Bucket-list adventure activities across the Cape — book any of these direct, or combine with a guided day tour. Most first-time visitors start with our private Cape Point tour and add an adventure around it.
Adventure
Official 2026 Cape Town shark cage diving rates. Adults R3,550 · Students (12–17), Pensioners (65+) and Children (5–12) from R3,300 pp. Family friendly, no scuba qualification needed.
From R 3 300 pp
Adventure
Get within 50m of Southern Right whales on a licensed boat-based whale watching trip in Walker Bay.
From R1,500 pp
Adventure
Choose a boat-based Marine Big 5 experience from Kleinbaai / Gansbaai, or book a private full-day tour from Cape Town with return transport and boat trip option. Boat tour from R2,340 pp · Private Cape Town day tour from R2,150 pp vehicle share · Full adult package from R4,640 pp based on 6 adults.
From R4,640 pp
Adventure
Paddle Walker Bay alongside whales, dolphins and seals — one of the most intimate ways to see Hermanus marine life.
R 550
Adventure
Book a tandem skydive near Cape Town with 10,000 ft and 12,000 ft options, incredible views of Table Mountain, Robben Island and the West Coast, plus optional private return transport. 10,000 ft from R3,950 pp · 12,000 ft from R5,000 pp · Private transport from R1,050 pp based on 6 guests.
From R5,000 pp
Adventure
Soar across the Hottentots Holland Mountains on 11 ziplines, a suspension bridge and a waterfall crossing in Elgin.
R 1 275
Adventure
Tandem paraglide from Lion's Head or Signal Hill with Table Mountain, the Atlantic and the city below your feet.
R 1 300
Adventure
The world's highest commercial abseil — 112m straight down the face of Table Mountain.
R 995
Safari
Book an Aquila day or overnight safari. From 1 November 2026, the full-day safari is R2,895 pp standard or R3,120 pp peak (20 Dec–15 Jan); Cape Town transport is separate: Aquila shared or South African Adventures private vehicle. Current-season rates apply through 31 October 2026.
Safari from R2,895 pp · 2026/27 standard, transport extra
The greatest shoal on Earth — a 10-night ocean safari expedition with sharks, dolphins, whales, gannets and bait balls along South Africa's legendary Wild Coast. Please note: the Sardine Run is not based in Cape Town — it runs from Port St Johns on the Wild Coast.