Is pushing your body’s boundaries your sport?

The Vaal Triangle is a supreme getaway for your courageous or intrepid sporting behaviour.

Parys, Deneysville and Meyerton are among many destinations to choose from, for your extreme venture. These places are most pertinently home to the colossal Vaal river and dam and the Vredefort dome.

The Vaal River is 1120km in length. The surface area of the Vaal dam is about 320 square kilometres and is 47 meters deep, while areas close to the Vredefort dome are rife with rock faces. Come here to play hard with extreme land and water sport like various rock climbing forms, cliff jumping, road cycling, mountain biking, white river rafting and kayaking, tubing, water skiing, kite and wind surfing, scuba diving, speed boating and yachting.

Cycling & Mountain Biking

The Vaal triangle is fully equipped for its local, national and international cycling and mountain biking enthusiasts.

The Vaal is decked with smooth roads, rugged trails and engulfing, panoramic views .

The locals are prepared with repair, maintenance and equipment shops as well as DIY advice.

Local restaurants are packed with carbo loading meals to keep your energy levels up.

Rock Climbing

Vanderbijlpark-  Emerald Resort  and Casino

Indoor and outdoor climbing at Emerald Resort and Casino will leave your hands chalked and muscles taught. Here you can learn the ropes, while bouldering up a modernised, indoor climbing wall. Although a milder comparison to outdoor absailing, if you’re a first time indoor climber, you’ll be surprised to see how your body responds to this invigorating ascent.

Henley on Klip

Only 20 minutes away from the Vaal triangle, abseil at the natural rocks of  Henley on Klip lake. Experience a 8m high beginner climb. Climbing up can sometimes be easy, it’s the roping down that

could leave terror in your wake. The callus handed, accomplished climber can easily plan a climbing break away here.

Thalela Thabeng-  Baboon’s Crag / Bobbejaans Kraans

Climb in summer, autumn, winter or spring on Bobbejaans  Kraans ( Baboon’s Crag ) at the Thalela Thabeng.  (means: be happy in the mountains ) Resort, 20 km away from Parys.  One of the two sections to explore is Gecko Crag. Organise entrance to the Crag in advance. You will get about a week’s worth of climbing on this trip.

Parys- Stone Adventures

Never put on a harness or used a caribener? Not to worry your instructor will show you how.  Abseil into the water at Parys Quarry. This is a profound venue as the world’s oldest and largest meteorite impact site, also known as the Vredefort Dome, UNESCO world heritage site resides here. Turn up the adrenalin with a 42m abseil, feel the excitement at your core. Stone Adventures in Parys offer a 8, 13 or 14m abseil with free cliff jumping! Cliff jumping can be done at 8, 16 or 35m.  Dart yourself over a cliff with no gear.

Just the cliff and the speed of your body shooting toward water.

Water Sport

The Vaal river and dam is the portal to extreme water sport heaven.  If you have medical issues that will be exacerbated by the nerve wrenching effects of river rafting, make sure your insurance covers outdoor activities. Before you start, put on your sunscreen.

River Rafting

Rain or shine river rafting will go on. Get wet in the upper vaal and the inland water Mecca of Deneysville. In the Upper Vaal, where river rafting is removed from the hustle and bustle of Parys rapids are the focus. Raft in-between islands, no experience is needed, aLow water levels and bigger and equipment and safety gear will be provided.In Parys one can experience the superior mild to wild, white water rafting Rapids here can rank from level 1 – 4.

Skiing,  or Speed boating

Vaal adventures can organise a speed boat for an extreme tubing adventure.

At the Riviera on Vaal Hotel and Country Club, you may make an appointment and book to make use of their water sport activities. As they have two speed boats. Also on offer is water skiing, tubing and wake boarding. A trained skipper will accompany you always. Bring your own equipment and you can, jet ski, wind and kite surf at your leisure.

Get those engines revved for speed boating. Expect water sprays at high speeds. Annual events like the Vaal River Carnival featuring Formula 1 power boat racing. Competition for sport is rife at the dam. Annual yachting races are Round the Island Yacht Race ( Deneysville) , Keel Boat Week and the Bay Shore 200km Jet ski race.

Scuba Diving

According to Bass Lake Adventures they are considered by top certifying agencies

( PADI, NAUI, SSI, CMAS, IANTD ) to be the best Scuba diving training venue in South Africa. Courses available

are Scuba Diver, Advanced Diver, Stress and rescue, Deep Diving, Nitrox Diving, Dry – Suit Diving, Navigation and Instructor Training. Bass Lake in Meyerton is frequently visited by instructors with their novice students or existing divers who want to polish their diving expertise in a safe environment.

*Skydiving, bungee jumping and paragliding can be experienced in centers outside of the  vaal triangle, through local adventure centers.

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