Best Places To Do Extreme Sports In Africa

The African continent has many places to practice extreme sports, it is the ideal destination for those who like adventure. For this reason, a list has been prepared with the best places to do extreme sports in Africa.

This list will help everyone who likes to get an adrenaline rush to decide which is the best place for their vacation. Although in these places you can also do other activities and enjoy their beautiful landscapes.

 

The best places to do extreme sports in Africa

The selected places lead you to feel adrenaline throughout your body, they are the following:

 

Zambia 

In this place the well-known bungee jump of Victoria Falls is practiced, which is carried out on the Victoria Falls Bridge. Which crosses the no man's land between Zimbabwe and Zambia, from this bridge you can see the powerful waterfall considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World.

Specialists in this type of jump have the opportunity to choose between different styles of jumping. The drop is 364 feet or 111 meters and is a four second free fall.

 

Marruecos

This is the perfect place to ski in the small ski resort of Oukaïmeden. Which is located in the High Atlas Mountains at 8,530 feet or 2,600 meters. The station offers a chairlift to the top of Jebel Attar, as it is where there are five dizzying descents.

It has intermediate tracks ideal for beginners and for families it has sledding areas.

 

Senegal

To practice surfing, Senegal is the best place for its incredible waves, especially those on the Almadies peninsula and those near Dakar. This nation belongs to West Africa and has very famous islands such as N'Gor because it is home to The Endless Summer N'Gor Right surf spot. Which has its own surf camp.

 

Tanzania

People who like to go mountaineering must visit Tanzania and Mount Kilimanjaro. This place has been recognized as the highest free-standing mountain in the world and the highest peak in Africa.

To reach the 19,341-foot or 5,895-meter summits of Mount Kilimanjaro requires proper training. Because many can fail due to altitude sickness, to avoid it, it is recommended to extend the climb for at least five nights.

 

Uganda

To practice whitewater rafting you should visit the city of Jinja in Uganda, which is located near the source of the Nile River. This city is home to several rafting operators who offer different options to experience this sport.

 

South Africa

The most extreme sport practiced in South Africa is shark diving, for which there are operators in Gansbaai and False Bay. They organize cage diving trips, with which you can get up close to the great white sharks.

The home of the prehistoric shark sixes is the kelp forests and to the north they can get rid of the cage. To dive with oceanic blacktip, tiger and bull sharks.

 

Maurice Island

The perfect place to practice the sport of canyoning is the tropical island of Mauritius. This sport consists of descending into a canyon through any means such as climbing, caving, rappelling and swimming.

The tropical island of Mauritius offers the opportunity to practice this sport with professional guides. During the practice you can enjoy 11 waterfalls through which you can navigate by means of vertical jumps, zip lines and rappelling cliffs.

 

Egypt

For Kitesurfing lovers, they should go to the Red Sea resort town of Hurghada, where Gouna is located. This is the ideal place to practice this sport due to the large extension of the shallow lagoon and the constant wind.

El Gouna has several Kitesurfing schools that teach courses and offer their services for practicing this sport. They also rent equipment, have security equipment and offer repair services.

Other sports such as snorkeling, wakeboarding and diving are also practiced in this place.