Off-Road Drives Cape Town
On weekends, many people lock their 'street' cars, and head off the beaten track in search of the thrilling adventure that is off road driving in Cape Town.
Cape Town has a strong 4x4 following for several reasons:
- Cape Town has beautiful surroundings
- 4x4ing offers you the opportunity to experience driving in a completely different way
- there's no traffic to contend with
- it's a fun and relaxing past time
For many, it's the ideal way to experience nature - in a sweat free way!
You can bundle the family into the car and head off into the great outdoors knowing that you're about to have a dollop of good ole-fashioned fun. The more serious enthusiast might want to put his/her driving skills to the test over a tough technical course, and thereafter join a 4 x 4 club. It's a great way to escape the urban grind and make new friends.
Off road driving has come a long way since it first became popular, and environmentalists will be delighted to know that regular enthusiasts no longer ride roughshod over Cape Town's pristine beaches. In fact, the motto 'tread lightly' has come to take on a whole new meaning, as ardent offroaders steer clear of endangered habitats and head off instead to specially designated areas. Most of these are located on farms, and boast special tracks. Enthusiasts often meet regularly at such venues, and make a weekend of it, revelling in the comfortable accommodation and off road tasks set for them by the farmers, who by all accounts regard catering for this new sector of the leisure industry as a viable commercial occupation.
Off road cars take a variety of forms, the most common of these being the 4 x 4 bakkie, which offers drivers a mixture of comfort and durability. In fact, in a country that is as rugged as South Africa, a 4 x 4 bakkie is regarded as a necessity, not a luxury. Bakkie hire is easy to arrange if you don't have one. Cape Town has a wide range of car hire companies that specialise in bakkie rental, such as Reeds Car Rental in Cape Town, which hires bakkies out at affordable rates.
If you've never been offroad driving, you could try a specialist 4x4 driving training course. These are also usually very affordable. And if you're simply wanting to tour the countryside, offroad vehicles are also very flexible - they give you the freedom to travel where you want, how you want. Off road drives in Cape Town are just a phone call away!
|
