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Trips, Rides and Trails

If you enjoy trips, rides and trails for relaxation South Africa has just that. There is a variety for people to choose from.

You can have a bird’s eye view of some of South Africa’s breathtaking landscapes in a helicopter ride or you can choose to have a relaxed exploration of part of the country through its many walking trails. Nothing is quite like a South African train ride for long distances between the provinces. There is also site seeing, horse riding and many other trips and rides to enjoy.

 
Tree Top Tours
Some of the best fun you can have in South Africa is with your feet in the air. Dangling, diving and swinging; passing an indigenous bird while ‘doing the Tarzan’ is not just reserved for inquisitive biologists with a sense of adventure, but for all who love nature and adventure....
 
Romantic Rail Journeys
Train enthusiasts and old-fashioned romantics at heart will have plenty of opportunity to travel by steam train in South Africa, one of the last countries to operate steam locomotives commercially....
 
The Best Seats in the Sky
South Africa has some of the most stunning panoramic views in the world. You can marvel at these from inside a helicopter, hot air balloon or gyrocopter knowing you have the best seat in the sky to appreciate these beautiful landscapes....
 
Hiking through Nature’s Bounty
For major fitness enthusiasts as well as those who are not (yet) in peak physical shape, South Africa boasts a number of hiking trails that offer not only excellent cardio-vascular activity… but great opportunities to explore nature’s bounty up close....
 
Follow the Great North Road
There’s something about the Great North Road – better known as the N1 – snaking up all the way up from Cape Town to Gauteng . . . to Musina and, finally, Beit Bridge on the Zimbabwe border....
 
Karoo Stops on the road to Cape Town
The journey from Jo’burg to Cape Town can be a 16-hour blur or, for the more adventurous traveller, it can turn into a vast, four-day spread of roadside delights....
 
Lowdown on the Lowveld
The road trip is a godsend. It’s a solver of conflicts and career problems, a great excuse for a good old frolic and a well-known cure for heartbreak......
 
South Africa on Foot
If you like getting up close and personal with the environment - a walking holiday is a must.
 
Luxury Trains of South Africa
There is nothing more thrilling than seeing the world from your ‘moving hotel’ as it chugs through the ever-changing South African landscape....
 
Sightseeing in South Africa
South Africa is one of the most scenic countries on the continent, and offers up a wealth of sightseeing opportunities.
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