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banks. Many of these rivers are within under a day’s drive of Johannesburg,
Cape Town, and other major South African cities and towns.
There are also a number of blackwater tube rides to be found on major
rivers around the country. Many rivers also allow for more mellow kayaking
trips. Many of these rafting and kayaking experiences can be enjoyed with
national parks.
Among the many other river-based activities to be found in South Africa,
some of them on lakes and dams, include canoeing, fly-fishing, power
boating, water skiing, paragliding, river cruises, crocodile cave diving,
sunset cruises, and houseboat safaris. For more information the excellent
website of SA Venues at www.sa-venues.com/activities can be consulted.
On Land & in the Air
A great number of land-based activities are also to be found. These range
from 4X4 trails, to hiking trails, bird watching, canopy tours, clay pigeon
shooting, cycling, elephant back safaris, game viewing, horse riding,
bungee jumping, kloofing (boulder hopping), mountain biking trails, pony
treks, quad biking, rhino tracking, running, sand boarding, skate boarding,
turtle tours, and walking safaris with game watching.
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For those who believe in getting out of aeroplanes before they have
landed, or doing other silly things hundreds of meters above terra firma,
the options include helicopter flips, skydiving, paragliding, hot air balloon
flips, microlight flying and hang-gliding.
Again the website of SA Venues at www.sa-venues.com/activities can be
consulted for more information.
So, if its adventure, adrenalin, testing your limits, or simply just being close
to nature in the great outdoors, there is no better place to experience it all
than South Africa.
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