HiGhWindS
Adventures and Safaris
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Email: adventures@highwinds.co.za

"Our Experience
 - Your Delight"

44 Cuyler Street, Central, Port Elizabeth, 6001       Tel: +27 (0) 41 586-3721        Fax: +27 (0) 41 585-6686

Action and Adventure

All Tours are done in air-conditioned vehicles, with permits and passenger liability.
English, registered and THETA accredited or similar tour guides
Other languages and specialities can be arranged on request
Discounted rates for groups of four or more passengers and on combination tours
Custom made tours organised anywhere in South Africa with National registered tour guides
A certain portion of the price is put in trust to educate and create work opportunities for the disadvantaged
We try to offer a little more than just the expected on our tours.
All of the prices quoted are per person with a minimum of 2 persons per tour.
 
 
 
 
Prices valid as at 1 October 2012. Prices may be changed without notice.
Please check all prices prior to booking.

The PRO Sandboarding Experience
For those who have the expertise and balance, to do a professional job of boarding the dunes on sophisticated equipment. Experience some of the highest dunes in Southern Africa - only Namibia beats us. Training and gear included. A lot slower than snow boarding but just as much fun. Please note this is Africa and there are no beautiful lifts that take you to the top so that you can slide down. This is rough adventure stuff and you need the stamina to keep up with the locals. Go on give it a go. The package includes all equipment needed, picnic lunch,  transport, pick up and drop off at your hostel plus plenty of Water.

Price: On Request            Minimum: 2 persons    Duration: 11 am to 4 pm    Departure: Daily

 

Blue Sky Aerobatics
Simply be lifted off the ground at 5 G’s straight up into the blue open sky, loop the loop and down again with a roll and a drop, back up again and then a dead fall straight to earth. If you thought Bungi jumping was an adrenaline rush then you ain’t seen nothing yet. The ultimate in adventure sports with one of the best flying aces in the world. Visit a unique air museum on a private landing strip and see some of the older World War 2 planes. All of them are in working order. Don’t miss out! The package includes pick up/drop off at hostel.

Price: On Request      Duration: 20 mins flying time    Departure: Daily
Flights in a Harvard, Tiger Moth and an L39 Jet fighter can also be arranged.

 


Sardinia Horseback Adventure
Visit an awesome area on horse back, canter along the beach or just meander through the forest and enjoy nature. Sardiania is a nature conservancy so you can expect to see a bushbuck or a duiker, dassies or mongoose and of course the birdlife is simply fantastic. Packages for novices and experienced riders. The package includes transport, pick up and drop off at your hostel.

2 Hour Beach Bonanza - Price: On Request  Duration: 9 am to 12 pm  or 2 pm to 5 pm  Departure: Daily

 1 Hour Forest Ride - On Request  Duration: 9 am to 12 pm  or 2 pm to 5 pm  Departure: Daily

 
Cross Country
An abseiling adventure in the magnificent Hankey area, teeming with amazing birdlife and ice cold streams. Horse ride down the Kabeljous river valley and canter along pristine beaches. Enjoy a canoe trip up the Geelhout river and relax that evening in a rustic bushcamp. The price includes a picnic lunch, breakfast and dinner, all equipment needed, all transport, pick up and drop off at your hostel.

Price: On Request    Duration: 1½ days    Departure: Daily

 
Action Rock Art
An abseiling adventure in the seldom seen Riebeeck East area, teeming with natural wildlife and ice cold streams. Take a walk in this beautiful natural wilderness ending the day around the campfire before retiring to your tent The price includes a picnic lunch, breakfast and dinner, all equipment needed, all transport, pick up and drop off at your hostel.

Price: On Request   Duration: 1½ days    Departure: Daily

 
Abseiling
Experience the rush of falling off a cliff, see the beauty of the Baviaanskloof and enjoy a fantastic day in nature.

Price: On Request    Duration: 9 am to 5 pm    Departure: Daily

 

Paragliding
Basic Licence: Included - Training Manuals, Registrations with SAPHA, Training insurance, 25 flights, logbook, use of school gliders.

Introductory Course: Included - 5 flights, use of school gliders.

Rental: (of school gliders when Available)

Prices : On Request

 
Jetski Challenge
Challenge the waves! Great fun for the energetic. These 2 seater water bikes are hot and offer the best enjoyment in this type of watersport - definitely  not slow. Normally run from the popular Kings Beach but other venues and tours can be arraanged.

