Citrusdal and
Clanwilliam - is renowned for its unique rock formations, bushman paintings, fynbos,
birds, game and magnificent nature and views.
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