If you're a skydiver, you know about adrenaline addiction and the attraction of gravity, so you won't want to miss the chance for a quick jump while you're on holiday.
South Africa has skydiving clubs in all the major centres and in even some unexpected smaller places such as Grahamstown and Pietermaritzburg.
The biggest club in the country is Pretoria Skydiving Club, which is your best bet if you want to get involved in some big RW. They fly two Pilatus Porters, so 20-way formations are a real possibility.
And if you've never skydived, consider doing your first jump in South Africa. With our favourable exchange rate, you'll find it a lot cheaper than in other countries. You could choose between a standard static line jump or a tandem jump, where you are tied to an instructor who makes all the decisions for you.
If you think you might get serious about skydiving you could do an accelerated free-fall course while you're in South Africa and save a bit of money, as it is the most expensive part of a skydiving career.
Then there's the scenery. Even if it's your first jump and you think you'll have your eyes closed the whole time, don't worry, you will see the view.
Many of South Africa's drop zones are in pretty locations and, hey, here's a bonus: do a tandem (or single) jump in Cape Town and get a pic of yourself hurtling earthwards in front of Table Mountain. That wouldn't look bad on your desk (or desktop) when you get back to the office.
Clubs
Operators
Adventure Purists offer skydiving, as well as paragliding, flying and gliding.
Downhill Adventures offer tandem skydiving.
Go Skydive - a comprehensive skydiving site covering all the major centres in South Africa.
Skydive Cape Town - Want to visit a drop zone that boasts one of the best views in the world from altitude? In need of some Higher Education? Skydive Cape Town looks after local skydivers (from the Western Cape and the rest of South Africa) as well as international visitors.
SkydiveXtreme operates in Modimolle, Limpopo.
Tandem Skydiving Adventures offers tandem skydiving, accelerated freefall, beginners courses, BASE jumping and more.
SouthAfrica.info reporter and South African Tourism
