If the rush of conquering the mountains by foot is not enough, try abseiling off the top of Table Mountain to a ledge more than 100m below. www.abseilafrica.co.za
White water rafting in the region is reliant on the weather, and good rains or melting snow can result in thrilling white water activity. www.felixunite.com
If kloofing (leaping anything up to 25m off gorges into water below) is your thing. Thunder Falls on the Steenbras River Gorge near Gordon’s Bay is one of the places you should head towards.
Sandboarding, a combination of surfing and snow skiing, is gaining popularity and can be experienced on the dunes up the coast just north of Cape Town near Atlantis.
Paragliding – the Cape Town environs offer a number of sites ranging from Lion’s Head overlooking Camps Bay, Signal Hill Sir Lowry’s Pass, Gordon’s Bay and Noordhoek to name a few.
Horse riding: There are beautiful horse riding trails on the unspoilt beaches of Noordhoek. Contact Sleepy Hollow Horse Riding – Tel. 021 789 2341 or 083 261 0104. www.sleepyhollowhorseriding.co.za Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch also offers horse riding – Tel. 021 809 1100.
The waters south-west of Cape Point offer some of the finest and most exciting game fishing in the world for yellowfin and longfin tuna, Atlantic bigeye, dorado, yellowtail and broadbill swordfish, the gladiator of the deep.
Big wave surfing is cool at Big Bay, Blaauwberg, which hosts several national and international surfing competitions. For the ultimate in big wave, ride Dungeons off Hout Bay, which can produce a ’25-footer’ in the right conditions. For surfing spots check out www.wavescape.co.za
Want to learn to free dive or sky dive? Cape Town Freediving offers many different courses from half day to two day. Beginners to advanced.
Quad Bike tours just 45-60 minutes away from the centre of Cape Town. The Atlantis Dunes, 27 square kilometres of pure white sand dunes.
Zip lining in the forest in Constantia or Elgin.
Kayak from Mouille Point towards the V&A Waterfront with https://kaskazi.co.za/ or stand-up paddle board in the V&A Waterfront canals.