Thrilling Adventure Tours Of South Africa

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Holiday packages of South Africa, though extremely popular for the wildlife safaris, have a wide variety of other adventures and thrilling experiences as well. The best of South African thrills are awaiting the many tourists that decide to holiday in this country.

Shark Valley is a perfect destination for a cage ride with the great White Shark. This cage diving excursion allows adventure seekers to get intimate with the White Shark without compromising their safety. However, simple travellers can stay dry and enjoy some impressive sights without getting too intimate for comfort. Though, these secure yet face-to-face interactions can be fascinating, you can witness unique hunting habits of Great Whites during June to August. This is the ideal time to visit Shark Valley. So, if you are headed to South Africa in the local winter season, this is a must visit destination indeed.

Bungee jumping at Bloukran’s Bridge allows tourist to jump from the height of 216 m and to do so from the highest bridge in the world. Though this is the most thrilling experience at Bloukran’s bridge, there are quite a few others awaiting ...
... the typical vacationers as well.

True evidence that a hard core traveller or an adventurer has been to Africa are the photos while riding an Ostrich. This flightless bird weighing 120 kg is the tallest bird in the world. The inquisitive Ostriches of Ostrich Show farm in Oudtshoorn, South Africa, need to be petted well and ridden with the help of multilingual professional guide. This is very thrilling and worthwhile native experience.

Whale watching is another exclusive and unique experience awaiting brave travellers on a tour of South Africa. There are quite a few travel destinations across the world that offer this enthralling experience; however, none supersedes South Africa in terms of the thrilling fun as the southern right whales from Antarctica arrive in coastal waters in June to August for mating, calving and raising their young babies.

Visitors of South African can be a part of a number of experiences from several spots on Cape South Coast. Excellent views are accessible from Strandfontein, Ysterfontein, Eland’s Bay, Saldanha and St. Helena. South African holiday packages would be incomplete without witnessing these spectacular and giant animals doing water aerobatics. For the best view, most adventurers head out to the sea on boat to have a look at their elegance and brutal natural power.

The hot temperatures and a proximity to the equator have helped quite a few paragliders and hang gliders cover record-breaking distances in Northern Cape Province. This exuberating experience is a true delight for adventure sports lover that can be topped by only sky diving in South Africa. Quite a few adventure sports schools in South Africa offer basic training to newcomers and equipment support to advanced players. These experiences have an inherent power and brilliance that create timeless and refreshing memories for a tourist. So, most adventurers can easily get so much more just a wildlife safari (though it’s not an aspect that can be missed) and still have a great time in South Africa.

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Ninad Chaudhari works as a Web UI Designer / Developer with Cox & Kings. Ninad is an ardent photographer and loves travelling to Africa on holiday packages and pursue his passion. He recently visited South Africa on tour package from Cox & Kings and his albums are replete with pictures of this tour.