Sandboard & Quad Bike Combo Atlantis Dunes

Tour Pricing

⚠️ Permit Notice: Please note that the baseline rates above exclude the mandatory R396 per person entry and conservation permit. This compulsory fee applies to all participants and will be calculated and added automatically at checkout/to your final invoice.

Essential Details

Experience Overview

Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled day trading the city streets for giant sand waves on the ultimate adventure combination: Sandboarding and Quad Biking. Located just 45 minutes from Cape Town, the pristine white sands of the Atlantis Dunes provide a spectacular, desert-like backdrop.

Your experience kicks off with a mandatory safety briefing, followed by an interactive, hands-on introduction to sandboarding. Professional instructors will teach you the basics—from finding your stance to mastering your balance. You'll quickly progress to carving down massive dunes at thrilling speeds. Following a short rest break to shake off the sand, the day concludes with an exhilarating guided ride on an easy to ride quad bike, allowing you to conquer the sweeping terrain with ease.

📌 Please Note: There is no fixed or guaranteed order for the activities on this combo tour. Whether your session begins with sandboarding and finishes with quad biking, or operates in reverse, is entirely dependent on real-time booking availability, scheduling logistics, and most importantly, the weather and immediate conditions out at the dunes.

Critical Arrival & Logistical Instructions

• Arrival Notice: If you are self drive (excluding transport) you are required to arrive at the venue strictly 30 minutes prior to your start time. This buffer is essential to handle mandatory check-in steps, including completing indemnity waivers, purchasing entry permits, conducting safety briefings, and heading onto the dunes. For example, if your session is booked to start at 8:30 AM, you must be on-site and ready by 8:00 AM.
• Location Warning: Self-drive clients must go straight to the reserve. Do not go to Maitland / Cape Xtreme's offices. You will be at the wrong location and you will miss your booking/forfeit your booking entirely (no refund/reschedule).

Inclusions & Exclusions

• ✅ What’s Included: Round-trip transport if transported option was paid for (hotel pickup & drop off), safety briefing & instruction, sandboard equipment, a water (500ml) & a chocolate bar per person with sandboarding, reliable and easy to operate quad bikes & fuel, professional guide/instructor, helmets in multiple sizes for quad biking, and hair nets for use in helmets. Goggles (R50 pp) and buffs (R100 pp) are available on request and subject to availability for quad biking.
• ❎ What’s Excluded: Round-trip transport (hotel pickup & drop off), meals, extra snacks, extra refreshments, all items of a personal nature and the mandatory reserve entry permit/conservation fee of R396 per person (which is calculated and added during checkout).

What to Wear & Bring

• Clothing: Comfortable sportswear is highly recommended. In winter or overcast weather, bring a warm jacket, windbreaker, or rain gear.
• Footwear: Closed-toe shoes and long, thick socks are required for the board bindings. While the actual boarding is often done in socks or barefoot, the midday sand can burn; always keep a pair of light shoes or flip-flops nearby to walk comfortably between runs. For quad biking closed-toe shoes are strictly required.
• Sun Protection: High-SPF sunblock, a hat, and polarized sunglasses are absolutely vital to defend against intense direct sunlight and the extreme sand glare.
• Hydration: Bring at least 1 Liter of water per person. Physical exertion combined with dry desert-like heat makes staying hydrated critical.
• Facilities: There are no shops or convenience stores at the dunes, only public toilets. Because the on-site restrooms are basic, it is recommended to use the facilities at your hotel or a local petrol station before arriving.
• Spectators: Non-riding guests who wish to accompany you to watch the sandboarding portion are welcome at a fee of R120 per person (prior notice required). Only paying participants are permitted in the quad activity zones; non-riding spectators are not allowed to follow the group.

Sun Exposure & Optimal Start Times

The Atlantis Dunes are a pristine white-sand environment that reflects sunlight that creates a glare and high heat.

