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Board sports
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Board sports
You'll find surfers, skate boarders, dune boarders, kite-boarders and windsurfers in South Africa, exploiting the glorious interplay of geography, nature, ingenuity and balance. more
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Kiteboarding
Between October and March, the south-easter blows over the Cape Peninsula, luring hundreds of kiteboarders into taking to the sky above a sea. more
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Skateboarding
Bring your skateboard or longboard to South Africa and you’ll find many places to haul it out – skateboarding parks, special downhill ramps and competitive boogaloos included. more
Mountain boarding
Test your balance, nerve and boarding skills when you have a go at mountain boarding down the slopes of South Africa. more
Kitesurfing
Perform leaps metres-long and intricate aerial stunts with kite surfing, the new boardsport for anyone who is mad for surf and wind. more
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Adventures in the Eastern Cape
1Bloukrans Bungy
This one has to be on your bucket (before you kick-the-bucket) list. Officially recognized by the Guinness World Records, at 216 metres - Bloukrans is home to the highest commercial bungy jump in the world.
2Big Seven Safari
So you thought the Big Five (lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo, elephant) were a big deal, well why not come on a big seven safari in the Eastern Cape and tick off the Great White Shark and Southern Right Whale on your ‘to-see’ list.
3Surfing in J-Bay
They don’t call Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa’s version of Hawaii for nothing – its got some of the best waves in the world, just ask the pro's! There are also a number of surf schools on the go.
4Elephant Safari
A wonderful way to view the world is from the back of an African elephant at the famous Addo Elephant National Park. It’s the stuff dreams are made of!
5Horse-riding - Wild Coast
Canter along rolling hills into rich savannah grasslands and down to sandy beaches – hair flying in the wind and not a care in the world. Horse-riding safaris are a popular option in this part of the world.
6Tubing in the Storms River Gorge
Storms River is an adventure-lover's mecca - there really is so much on offer. Take a plunge into the Storms River with only a tube and nerves of steel!
7Tree top canopy tours
See the Tsitsikamma forest from a completely new viewpoint as you glide above the trees and experience the magic of nature at its finest.
8Sky Diving
Go on – take the plunge. From Grahamstown you can organise a sky-diving sojourn. Why not do a tandem jump out of a plane at around 10000 feet?
9Learn To Fly
If you’ve always wanted to learn to fly, then head off to 43 Air School in Port Alfred and get your private pilot’s license…
10Snow Skiing in Africa
Okay, so you thought we were all sun, sand and sea? Well, we also offer snow-skiing in the Eastern Cape during the middle of winter where explorers can enjoy real snow compliments of the Ben McDhui mountain.
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Ben Dowman, National Geographic Channel Adventure Ambassador 2010
Ben Dowman, National Geographic Channel Adventure Ambassador 2010