South-Africa Activities

Across the nine provinces of South Africa, there are opportunities to indulge in an array of activities varying from aerial to aquatic. One can also participate in outdoor activities like game viewing, whale watching, bird watching, rhino tracking and turtle tours.

Riding on horse, pony, elephant and ostrich are other popular activities of the region. One can also take a ride on boats and steam trains. Canoeing, kite surfing, parasailing, power boating, sailing, kayaking, snorkelling and rafting are also popular among tourists.

Due to the rich marine life in the warm subtropical waters off the east coast, aquatic activities have become an integral part of South Africa. The most popular water activity is scuba diving, which also encompasses tropical reef diving, wreck diving, cape diving, crocodile cave diving and shark cage diving.

Apart from water activities, adventure sports like mountain climbing, abseiling, and caving are also prominent in South Africa. Other popular adventure activities of the region are kloofing, mountain biking, quad biking, rapp jumping and rock climbing.

Horse racing, microlighting, skate boarding, cycling, hiking, pony trekking, tubing and fishing are some of the outdoor activities prevalent in South Africa. Fly fishing, river cruises, seal trips, spear fishing, sunset cruises, tubing and walking safaris are some of the other popular activities.

In the country, tourists can also indulge in plethora of aerial sports like hang gliding, paragliding, sky diving, bungee jumping and hot air ballooning. Offering something to people of all ages, South Africa is referred to as the hub of adventurous and fun activities.