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Cape Town Activities

Cape Town activities usually tend to be outdoor activities.
With its unique topography, Cape Town offers a great variety of activities, from diving in the sea to flying over the city.
From Cycling to surfing. From Sandboarding to bird watching.

I hope the following list of activities will inspire you to challenge yourself to experience one or two of them.

Enjoy!


Cape Town Activities

Abseiling | Birding | Boating (High Speed) | Boat Trips | Catamaran Sailing |
Combat Flying | Cycling | Diving | Helicopter Trips | Hiking | Horse Riding |
Indoor Karting | Kayaking | Kiteboarding | Paragliding | Quadbiking | River Rafting |
Rock Climbing (Indoor) | Shark Cage Diving | Skydiving | Surfing | Whale Watching |
Windsurfing | Wreck Diving |



Abseiling

Step off Table Mountain at 1000m for a 112 meter controlled descent.
Indulge in the world's highest commercial abseil surrounded with the privilege of awesome views.

Absailing on Table Mountain, Cape Town

Birding

Cape Town is blessed with 57 of the Southern Africa's endemic species and 32 of the near endemic species.

Bokmakierie, Birding, Cape Town

Boating - High Speed Inflatable Adventure Trips

Join Atlantic Adventures for the ultimate inflatable high speed boat experience, the fastest commercial boat ride in the world!!

Bokmakierie, Birding, Cape Town

Boat Trips

Cape Town has one of the best locations to see the Sunset from the Sea. Fabulous Table Mountain and city views while the sun dips into the sea at sunset.
This is certainly a "must do" trip whilst visting Cape Town.

Boat Trips, Cape Town

Catamaran Sailing

Catamaran sailing in Table Bay on board the "IQ" sailing catamaran, offers you the opportunity to view the abundant marine life.

Catamaran Sailing, Cape Town

Combat Flying

Experience the exhilaration of flying in an ex Vietnam US Marine Corps Huey Helicopter. All doors stay open during the simulated attack flying trip adding to your adrenalin rush.

Combat Flying, Cape Town

Cycling

Experience Cape Town on ground level!
Choose from a selection of bicycle tours for all fitness levels, with knowledgeable guides and vehicle support.

Cycling Trips, Cape Town

Diving

Learn how to scuba dive and enjoy the exhilaration of diving with great white sharks in and around Cape Town. Each person gets at least one turn to get into the cage.

Diving, Cape Town

Cape Town activities ...

Helicopter Trips

Experience the wonder of the fairest Cape from above and indulge in scenic flights along the Cape Coast, romantic fly-in lunches on a wine farm, aeroplane charters to anywhere in South Africa.

Helicopter Trips, Cape Town

Hiking

The Western Cape offers what must be the most varied and interesting concentration of hiking trails in the world. You will find craggy cliffs, forests, waterfalls, caves, beautiful beaches and spectacular indigenous flora and wildlife.

Hiking, Cape Town

Horse riding

Discover the beautiful Western Cape and the Winelands on horseback. Trail options to suite various tastes and budgets, from luxury trails budget alternatives.

Horse Riding, Cape Town

Indoor Karting

Expect a fast, well-built track, high-quality, regularly maintained karts, electronic timing and results printouts at the Kenilworth Indoor Karting track.

Indoor Karting, Cape Town

Kayaking

Seeing the whiskers on a seal, hearing a dolphin blow, feeling your skin tingle when a whale surfaces close by is what sea kayaking is all about.

Kayaking, Cape Town

Cape Town Activities...
Kiteboarding

Consistent wind, great waves and unbeatable scenery make Cape Town one of the worlds kiteboarding hotspots- come find out why!

Kiteboarding, Cape Town

Paragliding

Tandem paragliding above the beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton with Table Mountain and the Twelve Apostles as a backdrop.

Paragliding, Cape Town

Quadbiking

Quad bike rides in the Atlantis Dunes Nature Reserve or nearby areas of Melkbos where the trails wind through sand and bush, offering climbs, descents, technical sections and flat out straights.

Quadbiking, Cape Town


River Rafting

Spend the day on the Breede river; drifting, sunbathing, swimming and generally enjoying yourself.

River Rafting, Cape Town Activities, Cape Town

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Cape Town Activities continued
Rock Climbing

City Rock Indoor Rock Climbing Centre is based in Observatory and they provide all things related to rock climbing.

Rock Climbing, Cape Town

Sandboarding

Sandboard in the stunning nature reserve at Atlantis with its incredibly white sand dunes and great views of Table Mountain and the City.

Sandboarding, Cape Town

Shark Cage Diving

Experience the biggest thrill of a lifetime diving with the Great White shark. Diving takes place in Gansbaai and Hermanus, where an abundance of great white sharks is prevalent.

Shark Cage Diving, Cape Town

Skydiving

Find out why Tandem Skydiving is hailed as the ultimate adrenaline sport.
Jumping out of a aeroplane at 10 000 feet and free falling for 25 - 30 seconds at 200 km per hour will absolutely blow you away!

Skydiving, Cape Town

Surfing

Cape Town offers the most highly concentrated number of surf spots in South Africa. Big Bay near Table view which offers a great range of waves in the safest waters in the Cape.

Surfing, Cape Town

Whale Watching

Each year between June and December, Hermanus becomes home to a large number of Southern Right Whales.They flock to the shores of the Western Cape to mate and calve.

Whale Watching, Cape Town

Windsurfing

The shape of the Western Cape Peninsula and abundance of beaches on both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean side of Cape Point, insures that there is always an off-shore to take off in.

Windsurfing, Cape Town

Wreck Diving

The Cape, sometimes referred to as the Cape of Storms, is a graveyard of shipwrecks. For today's scuba diver these wrecks provide fantastic dive sites that can be accessed from the shore or by boat.

Wreck Diving, Cape Town


End of Cape Town Activities


Recommended Hotels in Cape Town

Ambassador HotelDerwent House Boutique Hotel
Blackheath LodgeFour Rosmead Guesthouse
An African VillaSteenberg Hotel
Kensington Place HotelCape Grace Hotel
Daddy Long Legs Art HotelMount Nelson Hotel


Western Cape Hotels

Franschhoek Hotels Paarl Hotels
Stellenbosch Hotels Simon's Town Hotels
Hermanus Hotels Swellendam Hotels


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