For those of your who live on the edge - work hard and play hard, but want comfort and pampering at night, this page is for you! Book your adventures and your luxury lodgings with us at
Icarus Skydiving School offers accelerated freefall courses, static line courses and tandem jumps. Icarus Air Wear are suppliers and manufacturers of fine skydiving equipment. Visit our shop and our school: 138 - 7th Ave, Edenvale, Gauteng
Situated at the Sparkling Waters Hotel and Spa a mere 1,5 hour drive from Johannesburg, one hour from Pretoria, 32 km from Rustenburg and 75 km from Sun City, in the heart of the Magaliesberg Range.
This is a unique eco-friendly adventure activity that takes you on a 2,5 hour tour down Ysterhout Kloof as you slide from 11 platforms, constructed high into the rock faces and joined by 10 cabled slides up to 140 m long and 35 m above the stream below. Tours are guided and include a briefing session, transport up and from the mountain, refreshments and a light lunch. Bookings absolutely essential
Jet Flights
See one of world’s most beautiful cities from the cockpit of a jet fighter. Cape Town has it all: beaches, mountains, gardens, animals, and now the world’s only flying Lightning and Buccaneer!
Strap yourself into a Mach 2 English Electric Lightning and climb 60 000 feet closer to heaven in just over a minute. Scream out over the Atlantic at 650 mph in a Buccaneer. Take a g-pulling aerobatic flight in a Hawker Hunter.
Thunder City operates the world’s only twin-engined two-seater supersonic interceptor, the English Electric Lightning. Two Rolls Royce Avon 302 turbojets power this amazing aircraft. The Lightning still holds a number of world climb-to-altitude records and is known for its vertical climb performance, capable of a speed of Mach 2.2 (1 500 mph), and an Initial climb rate of 50 000 ft/min.
The British Aerospace Buccaneers are only flown from Thunder City. This tandem two-seat aggressor is designed for low-level, high-speed attack. Powered by two Rolls Royce Spey non-afterburning bypass turbofans, these awesome machines perform just below the speed of sound at zero altitude.
The Hawker Hunter was originally designed as a superior air fighter which, due to its versatility, was easily adapted for air-to-ground attack and reconnaissance flights. Its an exceptionally agile two-seater air combat trainer. Thunder City has four two-seater Hunters that can be used for training, aerobatics, low flying and general flying. Powered by the Avon 122 series turbojet, this immaculate aircraft allows you to experience high ‘g’ adrenalin performance.
Your training includes full briefings on the cockpit management, ejection seat training, oxygen management and other pertinent information to enhance the experience. All necessary flying kit and equipment supplied.
Flying safaris for those whose time is limited and who want to see a great deal of Africa.
Magical views of whales and their calves, Great White sharks and dolphins – all undisturbed.
See the Big Five in a day from Cape Town or Hermanus. Flight to Cape Agulhas or around the Cape Peninsula. One-day trip to Oudtshoorn, Cango Caves, Swartberg Pass, Ostrich Farm.
Full safaris through Namibia by air.
Transfers throughout Southern Africa.
Specialising in personalised treatment of small groups.
