Adventure Tours
With a rugged coastline and challenging seas, through to mountain peaks, chains and wilderness areas, abseiling, white water rafting, sports fishing, diving, kloofing and more, the Cape is an adrenalin junkie’s paradise offering more opportunities for action adventures than anywhere else.
Length: Half Day or Full Day Package (4 – 7 Hours)
Departure Time Departure times vary depending on package selected
Start Point Pickup Cape Town Central & Surrounds
End Point Drop-off Cape Town Central & Surrounds
Transport Included
Departs Everyday
Minimum People 3
Meals Light Snacks, fruit and water
Packed lunch (full day only)
This is not as hard as you may initially think, so don’t worry if you have no previous experience with snow boarding or other board sports, our guides will show you everything you need to know to ensure you have an awesome day out on the dunes!
Areas visited:
Half Day Sandboarding: West Coast and Atlantis Sand Dunes
Full Day Sandboarding: Clarence Drive and Betty’s Bay
What’s included:
• All transport in a vehicle with airconditioning and CD player
• Qualified instructor
• Light snacks and refreshments
• All equipment and entrance fees to Atlantis Dunes
• Gazebo (for some much needed shade)
What’s excluded:
All items of a personal nature, snacks, souvenirs, tips
What to bring:
Swimsuit, sun cream, towel, warm top and long socks
Half Day Itinerary:
You will be picked up by a Sandboard instructor at 08:00 and taken to the Atlantis Sand dunes just 45 minutes out of Cape Town. You will then receive a safety briefing before shown the basics of Sand Boarding and then the fun begins . . . cruising and carving at speed down steep sand dunes!
Full Day Itinerary:
You will be picked up by a Sandboard instructor at 08:00 and driven along the N2 past Gordon’s Bay and along the scenic coastal road of Clarence Drive which hugs the False Bay coastline. When you arrive at the massive Betty’s Bay sand dunes you will receive a safety briefing before shown the basics of Sand Boarding and then the fun begins . . . cruising and carving at speed down steep sand dunes!
* We are able to tailor make trips to the Betty’s Bay sand dunes to incorporate surfing lessons as well or corporate functions and even birthday parties in the Hout Bay sand dunes. This half or full day adventure takes you through the basics of sand boarding, from learning how to stand up and gain balance to cruising down the dunes at high speeds that will get your adrenaline flowing!
Length 30 minutes – 1 Hour
Departure Time Mornings
Start Point Paarl , Kliphuewel area
End Point Paarl , Kliphuewel area
Transport None
Departs Everyday
Meals None
Open cockpit microlight flying is undoubtedly the closest you will ever come to experiencing the true magic of powered flight. Considered the motorbike of the skies, a microlight is the ultimate powered flying machine.
Aquila Safaris strives to give you not only the joy of flight, but also to make your entire flying experience a memorable one! From the original Luftwaffe flight suit, leather cappie and goggles you will wear during your flight, to the eccentric characters who will pilot your aircraft, you will never forget your magical microlight experience! Completely exposed to the elements, you will feel the caress of the wind on your skin, and taste the sea spray as you skim the ocean waves. Touch a piece of heaven as you soar magestically above the clouds! This is a must for any adventure holiday.
Flights on offer:
• 30 minute flights
This flight takes place over the west coast farmlands, with views of Table mountain, ostrich, pelicans and small game. Just enough to wet your appetite!
• 1 hour coastal flight
This is the ultimate open cockpit experience where we skim the ocean waves, and witness whales and dolphins breaching below, with spectacular views of Table Mountain, and the Cape peninsula.
Length 1 Hour
Departure Time Various
Start Point Top of Table Mountain
End Point Top of Table Mountain
Transport None
Departs Everyday
Minimum People 1
Meals None (Shop available on top of Table Mountain)
A thrilling experience of adrenaline and achievement: a 112 metre controlled descent off Cape Town’s magnificent Table Mountain. Step off the top, at 1000 metres above sea level, and abseil into pure vertical space. This is the world’s highest commercial abseil. You are surrounded by awesome views and the deep blue Atlantic at your feet.
Departure point is from the top of Table Mountain, you would need to plan your own way up the mountain, either by Cable car or by combining this tour with our Table Mountain Platteklip Gorge Hike, to meet us at the top, for this mind-blowing experience.
What’s included:
• 10 Minute safety briefing
• Abseil off Table Mountain
• All equipment needed
Length Half Day
Departure Time Departure times vary depending on season
Start Point North Quay, V & A Waterfront, Cape Town
End Point North Quay, V & A Waterfront, Cape Town
Transport None
Departs Seasonal between June to November
Minimum People 1
Meals None
Areas Visited Atlantic seaboard from Waterfront to Houtbay.
What’s included
3 – 4 Hour Boat trip
What’s excluded
All items of a personal nature, souvenirs, tips, transport.
Overview:
Cruise to Hout Bay and or Robbesteen. Our qualified whale guide will impart in-depth knowledge of the marine environment around you. Sightings include a large variety of marine life – Whales, African Penguins, Cape Fur Seals, Dolphins, Basking Sharks, Sun Fish and many species of birdlife. This is an ideal activity for a not too extreme adventure holiday.
Length 2 Hours – Half Day
Departure Time Departure times vary depending on tour
Start Point Simons Town Waterfront or Mouille Point
End Point Simons Town Waterfront or Mouille Point
Transport None
Departs Everyday
Minimum People 2
Meals None
One of the most unique places in the world – a penguin colony in suburban Cape Town! And the best way to see it is from the water safe in our kayaks. We leave from Simon’s Town Waterfront and paddle past the civilian and Naval Harbor and out to Boulder’s Beach. After visiting the penguins we stop on a lovely semi-private beach for refreshments, swimming and snorkeling (we provide the snorkels and bottled drinking water). Our double kayaks are very stable and perfect for those with no paddling experience. By far our most popular trip. An ideal travel adventure.
Areas visited:
Cape Town, Simons Town
What’s included:
• Stable Kayaks,
• Snorkels and bottled drinking water
What’s excluded:
• Anything of a personal nature.
What to bring:
• Short and T-shirt
• A hat and sun cream
• You can go barefoot but sandals are a good idea (not flip flops as they tend to come off when you walk in the water).
• You will get wet so bring a towel and a change of clothes for the afterwards.
The African sun is very strong. Please use a factor 30 sunscreen and wear a hat. You should drink at least 1 liter of water per day to avoid dehydration.
