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Horse riding<br />
Zimbali Horse Rides allow you to enjoy an invigorating<br />
day out on the golden beaches of Zimbali on horseback,<br />
whether you are an experienced rider or a beginner. Just<br />
15 minutes from Ballito, Redwoods Riding School is<br />
a friendly, intimate stable yard. They offer livery as well<br />
as lessons and outrides to people at all levels of riding –<br />
including relaxing champagne breakfast rides.<br />
Cycling<br />
Holla Trails are a system of marked, scenic mountain<br />
biking trails among the farms in the Ballito area. Only<br />
riders with a Holla Trails permit are allowed access to<br />
the farmlands in the Ballito, Compensation and Upper<br />
Tongaat area. Those without permits risk prosecution.<br />
The trails consist of more than 340km of marked and<br />
signed trails for both novice and experienced mountain<br />
bikers. Riders can shower after their ride at the Holla<br />
Trails Centre, hosted by Collisheen Estates, and enjoy<br />
drinks and a light meal on weekends. Bikes and helmets<br />
are available for hire.<br />
Set in half an acre of tree-laden Eden Village in Salt Rock,<br />
a BMX and mountain bike track called HAVOC Bike Park<br />
launched in late 2015. If not keen to cycle, you can enjoy<br />
free WiFi and an epic coffee, ablutions with showers, and<br />
a comprehensive bike service and maintenance setup<br />
with bike wash. A fully fledged Giant Bike Store with a<br />
fully stocked product offering from bikes to helmets to<br />
accessories is available for the serious rider. You can also<br />
hire bikes and helmets from the shop.<br />
Adventure offerings<br />
Fat Traxx offers one- to three-hour guided quad bike<br />
trails through the rolling sugar cane fields near Ballito<br />
– an opportunity of a lifetime to visit areas where the<br />
general public are prevented from seeing places of<br />
spectacular beauty in a thrilling way. Choose a trail that<br />
meanders across four private sugar estates or an off-road<br />
ride customised to suit your needs, whether you are a<br />
beginner or intermediate rider. They operate from Monday<br />
to Saturday. The age requirement is 16 years and older –<br />
younger children can ride on the back, free. Packages<br />
include bike hire plus a lead bike, helmets, goggles,<br />
petrol, instructors with 12 years’ experience, and tuition.<br />
Just round the corner from the HAVOC Bike Park is the<br />
Mamba Skate Park. A track 450m long winds through<br />
a jungle of trees and thick coastal bush and past two<br />
Early Learning Centres in Eden Village to provide a safe<br />
and relatively controlled environment where kids (and<br />
adults) can meet, connect and experiment in the sport.<br />
An Academy is held every Wednesday and Friday and<br />
runs on a one-pro-to-five-kids ratio. There is also a shop<br />
that sells skateboards and refreshments.<br />
Club Venture, near the Mhlali River, provides everything<br />
you need for a fun-filled adventure – zip-lining, paintball,<br />
scuba diving in a pool, The Amazing Race and basic life<br />
support training.<br />
FAT TRAXX<br />
ventureS group<br />
RAINFARM GAME & LODGE<br />
Redwood riding school<br />
VENTU<strong>RES</strong> GROUP<br />
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KwaDukuza Visitor’s Guide 2017/2018
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