Cape Town activities: Outdoor



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: Outdoor

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
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
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
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
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
Kiteboarding

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

Kiteboarding, Cape Town
River Rafting

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

River Rafting, 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
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

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