By sea: Explore the Cape coastline

Wedged between two seas at the southwesterly tip of the African continent, Cape Town is an ideal spot for aquatic adventures. You might master stand-up paddleboarding in a sheltered tidal sea-pool before striking out into the ocean, beachcomb for shells on the Atlantic coast or snorkel the coves of False Bay.

By air: Go ziplining!

Just an hour or so out of Cape Town in the fertile Elgin Valley, kit up in harnesses and helmets for an aerial discovery of dramatic gorges, canyons and the Cape countryside.

This jagged landscape is an area of outstanding natural beauty, and it’s no wonder that it has attained World Heritage status. The thrill of ziplining, suspended over the fynbos-rich Riviersonderend Gorge, allows you to glide like an eagle above this spectacular, once-inaccessible, landscape hundreds of meters at a time.

By day: Go on safari in search of big game

There’s nothing more awe-inspiring than heading out in search of the ‘Big Five’ (lions, elephants, leopards, rhinos and the Cape buffalo) and a whole animal menagerie on safari. Train with your field guide on a game drive, covering a range of nature-focused topics from animal behaviour, tracking, and identifying creepy-crawlies like spiders and scorpions.

By night: A turtle conservation adventure

Learn about these threatened gentle giants of the ocean on a night walk along the Elephant Coast of South Africa. Between November and February every year, the leatherback and loggerhead turtles come ashore to nest and lay their eggs on the pristine beaches of Kwazulu-Natal. Follow the flipper tracks of the world’s second-largest reptile after the crocodile, the giant leatherback turtle.