From left: Running holidays, combined
with sight-seeing excursions, have become
popular holiday options. SUP is one of the
fastest growing sports in the world, while
hiking remains a firm favourite that’s easily
accessible to anyone.
holiday guests participate in activities such
as kite surfing, stand-up paddle boarding,
yoga and beach horse riding. Langebaan
also happens to offer some of the world’s
best wind conditions for kite surfing.
Back on land, Bike & Saddle offers
tailored cycling holidays through South
Africa. Their fully guided tours start from
half-day rides through the Cape vineyards
to eleven-day expeditions along the
Garden Route. Its founders, Gustav Erlank
and Susanne Holste, are themselves keen
cyclists, which led to them starting their
own dedicated cycling adventure company.
“We’re all equal when we’re cycling
together,” explains Erlank. “Our multi-day
cycling holidays allow people to remember
what matters most in life, and that all
people are united by the same needs
and desires.”
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holistic, fitness and sports activities with
one daily spa treatment included. The
menu of activity-focused options includes
archery, scuba diving, spinning, Pilates,
Ayurvedic treatments and reiki. “I always
leave here feeling relaxed, rejuvenated and
recharged,” says Joseph.
SAFFA ENERGY
South Africa also dishes up its fair share
of wellness resorts and niche activity
holidays. For starters, the Windtown Hotel
in Langebaan doubles up as a kite-surfing
school and guests can hone their skills at
the nearby lagoon. Every year the hotel
hosts a number of five-day events aimed
at groups of women who’d like to learn
the tricks of the sport. During each active
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