• Beating the Heat: The dunes offer no natural shade. In the peak of summer, surface temperatures on the sand become very hot.
• Peak Season /Days Crowds: Atlantis is a popular destination for sandboarding, quad biking and 4x4 's. Starting early/first thing in the morning (we normally only operate in the mornings) ensures you get the "fresh" untouched dunes before the crowds arrive.
• Recommended Timing: We strongly recommend an early morning start (typically between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM, especiallu/mainly in summer). This allows you to enjoy the activity in cooler temperatures and ensures a more serene experience before the rush.

Safety Rules & Participant Requirements

To ensure a secure, safe and legal operation within the nature reserve, the following strict regulations apply:

• Identification (Mandatory): Every single guest must carry an official physical passport or ID book/card (or a perfectly clear photo/copy of it). The nature reserve authorities will deny access to anyone without identification, resulting in a completely forfeited booking without a refund.
• Indemnity Waivers: All participants must sign on-site safety waivers (one for the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve, one for the Sandboarding and one for the Quad Biking) to partake in the activity. Guests under 18 years old require a parent or legal guardian to sign on their behalf.
• Age Limits:
  • SANDBOARD: Minimum 8 years old.
  • QUAD BIKE To Ride Individually: Minimum 13 years old.
    • QUAD BIKE Ride-Alongs (Ages 4–12): Children in this age bracket cannot drive; they must be booked as ride-alongs seated with a parent or a professional guide. This requires a 1:1 adult-to-child ratio. Kids-only groups under 13 cannot be accommodated, and any children joining must be disclosed prior to arrival. The guide reserves the right to change ride-along arrangements in the interests of client safety.
• Weight Limits: Maximum weight capacity for the quad bikes is 130–150 kg.
• Fitness Level: An average level of physical fitness is required to walk up and ride down the sand slopes for sandboarding.
• Pregnancy Policy: Due to the physical impact of sandboarding falls and the bumpy terrain of quad biking, this tour is strictly unavailable to expectant mothers.
• Qualifications: N/A. This Activity Takes Place "At Your Own Risk"
• Certification: N/A. This Activity Takes Place "At Your Own Risk"
• Experience Level: N/A. This Activity Takes Place "At Your Own Risk"
• Prohibited Items & Conduct:
  • Safety: No person under the influence/suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and/or illegal substances will be allowed to participate. No alcohol or illegal substances may be brought into the reserve.
  • Food: No loose food items shall be allowed on the trip.
• Environmental Responsibility:
  • Nature Reserve: The dunes are part of the City of Cape Town’s Biodiversity Network. Please do not litter.
  • Best Practice: Implement best-practice principles: save energy, save water, reduce waste, and protect biodiversity.
  • Sandboards: We have a good amount of boards we rotate and we don’t always take a sandboard per person due to efforts to minimize the effect on the dunes (environmentally) as well as for safety reasons.

Late Arrival & No Show Policy (Please Read)

The Sandboarding and Quad Biking schedule is extremely strict, especially during peak season and weekends. Timeliness is critical. Please understand that permits, boards, bikes and guide(s) are booked for you and if you don't show up on time there is no one else that we can fit in on short notice.

• Lateness Consequences:

• Late Arrival Penalty (Applies to the Quad Biking portion only):

