Air

Hot air ballooning over the Pilanesberg

Go hot air ballooning over the Pilanesberg Game Reserve and enjoy the experience of an aerial safari. You may even spot the Big 5.

Game-viewing from a hot air balloon

Go game-viewing from a hot air balloon and as you float over the bush on an aerial safari you will discover the Big 5 from a new angle.

Vintage aircraft flights

If you’ve dreamed of flying on classic propliner aircraft, in Johannesburg, the home of South Africa’s historical aircraft community, your fantasy flight can become a reality.

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The Aerial Garden Route

Flying by plane, helicopter or hot-air balloon is a great way to see the scenic Garden Route and travellers should take advantage of the fantastic options available to them.

Hot air ballooning

Hot air ballooning is memorable because everything unfolds in panoramic slow-motion, letting you feel the warmth of the sunrise and savour the spectacular views.

Paragliding in De Aar

Cloudless skies, glorious semi-desert terrain and perfect thermals that seem to go on forever all combine to offer unparalleled paragliding experiences in De Aar.

Skydiving in Witbank

Attention all adrenalin junkies and thrill-seekers – skydiving in Witbank is fun, exhilarating and the best way to see the rolling grasslands of the South African highveld.

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Hot air ballooning over an African wilderness

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Airborne adventures

Whale watching from the sky

Check out the dolphins and whales over Robberg Nature Reserve or Nature’s Valley, near Plettenberg Bay in a small plane.
Glide over Du Toitskloof Mountains, Worcester

One of the most scenic flights in Southern Africa with perfect conditions for soaring.
Paraglide at De Aar

Take a tandem flight over the unique landscapes of the Central Karoo. Lessons are an option too.
Thunder City, Cape Town

Experience vertical flight and break the sound barrier in a genuine military jet aircraft.
DC3 Dakota or DC4 Skymaster, Johannesburg

A trip in an old-time prop-liner is a cool way to check out the City of Gold.
Skydiving, Eastern Cape

Jump tandem or solo and take in the most exhilarating adventure and scenery you can imagine.
Port Alfred 43 Air School

Learn to fly at the coast - open airspace, coastal and spectacular inland scenery beckon.
The Cradle of Humankind, in a Tiger Moth

Indulge in an ’olde worlde’ flying experience in a 1941 Tiger Moth over the hills and valleys of Sterkfontein – the birthplace of mankind, and a World Heritage Site.
Take a helicopter flip over the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg

Fly over the scenic Champagne Valley in a Bell or a Robinson helicopter - and get an eagle’s perspective of this natural World Heritage Site.
Hangliding at the Blyde River Canyon

Soar higher than the birds as you get an eye-full of the world’s third-largest green canyon.