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Extreme adventure, Vaal River, near Kimberley

Extreme adventures near Kimberley

If you’re in the Kimberley area and wanting some adrenalin release, then head out to Barkly West and enjoy extreme adventures along the Vaal River.

Magoebaskloof Canopy Tour

Swing across the Letaba River gorge along the zip lines created by the Magoebaskloof Canopy Tour. Some of these lines are as long as 175m.

The Orlando Towers, Gauteng's premiere adventure activity centre.

Scad diving

Scad diving, which was first trialled in Germany some 5 years ago, is the latest adrenalin-pumping adventure activity to arrive in South Africa.

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Zipline Mpumalanga

Imagine whizzing through the air on a cable at high-speed. Young and old can join in the fun on Mpumalanga’s longest zipline.

Rap jumping

If you like abseiling, you will love rap jumping. Adventure sport enthusiasts travelling to South Africa should make the time to take the plunge.

Active Garden Route

See the bolder side of the Cape’s famous Garden Route through Active Garden Route’s collection of exciting adventure experiences, from canopy tours to tubing.

Drakensberg Canopy Tour

A Drakensberg Canopy Tour will take your breath away – literally and metaphorically. Measure your fun in metres, as you 'fly' above the forest canopy.

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The spectacular Little Berg, perfect for day walks.

Hot air ballooning over the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.

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Extreme adventures

Bloukrans Bungee, Tsitsikamma

Plunge 216m head-first off the Bloukrans Bridge, near Storms River - it’s the highest commercial bungee jump in the world. (The Guinness Book of Records said so!)
Diving with Tiger Sharks, KwaZulu-Natal South Coast

Live shark soup! Scuba dive with Tiger sharks – no cages – at world-rated dive site, Aliwal Shoal.
Cable Gorge Swing, Graskop

The world’s highest cable gorge swing in Sabie 68m of high octane freefall.
Frozen waterfall, Giants Castle Massif

Climb a frozen ice gully under a subtropical sun in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg – you’ve never experienced cold play like this before.
Crocodile Cage-diving

Get snapped (by a camera) eye-to-eye underwater with a 4m long Nile crocodile at Cango Wildlife Ranch in Oudtshoorn.
The Mother of all Abseils

Go over the edge, 1000ft above sea level on the world’s highest commercial abseil off Table mountain – the scenery is unbelievable and so is the rush.
Surf Dungeons in Hout Bay during winter

Surf a liquid apocalypse - we’re talking the biggest and most radical surf break on the African continent. Pro-invite surfers only!
White water rafting, KwaZulu-Natal

Run the gauntlet of South Africa’s wildest river ride. When the mighty Tugela (Thukela) River pumps through the gorge, so will your adrenalin.
Thunder City, Cape Town

Blow your mind on a supersonic jet interceptor as you hurtle through the sound barrier at 1 500km an hour above the ocean.
Orlando Towers Power Swing, Soweto

The world’s first bungee swing between 2 cooling towers in Soweto - 100m off the ground – this is what it means to get high ekazi (township) style!