Geckoing or White water Tubing is one of the most popular adventure activities at the Adventure Centre in Hazyview.

With this unique adventure you get the chance to descent the Sabie River Gorge with a “Gecko”.

A Gecko is a white water tube that is oval shaped and it has a floor (so you don’t hit your bum on the rocks.

The rapids are Class 2 (Grade 2) rapids and half way down the section you get the change to jump of an 8 metre waterfall.

When you arrive at the Adventure Centre in Hazyview you will be introduces to your guides (APA qualified and well experienced) you will be kitted out with a PFD (Life jacket), Then you will get into a 4 x 4 vehicle and depart for the Gecko section of the Sabie River which is 15 minutes’ drive away.

Once you get to the river you will be briefed by the trip leader on safety aspects as well as how to handle your Gecko. The first section is calm pools, then small rapids followed by the

“One time rapid”. Here is where the action starts.  After “One time rapid” it is time for the jumps. Start off with an  2 metre jump and then the 8 metre jump.

At the end of the trip you will have to walk out of the Gorge back to the vehicle that will take you back to the Adventure Centre

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Every morning, at sunrise our balloons depart from launch sites in the Hoedspruit. Come aboard for an experience of a lifetime.

We meet before sunrise and coffee is served while you watch your eight-storey high balloon being inflated and prepared for flight. After a safety briefing you should be airborne in time to witness the sunrise. The height above ground will vary between skimming the tree-tops to as high as 2 000 feet as the pilot changes altitude in search of favourable wind directions and speeds.

The flight duration is about an hour and towards the end of the flight the pilot will select a suitable landing site. The landing is an exciting event because the basket meets the earth at whatever speed the surface wind is at the time. Light airs allow the softest of landings while fresh breezes necessitate a “positive” landing so that the basket can serve as an anchor to slow the envelope down. If not already at the landing site, the ground crew will soon arrive to deflate and pack the balloon while passengers enjoy fruit juice and sparkling wine.

When?

Flights are conducted throughout the year, with mid-summer sunrise at 05h00 and mid-winter sunrise at 06:30. We meet 20 minutes before sunrise at the respective launch sites.

Experience the magic of lighter-than-air flight near the foot of the Drakensberg Escarpment. We offer one-hour long flights over the scenic, Lowveld section of the Blyde River, 15 km West of Hoedspruit. The terrain is a mixture of farmland, private nature reserves and wildlife estates. The mountains to the South and West provide shelter from the prevailing winds, thereby affording us good flying weather on most days. As the sun rises, the landscape, the vegetation and, if you’re lucky, some wildlife will provide photo opportunities. Game spotting cannot be guaranteed but on most flights we see plains game like giraffe and wildebeest.
Our pilots and crew will ensure a safe, enjoyable and informative adventure that will be one of the highlights of your visit to the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere.  After the flight, guests making use of transfers will be returned to their respective lodges.