Swapping powder for golden grains of sand, who said you needed mountains to practice your favourite downhill sport? Head to the Cape Town coastline for epic sandboarding lessons with local pros, SA Forest Adventures.
Africa's highest commercial sandboarding destination - Cape Town's epic sand dunes are the perfect place to learn how to ride without the heavy outerwear and pricey lift pass. Skip the hype and grab a board on the Western Cape with adventure lessons on the scorching sands that rise up from the beach.
Offering red hot thrills and amazing views to boot, heading up and down the huge inclines of Houtbay and Betty's Bay, SA Forest Adventure's group lessons give you the chance to try out one of South Africa's most popular new action sport with stunning scenic views (and maybe a few whale sightings if you're lucky!)
Operating on the shores just an hour outside the city, the silver sands of Betty’s Bay boast 250m dunes and stunning views out towards the Marine Protected Area. A beautiful ocean vista on the outskirts of the Kogelberg Nature Reserve and Hottentots-Holland Mountains, sandboarding might be new to the towering dunes - but it's arguably the best way to experience the Western Cape.
For something closer to home, SA Forest Adventures also operate in Hout Bay. Offering group lessons in the shadow of Table Mountain, the cape peninsula is packed with great spots to try out your technique and hang on the beach with resident African penguins!
Both instructors Ronald and Ali were professional and friendly. They worked in harmony They provided assistance to ensure the scrambles between wires was doable and safe for me, with patience. (My left leg is very weak)
Very patient fantastic guide
Kind and sweet guys.
The guy was kind eager to show us a great time.
Brilliant
Very well organised and the guide looked very well after all off us.
Thabiso was the best we got the best treatment
Ojama taught us well to handle the quad bikes
Very friendly and patient with us
Good laugh and professional
Professional excellent instructor
The guides were top notch. Put in every effort to make it fun and feel safe every step of the way. You can definitely see they love what they do.
Great
Friendly and competent
Excellent guides, full of jokes
Professional, helpful and put safety first
Thabiso and Attie were amazing instructors. I felt completely safe with them. My nerves were shot but they were so patient with me.
The guides were fun, humorous and out-going and pleasant to be around, and between the two of them they shepherded everyone around the route without obviously appearing to do so. The pace throughout matched the competencies of the riders and the guides gauged this well. The safety, riding instructions and activity briefing was perfectly pitched.
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Excellent guides 👌
He accommodated the children.
Guide was knowledgeable / patient and always kept an eye out for everyone.
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Friendly and such a good instructor
Both instructors were very professional and eased us in to the activity. I gave Mzo a hard time(fear and anxiety took over) but he kept his cool and continued encouraging me.😄😄
Very professional and always watching for safety
My guides Rudi and Colin were great. They helped me all the way and ensured my safety. I felt secure at all times and had a great time.
Sipho
The instructors were excellent.
Perfect and very funny
Our guide was patient and well versed in the track and assisting as we went along. It would be nice if bottled water could be provided/sold on site.
Thank you Ruben and Collin. You were amazing instructors. We had so much fun. And enjoyed every second of it.
They were great. Gave us lots of info and were very humorous too
Khulu and Kie were great. Friendly, knowledgeable and very helpful.
Very professional and accommodating.
Wonderful views and great service!
Supper
Professional with a great sense of humour
VERY NICE GUY, INFORMATIVE AND FUNNY
The instructors were great. Lunchbox and Johannes were fantastic
Collen was awesome! He showed us all the great places to take pictures and was very alert to how we were coping as we were first time riders.
Steven was phenomenal, his instructions were clear, and the quick "test drive" just to get a handle of the bikes in a great touch. On the route he pace was just right, we stopped for views and he kept checking on us, thank you very much, we felt very safe! :)
Collin was an amazing instructor :)
Kulu (our memory might be failing us here, sorry about that!) was an amazing guide. He took the time to get to know the participants and kept us excited the whole time. All safety procedures were clearly explained, and he also took time for a joke here and there.
Very friendly and supportive and also made the day a lot of fun
Very knowledgeable and pleasant the two of them
Very helpful
Very helpful, friendly, safety-conscious and good fun
Very professional
Adrenaline Junkies we got lost for 30 min, only when we called they send us a pin drop! Despite the frustration of gotton lost Nkosani our guide made it worth it, was an excellent guide!
Lots of fun
Fantastic instructor... always managed to lighten the mood.
The best instructors in the whole world
Our instructor AB was a super nice guy who took us on a very lovely little adventure
SA Forest Adventure - Hermanus
What friendly and happy staff. They were well qualified, very friendly, happy and really made the experience even more special!
Sympa
We all loved our instructors, they were friendly and very helpful, they are the best by far
Lucas was an excellent guide, happy to answer our questions and extremely patient when we were at the wineries would highly recommend
Stephen was very polite, attentive and accommodating. Thank you Stephen!
Instructor was very generous and caring. 1 person who failed in the test. He took her as a pillion and gave her a ride on a bike on a straight and easy route.
Great
Seemless and hassle free
Instructors were helpful, friendly, and funny! They definitely rounded out the experience.
They are well trained and very friendly.
The instructors were very helpful and professional. They made us feel safe and at ease. They were very personable.
Great guys, we were laughing the whole time
Our instructor Nkosi was just fantastic! Informative, enthusiastic, patient and fun!
The guide was very helpful, skillful and a great guide. Very sensitive to my mother, who is 70 years old. The equipment though, needs some mechanical service as the one bike's steering was loose and the other's back brake did not work at all.
Instructors were very professional and good fun.