Wednesday, July 22, 2009

South Africa - adventure heaven!

You're in adventure heaven now. Whatever your preference, there's bound to be an adventure to keep the adrenalin pumping.

South Africa has some of the best climbing in the world, with Cape Town particularly well endowed. There are literally hundreds of bolted and natural routes on superb quality Cape granite or Table Mountain sandstone within the city limits. There are also climbing schools and mountain guides in all the main centres, and route guides are available from climbing shops.

River trips range from serene and scenic to grade five whitewater washing machines. There are more than a hundred listed paragliding or hang gliding launch sites, and many more less well known, with schools in every centre. Also up in the air are opportunities for helicopter rides, balloon flights, aerobatics, skydiving and microlight flights.

Thousands of kilometres of hiking trails abound countrywide, in desert, forest, mountain or coast; and many have mountain bike trails too. Some hikes are a bit more luxurious - walking from hotel to hotel with someone else carrying your luggage!

There are fabulous, easy horse trails through vineyards, on the beach or in the mountains. For the more adventurous and experienced, there are horseback safaris in big game country.

South Africa is also home to the highest commercial bungee jump in the world (at 216m), as well as lots of pretty abseiling and bridge swinging.

Why not combine adrenalin, tranquility and sheer beauty on the treetop canopy tour in Tsitsikamma?

The art of canyoning - known as kloofing in South Africa - is another hot favourite, with self-guided and escorted trips.

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