South Africa is a thrill seekers dream with adventure activities dotted throughout the country, especially along the Garden Route. These are our top 5 activities for thrill-seekers!
Abseiling Down Table Mountain
There’s no way you can visit South Africa without going to the top of Table Mountain. It’s what makes Cape Town so awesome and it’s a world heritage site that locals worship, the views from the top are pretty epic too. Getting up is simple enough, either hike up one of the various routes or take the cable car. Not very adventurous, right?
Once you’re at the top is where the fun starts. Sure, you’ll still need to hike down or take the cable car, but if you’re looking for a rush then why not strap into a harness and abseil down the side of Table Mountains sheer cliffs for a totally different perspective and unforgettable panorama views from the top! So this is one of the best activity from the Top 5 activities for Thrill-seekers.
Great White Shark Cage Diving
The frigid waters of the Western Cape of South Africa attract a plethora of wildlife. Penguins, seals, birds, whales and fish are abundant as are the animals that eat them. Great White sharks. The cold waters off the cape are renowned as one of the best places in the world to get into this fishes environment and face to face with these predators.
There are many people against the practice of shark cage diving as they say it conditions the animals to being around humans and they start associating us with food which is slightly problematic. We feel it’s a practice which contributes to the conservation of the species whose numbers are already in decline. The choice is yours but if you’re looking for a rush, suit up and get in a cage centimeters away from these amazing beasts!
Kitesurfing Cape Town
The summer months of Cape Town bring in the Cape Doctor, a strong South Easterly wind which blows almost like clockwork every day for a period of about 4-5 months. This wind is renowned among kitesurfers and Cape Town has become a mecca for the sport. So much so that it hosts the annual King of the Air competition which draws huge crowds and serves to crown the most fearless kiter in the world.
Cape Town’s (and a lot of other South Africa’s other) beaches are the perfect place to learn this insane sport that see’s riders get up to 30m in the air while doing some mind-bending tricks! Search for some of the local kitesurfing schools and definitely do lessons before buying any of your own gear.
Surfing
Surfing throughout the world is a religion to some. SA’s beaches then need to be visited for a sermon. South Africa is a pretty spectacular spot to go and hang ten. Jeffrey’s Bay stands out as the most internationally recognized surf spot and features on the international competitive surf calendar as one of the stops of the tour.
Surf schools are dotted along the South African coast from Durban to the Western Cape and you’ll never have to look far to find a surfboard to buy or rent. It’s definitely a must try activity for anybody that gets a kick out of some extreme sports.
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Bungee Jumping
Easily one of the most extreme activities in the world, South Africa boasts one of the worlds highest bridge bungee jumps. At 216m this activity is as extreme as it gets and a life changing activity which we absolutely recommend you try if visiting the Garden Route.
Face Adrelaning who operates the jump has been accident free since 1997 so consider yourself in safe hands. For those not 100% sure of doing the jump they also offer a walkout service at a fraction of the fee of the jump. You can then decide on the bridge if you have what it takes to leap off the edge. At R1,400.00 per person this is easily the best value bungee jumping in the world.
Mainly operated by locals from the small neighbouring communities, Face Adrenalin staff are constantly encouraging participants with chants, dances and awesome music that gets participants pumped before the jump.
Throughout South Africa, you’ll find plenty of activities to get your adrenaline fix. Surfing, shark-cage diving, bungee jumping, canyoning, sky-diving, abseiling, rock-climbing, basically if it’s considered an extreme activity then you’ll find somewhere in South Africa to do it. Value for money and safety are top priorities of each operator who place emphasis on making the experience as memorable for their guests as possible.
Along our route, we feature multiple stops for thrill-seekers to participate in some of the activities that have been mentioned. Although not all are included in our itinerary we encourage you to try at least one which pushes you out of your comfort zone and to risk something that you wouldn’t normally have considered. So these are the Top 5 Activities for thrill-seekers that you have read above.
The free days we feature along our trip are the ideal opportunity for thrill-seekers to go off and partake in some extreme activities. Join our next trip if you think our trip includes enough adventure to suit you.
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