Top 10s Extreme adventures
1Bloukrans 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!)
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2Diving with Tiger Sharks, KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Live shark soup! Scuba dive with Tiger sharks – no cages – at world-rated dive site, Aliwal Shoal.
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3Cable Gorge Swing, Graskop
The world’s highest cable gorge swing in Sabie 68m of high octane freefall.
4Frozen 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.
5Crocodile Cage-diving
Get snapped (by a camera) eye-to-eye underwater with a 4m long Nile crocodile at Cango Wildlife Ranch in Oudtshoorn.
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6The 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.
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7Surf 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!
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8White 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.
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9Thunder 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.
10Orlando 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!
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