Salty Crax Backpackers and Tours

Combine independent travel with volunteering in local communities and a conservation project. Get a deeper insight of South Africa while teaching kids computer skills, developing sports and arts talent and using your horse-riding ability in leopard conservation. Travel between projects and tour the country on the ever-popular hop-on hop-off shuttle service, the Baz Bus.

Programs are flexible, some more than others. We offer 24-hour support to all volunteers. Volunteers stay in 4 star backpackers accommodation with other like-minded people. Volunteers are allowed to change between projects or do more than one.

If you’ve always wondered about the fantastic world below the surface of the water, you can find out with the PADI Open Water Diver course.

Not for the faint hearted. This extreme sport packages makes you comfortable with the best and most exciting sports in the Cape.

Learn the art of kitesurfing - the ultimate power kite activity. Feel the buzz of speeding across the open water. Be free to ride where you want to - FAST.

The BEST of the Western Cape in just two weeks. First explore Cape Town and its many attractions and then head up the Garden Route to jump the highest bungy or face the fearsome Great White shark. This is the best way to experience a bit of everything this wonderful province has to offer.

Fill your days with the activities that Cape Town is famous for. We’ve made it easy for you to tailor-make your package with activities that suit you.