Similar to snowboarding, sandboarding is a recreational board sport activity conducted on large sand dunes instead of snow-capped mountains. This sport is popular the world over, and is an especially sought-after activity in desert or coastal regions with many...
‘Nam Lolwe’ in Luo and ‘Victoria Nyanza’ in Buntu, Lake Victoria was named after Queen Victoria by an officer of the British Indian Army, John Hanning Speke. With an enormous size of 69,480 square kilometres, Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. Located in...
Hot air ballooning is a fantastic mixture of personal challenge, adventure, discovering the unknown, and most importantly, fun! A hot air balloon can lift you to marvellous heights, from which you are provided with exquisite, uninterrupted views of the gorgeous...
Here are a few romantic adventure activities in Africa where you can surprise your partner and knock the socks off of them! Hot air ballooning is probably one of the most popular romantic activities, especially if you want to ‘pop the question’! (Serengeti) Balloon...
I dreamed of a gentle mountain, Beneath a cloudless sky. I spoke of a rugged coastline, Where hungry seagulls cry. I thought of the snow white beaches, Where children laugh and play, And I longed for the fiery sunset, That ends a summer’s day. I craved for the...
White river rafting is the thrilling recreational outdoor sport than involves embarking on an inflatable raft and navigating your way through bodies of water (typically a river). This activity normally takes place in white waters, or different variations of rough...
Snorkelling is a well-loved sport that is practiced both professionally and simply for fun. Many tropical resorts offer recreational snorkelling to visitors. The main attraction of the sport is the chance to observe sea life close up, in its natural habitat without...
Skydiving is an exhilarating sport in which partakers jump from an aircraft at a relatively high altitude while wearing a parachute. There is a wide variety of aerial manoeuvres that can be performed while still in the air, though these are usually done by...
Not to be confused with free-diving, scuba diving is underwater diving that requires participants to use self-contained underwater breathing apparatus in order to swim beneath the surface for extended periods of time. Unlike other forms of diving which typically...
A quad bike is a vehicle with four wheels and a mass of less than 550 kilograms. Quad biking through South Africa is an adrenaline-packed activity that provides tourists with a way to view the country’s landscapes in a completely unique and exhilarating manner. Quad...
Praia do Tofo, or just ‘Tofo’, is a tiny town and huge tourist attraction located in south-eastern Mozambique. The town is situated on the coast of the Indian Ocean, on Ponto do Barra peninsula in the Inhambane Province of Jangamo. It is just 22 kilometres from the...
