Adrenalin Junkie Activities in Limpopo

Think Limpopo and it brings to mind images of Africa's true nature — that part of the coun­try that is prac­tic­ally out of reach of civil­isa­tion, and largely unchanged by man and his needs. Limpopo is the land of baobabs, seeth­ing hot days, the moun­tains of the Waterberg, the Soutpansberg, and bushveld plains peppered with thorn trees. It is where one comes to view game in its right­ful place, where anim­als can once again reign supreme. This is the great north.

Large areas of con­ser­va­tion dif­fer­en­ti­ate the Limpopo from most other provinces, where adren­alin seekers find a realm of untouched nature that offers end­less oppor­tun­it­ies in the wild. If it's untamed bushveld and wil­der­ness you are after, then the home of the mys­tical and fabled rain queen, Modjadji, and the treas­ures of a rich cul­tural her­it­age are where you will find them ...

The north­ern sec­tion of the Kruger National Park lies in the Limpopo, renowned for its effort­less herds of ele­phant and buf­falo, whilst private game reserves bor­der this reserve offer­ing end­less game view­ing oppor­tun­it­ies. Endeavour to walk at least one of the incred­ible forest trails of the Soutpansberg, and then bey­ond the moun­tains to the land that sweeps towards Zimbabwe, dom­in­ated by mopane trees and ancient baobabs.

Go kloof­ing in George's Valley gorge:
Actually you're spoilt for choice in the beau­ti­ful George's Valley Gorge as you can abseil, kloof, tube, rock climb, hike and just about any­thing else here too. George's Valley lies on the R528 between Haenertsburg and Tzaneen right in the heart of the Groot Letaba River's jour­ney through gorges and gullys. Kloofing is for the more adven­tur­ous. You can oth­er­wise float or swim down vari­ous sec­tions of the more calm and peace­ful waters. Converseley, bum slide or rock hop your way over water­falls, or jump into pools.

Contact: Adventure Lifestyles on +27 (0)82 321‑5430.

White water tube ('gecko­ing') the Groot Letaba River:
White water tubing is also known as 'gecko­ing' and prob­ably the most fun you can have on water. The gecko-tubing begins high up in the gorge of the Groot Letaba River and fol­lows fairly calm waters and breath­tak­ing views.

Be warned, there are also roar­ing white water rap­ids en route for the more adventurous.

Contact Thaba Metsi Adventures on +27 (0)15 276‑5096.

Raft the Blyde River Canyon:
This is an extreme white­wa­ter exper­i­ence, so not for the feint-hearted; hel­mets and endur­ance are neces­sary. One of the most beau­ti­ful rivers in the world, the Blyde River allows one to paddle demand­ing rap­ids (excite­ment bor­der­ing on truly chal­len­ging), take in some of the most awe­some scenery that begins in the Mariepskop Forestry Reserve and ends as the Blyde River joins the Blydepoort Dam, and the Three Rondavels above you against a sheer wall of rock. It's a full day's worth of fun and exhil­ar­a­tion. Or you can opt for an overnighter at a rus­tic busy camp in A-frame huts.

Contact Umkulu Safaris on +27(0)21 853‑7952 or The African Rafting Company on +27 21 853 2453.

Take the Magoebaskloof Canopy Tour:

Your chance to travel the upper level of the indi­gen­ous forest and ancient moun­tain cliffs that over­look the Groot Letaba River gorge. This is a com­bin­a­tion of slides and plat­form view­points that include slid­ing over three giant water­falls. Aimed at thrill seekers of any age (well, those older than seven at any rate), the cable slides over some of the most incred­ible scenery and will leave you breath­less, both from the sheer adven­ture of it all, and from the views.

Contact Magoebaskloof Canopy Tour on +27 (0)83 866‑1546

4x4 African Ivory Route trails:
Drive, or join an organ­ised tour on, the  4–5 day self-drive ver­sion of the wild Ivory Route, and fol­low in the foot­steps of legendary hunters who stalked great herds that used to roam these parts. The Ivory Route crosses moun­tains and sandveld plains, includ­ing 54 nature reserves. The route is kept as basic and as wild as pos­sible, con­sequently large parts of it are only nav­ig­able via 4x4. Tracks wind past thorn trees con­nect­ing tra­di­tional vil­lages with ten­ted safari camps. The route com­bines ele­phant migrat­ory routes with those of ivory, gold and slave mer­chant routes, and crosses some of the most beau­ti­ful ter­rain in the country.

Skydiving in the Waterberg:
If launch­ing your­self out of an aero­plane with only a par­chute between you and a rather hard land­ing is your kind of thing, then sky­diving, whether tan­dem or solo, will blow your mind. Once you leave the air­craft from 11 000ft (over 3.5km high up) you exper­i­ence the feel­ing of freefall, your life will change forever!

The views, if you can divorce your­self from the fact that you're in the air without a life­line, are pretty spec­tac­u­lar, and the jumps over the Waterberg are exhilir­at­ing to an extreme.

Contact: 083 SKYDIVE or +27 (0)83 759‑3483

Useful Links:
Find a bunch more activ­it­ies and adven­ture exper­i­ences at Things to Do in Limpopo — from wild­life encoun­ters to extreme adven­ture there is plenty to keep you busy in the Limpopo Province. For a good deal on accom­mod­a­tion see Limpopo Game Reserves or browse through accom­mod­a­tion in Limpopo — you deal dir­ectly with the accom­mod­a­tion own­ers so you pay less — No Commission, No Service Fees!