BALLOONING

Out of the world experiences are possible from the balloons. Pilanesberg game reserves in the Northwest offer the best hot-air balloon panoramas. You can majestically drift over the savanna and watch for big game. The Winelands of the Western Cape offers another exotic vision. Sipping a glass of wine while floating over the vineyards is indeed a pleasure.

Bird Watching

Nature has blessed South Africa with a wide variety of the winged population. There are many species that are exclusive to this country. The best areas for bird watching are Ndumo and Mkhuze in KwaZulu-Natal, the bush savanna of Mpumalanga and the Northern Province, and the Okavango delta in Botswana. 

Fishing 

Sdouth Africa has a long and lovely coastline stretching to 2500 kilo meters(1550 miles). Anglers have a wide choice amid the rock and surf. At the Cape there is the confluence of the warm Indian Ocean and the cold Atlantic. This is responsible for the very high concentration of game fish along the coast of the country. Marlin is a great attraction. License is not needed for fishing on the KwaZulu-Natal coast. The most popular time here is from June to September. License or permits are required in certain beaches along the Cape coast. More details are available with the South African Deep Sea Angling Association (tel. 27/12/809-0978).Trout fishing is also extremely popular, particularly in the Dullstroom area (Mpumalanga), the Drakensberg (KwaZulu-Natal), and the mountains of the Western Cape. There is great scope for the Spear wielding enthusiast too. For more information, contact SAUU. 

Golf 

Just as everything else in the African continent, even the Golf courses here are exotic. You do not know when you may bump into wild animals. Of course, not every where: but keep look out if you are in a golf course in the province of Mpumalanga and the Northern Province, in particular. Courses in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape are usually very beautiful and incorporate the natural environment. Gary Player, the world champion is a native of Johannesburg and he has designed some of the best courses. "Kloofing" trail is the highlight among all the trails on which you follow a river through a mountain gorge (kloof), swimming and clambering your way out.

Hiking 

South Africa has diverse varieties of hiking trails-suited for the weak hearted as well as for the hard grinder. The country has the most comprehensive trails network in Africa; from short rambles to tough two-week hikes covering everything from fragrant botanical gardens, indigenous forests, savanna, and fynbos-clad mountains to uninhabited coastlines. there are trails that traverse through game reserves where one is likely to encounter big game on foot, the best of which are the Umfolozi trails in KwaZulu-Natal. Most of the best hiking trails are in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, as well as in Mpumalanga and the Northern Province. 

SAILING 

The winds average 15 to 20 knots and the yachting facilities are excellent. Offshore sailing requires that you belong to a recognized yacht club. The Sailing Association can furnish you more details about local harbor regulations.  

WINDSURFING 

The most exhilarating windsurfing spots are in the Scarborough and Kommetjie area on Cape Town's western seaboard, off the Cape Point coast, and at Langebaan on the West Coast, where the wind comes up almost every afternoon.