South Africa Activities

South Africa offers a multitude of activities. Get out there an

South Africa one of the most beautiful places on earth, with many exciting activities and adventures. These are just some of the best activities available in South Africa.

• Ride the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe: Even if youre not a steam buff youll enjoy the awesome coastal scenery from this narrow gauge steam train.
• Ride a horse in the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains. Horse safaris are available for experienced and beginners alike.
• Spend a night in a township B&B. Enjoying a meal with your hosts and getting to know them is all part of the experience. Youll find all the info you need at local tourist info offices.
• Learn to dive: From Cape Towns icy kelp forests to Maputalands coral wonderland, South Africa has some of the best and most varied diving in the world.
• Walk in the Drakensberg: You can choose between a short-day walk to visit waterfalls, caves or rock art, or opt for the full Drakensberg traverse that will take you anything from two to four weeks.
• Paddle the Orange River: Awesome scenery, fun and easy rapids, great food and sleeping under the stars.
• Take the cable car up Table Mountain: Yes, of course, its a touristy thing to do - thats because it takes you to what must be one of the most stunning viewpoints in the world.
• Explore the Cango Caves: Extending for miles into the limestone of the Little Karoo, these fabulous caves contain huge stalagmites and stalactites, as well as some spectacular flow formations. Ask about the Adventure tour.
• A treetop canopy tour will offer you a birds eye view of the forest as you slide through the trees on a strong steel cable. There are three treetop tours: in the Tsitsikamma Forest, near Stormsriver; at Karkloof in KZN; and off the edge of the Magaliesberg.
• Hot-air ballooning over South Africa landscape. Magaliesberg, Drakensberg, Karoo, Winelands, Mpumalanga or the Pilanesberg. Drifting aimlessly is an experience not to be missed.
• Visit the Apartheid Museum: Although the Museum is very well presented this is not a pick me up experience.
• Go to Kruger National Park. A South African icon plain and simple
• Visit the Owl House in Nieu Bethesda is one of the better-known examples of outsider art in the world.
• The Spring flowers of Namaquland in the Northern Cape during August and September.
• Brewery tour: The KwaZulu Natal "beer route". From SA Breweries to some tiny micro-breweries, this route offers a variety of tastes for beer lovers.
• Go wine-tasting on horseback from vineyard to vineyard on hoseback is about the best way we can think of doing this.
• Spend some time really looking at rock art. Without a doubt Kamberg Nature Reserve and Rock art centre in the Drakensberg offers the most complete experience with examples of well preserved rock art. This is the only accessible rock art site where the the spiritual symbolism is obvious.
• If youre in a position to splurge out on a luxury gourmet experience try the culinary delights at Cleopatra Mountain Farmhouse. Otherwise South Africa has a huge range to choose from.
• Whale watching from a boat: Theres something to see almost any time of year, but between June and November the southern right whales hanging around between Cape Town and the Garden Route offer the most dependable viewing.
• View nesting turtles. Guided walks are offered along the St Lucia Wetlands beaches between November and March.
• Visit the battlefields of KwaZulu Natal. Take a self-drive tour using maps, guide books and tapes, all available from the local tourism offices. But if you want a real experience, take a guided tour with raconteur-extraordinaire David Rattray.
• The Cradle of Humankind is where the evidence remains of the place where mankind evolved.
• Sleep in a treehouse: Sycamore Avenue Treehouse accommodation in the Natal Midlands will be a romantic experience to remember for some time to come.
• Ride a South Africa Luxury Train Its a once- in-a-lifetime indulgence. Choose between the contemporary Blue Train and the more traditional Rovos Rail.
• Walk the Wild Coast: Fabulous scenery, endless beaches. The main attraction has got to be the regularly spaced coastal hotels. Trek through really wild terrain during the day and then snuggle up in a nice comfy hotel at night. Treks guided or unguided.
• Wilderness trails in big 5 country. There is no better way to get close to nature than to walk in big game territory. Hluhluwe-Umfolozi, Kruger Park, Shamwari and St Lucia Wetlands Park.

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