Category Archives: Activities South Africa

Scuba diving is an experience that people often enjoy doing especially when on coastal outings, very relaxing and calm scuba diving opens up a whole new and different world underwater where you can find all different types of fish that reside in the sea.

Scuba is an acronym for self contained underwater breathing apparatus, and with it one has the opportunity to see what life underwater is like. There are also formal scuba diving certificates that prove that are attainable if one wants to become a qualified scuba diver.

Divers have a number of reasons as to why they dive sometimes it’s for research but most time it is all about recreational purposes. All divers have equipment that they need when diving such as:
• Fins
• Masks
• A Tank
• Gauges
• Watch

Extra equipment such as wet suits, hoods and gloves depend on the weather of the place where diving takes place, scuba diving is fun to learn and do.

Life by coastal area is something to be desired, especially by those living in urban areas it all seems like the perfect with hanging out at the beach, surfing, seeing beautiful people and all in all taking it easy, in a city such as Cape Town the working day for most companies end at 12 in the afternoon on Fridays… now that is the life.

In South Africa we have some of the world’s most challenging and perfect waves that are mostly appreciated by surf athletes; surfing is a water sport in which breaking waves are ridden into shore on a piece of specialized boarding equipment known as a surf board. These days surfing is a world renowned endorsed by corporate organizations.
 

Surfing lessons are offered on an adventure travel for any person whether young and old, surf instructors are present to make sure the exercise is smooth and safe, normally equipment such as surf boards and wet suites will also be supplied all anyone needs to do is listen to their instructors and have fun.

Take the Jump

Bungee jumping is where willing participants attach a special cord to their ankles and after a fair amount of persuasion and at times thinking they are not going to do this, they throw themselves into the air and hurtle down towards the ground. Before the ground gets a little to close for comfort the cord pulls tight and the jump is successful.

South Africa has a claim to the highest commercial bungee jump in the world. The Bloukrans Bungee Jump, situated in the Garden Route, will have you falling 216 metres towards the ground. There are many jumps that can be taken in South Africa, which will give you that thrill you are looking for. There is the Bloukrans Bridge Bungy Jump, the Bungee Mogale, the Power Swing across Soweto, the Big Swing and many more.

Find a bungee jump in your area and just jump!

Freedom is thrill most people seek, canyoning is a sense of liberation that adrenaline junkies participate in, seeing as most well adjusted people in society suffer from minor mental oppression a select few constantly find new means to break free from the chains that hold them back and performing life changing stunts such as kloofing.
Canyoning or kloofing as it is known in South Africa is the sport of jumping of high mountain cliffs into the waters the ice cold water below. With canyoning you need to follow a mountain stream down its floating course this helps determine the best jump site and ultimately you jump ends with you in the swimming in the water below.
The sites one experiences with canyoning are extremely beautiful especially in South Africa, the land is beautiful and tranquil the environment enforces a strong soothing aura with the only alarming sounds being the screams on the way down into the water.