 Price: On Request   Departure: Daily

Overnight Horse Trail in the Zuurberg Mountains
Price includes guide, horses, fires, overnight accommodation, and transport to and from the park, pick up and drop off at your hostel. You must supply your own food and bedding. This is a beautiful Game Park, which forms part of the greater Addo Elephant Park Development. The scenic views are simply great and you can enjoy a dip in clean mountain pools and meals under the African sky. A great way to see the Eastern Cape Bushveld.

Price: On Request    Duration: 2 days    Departure: Daily


 


Walk and Talk with Elephants
Elephant Back Safaris
Follow in the footprints of the ancients. A Unique opportunity to interact with these great gentle giants in their natural environment. The experience lasts for between 2 and 2½ hours. You will be able to ride on these gentle giants, take a walk with them through their bush home and feed them. A closer and more personal encounter with these intelligent creatures cannot be experienced anywhere. The African elephant is vastly different in temperament and attitude to the Indian elephant. The price includes the pick up and drop off at your hostel, the elephant experience and a meal.
Price: On Request   Departarture: Daily 6-30am, 9h30am & 12-30pm - Min: 2 persons

 
 
Hiking Trails 
½ Day Hiking Trails
Discover the hidden treasures of the Eastern Cape. This can only be done once you get off the beaten track. Very seldom does a traveler see the beauty of nature, simply because they cannot get there. Here is your chance! Take an Eco walk along a river, and swim in ice-cold streams, walk through indigenous bush and fynbos, experience a freedom not felt in the built up areas. Includes transport, pick up and drop off at your hostel, picnic lunch.
Price: R350-00pp   Duration: 3 to 4 hours   Depart: Daily 9am and 2pm   Min: 2 persons

One Day Hiking Trips
Sacramento/Maitland: First the scenic Sacramento coastal trail then onto a picnic lunch at Maitland Reserve or island trail. The trip includes information on fauna and flora. Marine life. Animals and birds.

Cape St Francis/Jeffries Bay: Travel to Cape St Francis via the scenic Gamtoos river valley. Coastal hike and possible visit to the lighthouse with a picnic lunch by the sea. Then onto St Francis Bay to view this unique village including a canal boat trip. Back to PE via Jeffries Bay.

Cape St Francis/Aston Bay: Travel to Cape St Francis via the scenic Gamtoos river valley. Coastal hike and possible visit to the lighthouse with a picnic lunch by the sea. Then onto Aston Bay to take a hike in the Seekoei Nature Reserve. Back to PE via Jeffries Bay.

The price includes a picnic lunch, all equipment needed, all transport, pick up and drop off at your hostel.

Price: On Request    Duration: 8 am to 5-00 pm    Departure: Daily

 
Two Day Hiking Trips
Awesome Mountain Challenge-Baviaanskloof/Hankey: Visit the Sacramento or Cape Receife nature-hiking trail with a picnic lunch on the beach. The afternoon sees you walking through the beautiful Van Stadens Nature reserve with its unique flora. Before retiring for the day a quick abseil is a must. Sleep in tented accommodation in Hankey or the Baviaanskloof. After breakfast its off to see the beautiful natural areas of Loerie or Hankey with an abseil before lunch or for day two can be off to the Baviaanskloof for an abseil and a swim in ice cold streams.

Surf and Turf Challenge-Baviaanskloof/Cape St Francis: Travel to Cape St Francis via the scenic Gamtoos river valley with a coastal hike and possible visit to the lighthouse. Visit St Francis Bay with a canal boat trip and relax that evening around a potjie next to the pool and then to retire to your luxury apartment. Day two sees you off to the Baviaanskloof for an abseil and a swim in ice-cold streams and walking in the natural wilderness of this beautiful area.

The package includes all meals, all equipment needed, all transport, pick up and drop off at your hostel.

Price: On Request   Duration: 2 days    Departure: Daily

 

Other Packages Available
Settler Country (Grahamstown, Bathurst and Port Alfred), Battlefields, One, two and three day hikes, Adventure trips, Eco and Cultural Tours, City and Township Tours, Parasailing, Diving and diving courses, Surfing and Sandboarding, Helicopter and jet flights, Microlight flights, Quad biking, Canoe Trails, All game parks. Budget, Backpackers, 3 Star, 5 Star or outrageously priced packages available.
We can organise just about anything! All you have to do is ask!


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