If you are looking for some thrills and fun, family quad biking adventures could be just what you need to let loose together. The best part of that these tours not only offer some adrenalin-filled joy, but also take you through some of the most beautiful landscapes South Africa has to offer.
Going on a quad biking tour as a family is a great way to experience the outdoors whilst having a lot of fun doing it. Those with a sense for adventure will particularly enjoy off-road quad tours. Most tours have a qualified guide who will not only help you to ride and navigate your quad bike through the terrain, but point our interesting aspects of the land you are travelling over. Taking a family quad bike tour will give you a unique perspective on your surroundings, making you appreciate the beauty South Africa is blessed with.
What kind of quad bike will I use?
The bikes available depends on the particular company, but families will often be able to choose the bikes that best suit their individual needs. Most bikes are relatively easy to use and are safe and comfortable. Both semi-automatic and fully automatic gearboxes (especially for younger family members) are available, with engine sizes ranging from 150cc, 250cc, 300cc, to 400cc.
Where can I find family quad biking adventures?
There are a number of quad bike tour operators situated all around South Africa.
Only 45 minutes from Cape Town, you can find Nature Discovery Tours, founded by Brian Pickering. Before opening his quad bike business, Pickering was a farmer with a great understanding of the unique mountains and fynbos landscape in the area. He has applied this knowledge to the quad bike tour, which takes you on a journey like no other. Nature Discovery Tours was appropriately named, as Pickering teamed up with Cape Nature Conservation to design quad bike and motorcycle tours that allow people to visit interesting and untouched secret gardens of the Cape in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. To make a reservation or if you have any further queries about Nature Discovery Tours, phone Brian Pickering on 021 859 1989.
Also through the Elgin valley and about an hour away from Cape Town you can go on a family adventure with Kamazoo Quad. These tours will provide you with hire of quad bikes, basic training for quad bike driving, permits, safety equipment, and even some refreshments to keep you going along the way. There are a range of trails geared for both the first-timer and the experienced quad bike rider, and the guide will be happy to lead either an exciting thrill ride or a more relaxed and leisurely pace; tours are half an hour to five hours long. Booking is essential, and Kamazoo Quad can be contacted on 072 537 9310. They are open form Tuesdays to Sundays.
With Family Quad Biking Adventures, you will have the opportunity for some game watching and you and your family could be lucky enough to see a range of animals such as oryx, springbok, zebra, wildebeest, eland, grysbok and duiker. There is also a variety of birdlife to be spotted. To book with Family Quad Biking Adventures, contact safetynet@telkomsa.net. Training for the tour is provided beforehand and all quads are fully automatic, leaving all family members to drive with confidence, and if you are bored of biking, you can stop over at one of the stocked bass dams along the way to try your luck at a spot of fishing.
For something different, you can try a family quad biking adventure along the river trails of Ballito near Durban. You can choose the trail you want to take, either over hills, through valleys, along the Umhlali and Sampoya rivers or through forests. Because quads can take on any kind of landscape, the sky’s the limit. In fact, the official name for quad bikes is All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).