Planning on traveling to Cape Town, South Africa sometime this year? There is so much to see and do that planning your itinerary can be overwhelming and difficult to narrow down. We’ve done the dirty work for you and rounded up the hottest activities you just have to add to your South Africa Bucket List 2019.
This is our top 5 bucket list activities:
- Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai
- Cape Town Skydiving
- Cape Town Helicopter Flights
- Cape Canopy Tours
- Big 5 Safari near Cape Town
So let’s get into the detail on why these are our top picks
Shark Cage Diving in Gansbaai
Dive with the ultimate ocean predator in the world capital of great white sharks – Gansbaai in South Africa. Nicknamed ‘Shark Alley’, this stretch of water between Dyer Island and Geyser Rock is home to 50 000 Cape fur seals, providing ample hunting opportunities year-round for the apex predator and other sharks.
Cape Town Skydiving
The ultimate adrenaline rush with the best views of Robben Island and Table Mountain. After a short flight to 9000ft, your tandem pilot will shuffle you out into the open sky. After several long seconds of free fall, the parachute will open to the most peaceful place in this world.
Cape Town Helicopter Flights
After a poll of 45,000 readers in the 2018 Telegraph Travel Awards, Cape Town was named the Greatest City in the World for the sixth year running. Take a tour of the Mother City in a helicopter and see Table Mountain, Camps Bay and the Cape Peninsula from a bird’s eye view.
Cape Canopy Tours
Enjoy the zipline canopy tour in the company of soaring eagles, surrounded by breath-taking Cape fynbos panoramas and mountainscapes. Located in the pristine World Heritage sight at the Hottentot Holland Nature Reserve. Voted as the 2nd best activity in Africa on by TripAdvisor in 2019.
Big 5 Safari near Cape Town
See the African Big 5 only 2,5 hours from Cape Town on a one-day safari or two-day overnight safari. These reserves offer luxury accommodation with game drives without having to travel out of the Western Cape.
Interested in any of the tours mentioned above? Give us a call on +27 (87) 095 3064 or fill in our online contact form here to get in touch.