{"id":5854,"date":"2019-05-27T16:44:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T14:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/?p=5854"},"modified":"2019-05-27T16:56:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T14:56:33","slug":"7-exciting-things-to-do-when-youre-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/destinations\/south-africa\/7-exciting-things-to-do-when-youre-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Exciting Things To Do When You\u2019re In South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Africa is a fantastic destination for tourists, as it offers plenty of water-based adventures, as well as safari trips on the back of an elephant. If you ever travel here, you will discover a plethora of outdoor activities that you can engage in and have tons of fun.<\/p>\n

Shark cage diving<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s hardly a more exciting activity than this. Observing these killers in their natural habitat is, in itself, hard to achieve without proper equipment. The tourists are locked inside a cage, and then the cage is submerged in water. As the sharks swim by, the tourists can admire them and make plenty of exciting memories.<\/p>\n

There are plenty of places in South Africa, along the coast, where tourists can enjoy shark cage diving at its best. Gansbaai<\/a> is a small fishing village where this activity is all the rage, and you can have a blast getting acquainted with the sharks.<\/p>\n

Elephant back safari<\/strong><\/p>\n

It would be a shame to go to South Africa and fail to go on an elephant back safari trip. These majestic creatures are a wonder themselves, and you\u2019ll have the chance to ride one. Observing wildlife is comfortable from the back of such a large animal.<\/p>\n

Just make sure to bring some high-quality optics equipment with you. In case you don\u2019t know what to pick, read this review from opticsandlab.com<\/a> and you will know what the number one item that you should pack when you go on your safari trip is.<\/p>\n

Visit the Cape Floral Kingdom<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are hardly any other more beautiful views on the planet than the Cape Floral Kingdom. Protected by UNESCO, this Heritage place looks like heaven on earth. The incredible terrestrial biodiversity makes it unique, and it should be on top of your list when you travel here.<\/p>\n

Multiple hiking trails cross the region from one end to another so it will be easy for you to pick an itinerary and enjoy the stunning views of the Cape Floral Kingdom.<\/p>\n

Enjoy all the outdoor activities the Table Mountain has to offer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Table Mountain is iconic for South Africa, and, for those who feel more adventurous than others, there\u2019s no better spot to be. The flat top is a goal and a destination, and here, in the national park with the same name, you can engage in various activities.<\/p>\n

You can abseil, paraglide, rock climb, dive, and do many other exciting things. Anything is possible while you\u2019re here and you can allow yourself to go as wild and extreme as you want.<\/p>\n

Urban cycling<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you enjoy cycling, South Africa is the place to visit. Port Elizabeth, as well as Cape Town, offer many urban cycling excursions and you will find many other fellow cyclists who want to do the same thing as you. For this reason, these events are plenty of fun, and it\u2019s easy to make friends.<\/p>\n

Go whale watching<\/strong><\/p>\n

If it happens for you to travel in September, head over to Hermanus, a small fishing village where an annual whale festival<\/a> takes place. Whale watching is an everyday activity for tourists in South Africa, and you will find many sites that cater to those who want to see these marine giants in all their glory.<\/p>\n

See the penguins at Boulders Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might not expect to see penguins outside their natural frozen environment, but a colony lives on Boulders Beach, which is part of the Table Mountain National Park. These friendly creatures don\u2019t usually get scared of people, and you can swim alongside them, provided that the weather is warm enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

South Africa is a fantastic destination for tourists, as it offers plenty of water-based adventures, as well as safari trips on the back of an elephant. If you ever travel here, you will discover a plethora of outdoor activities that you can engage in and have tons of fun. Shark cage diving There\u2019s hardly a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2711],"tags":[2786,4186,3007,4478,721,4476,4480,3047,4475,4474,4326,4477,4479],"class_list":["post-5854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-south-africa","tag-activities","tag-boulders-beach","tag-cape","tag-cape-floral","tag-elephant","tag-gansbaai","tag-penguins","tag-safari","tag-shark","tag-shark-cage-diving","tag-table-mountain","tag-unesco","tag-whale-watching"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}