Weather & Dune Conditions Policy

• Quad Biking Rain Policy (Rain-or-Shine)
  • All-Weather Activity: Quad biking is a rain-or-shine, all-weather activity. Our quad biking experiences continue as usual in rain.
  • Enhanced Adventure: Wet trail conditions can actually enhance the quad biking adventure, making the terrain even more thrilling to navigate.
  • No Refunds for Rain: No cancellations, modifications, or refunds will be issued for the quad biking portion of your experience due to rainy weather.
• Sandboarding Sand Dependency & Texture
  • Moisture Sensitivity: Unlike the all-weather activities like quad biking, sandboarding is highly dependent on sand texture and moisture levels. The sandboarding portion of a COMBO trip cannot operate during active heavy storms or if the dunes are saturated from heavy overnight or continuous rainfall.
  • On-Site Assessments: Because sand conditions shift rapidly based on the cumulative amount of rain, the operator can often only assess the viability of the dunes on the actual day of the activity once the guide can check the site in person.
  • The Layer of Dampness Exception: Please note that a thin layer of surface dampness from light morning dew or coastal mist can cause temporary resistance against the boards. However, even with a thin layer of dampness on the dunes, sandboarding is frequently still possible and a run will always be actively attempted.
• A Note on Patience: Letting the Sun Do Its Magic
  • Sunlight Restoration: We kindly ask our guests to pack a sense of adventure and a little bit of patience on mornings following heavy coastal fog/mist. If the dunes are holding surface moisture, sometimes we just need the sun to come out and start doing its magic. A brief window of sunlight can dry out the top powder layer surprisingly fast, dramatically improving the glide and completely transforming the speed of your ride.
• Combo Adjustments & Aborted Activity Policy
  • Pre-Departure Cancellations: If the sandboarding portion must be completely canceled by the operator prior to departure due to waterlogged sand, the quad biking portion will still take place as scheduled.
  • On-Site Aborted Runs (Overnight Moisture): If sandboarding is actively attempted in good faith—but overnight mist, condensation, or heavy morning sea fog has left the dunes just a bit too damp for a functional glide—the guide holds ultimate authority to abort the activity on-site in the interest of guest experience.
  • Partial Activity Credit Structure: In the event that an on-site sandboarding attempt is aborted by the guide, your quad biking experience is still fully delivered. The Sandboard portion will be refundable (the standard activity fee less non-refundable operations costs such as transportation and entry permits).
• Extreme Weather Exceptions
  • Immediate Safety Risks: If severe storms, active lightning, heavy downpours, or localized flooding create an immediate safety risk to our guests on the dunes, the operators reserve the right to cancel the day's entire COMBO operations.
  • Resolution Options: In these rare instances of total operational shutdown, you will be contacted immediately and given the choice to either reschedule your activity for a future date or receive a refund.

Pick-Up & Transport Information

⚠️ Please Note: This section is only applicable to guests who have booked this activity with transport included. If you booked the self-drive option, please follow your specific arrival instructions.

• No Central Meeting Point: For most scheduled tours/tour with transport included, there is no central meeting point. If pick-up transfers are included in your package/for your trip, we will collect you directly from your accommodation.
• Included Radius: Included pick-up applies to any street address within a 5 km radius of Cape Town city centre for our Cape region tours. Additional costs will apply for colloctions outside this pick-up radius.
• Pick-Up Window: Morning collection generally takes place between 6:30 AM and 7:30 AM. Please note that your exact time is subject to change based on the total number of collections scheduled for that day.
• Pick-Up Time Confirmation: Our operations team finalizes the most efficient transit route the day before departure. A Cape Xtreme consultant will reach out to you directly during the day or afternoon prior to your tour to confirm your exact collection time.
• Travel Arrangements & End Times: Because this is a scheduled group tour, there is no fixed start and/or finish time. Changing weather and traffic conditions can shift our timeline, so we strongly advise that you do not schedule flights or time-sensitive arrangements for after your tour.

Damages Policy

Should you (the client) damage a quad bike by driving into another quad bike or obstruction or ‘roll-it’, you shall be held liable and be required to pay for the damages as determined by the guide on duty before you leave the activity area. Should there be a dispute between the 2 parties, the hirer of the equipment shall nonetheless pay for the damages before leaving the activity area. The owners of the quad bikes will provide invoices for the replacement parts and labour with-in 14 days and provide the hirer a refund if damages claimed is more than then damage sustained.

Booking Terms & Cancellations

View our full Terms & Conditions online here: www.capextreme.com/terms

Cancellation / Refund Policy

GENERAL/STANDARD CANCELLATION POLICY
Please be advised that the cancellation fee & refund percentage (%) is applicable to the TOTAL tour/activity price LESS a less 5% transaction fee in the case of online or POS card transactions made for payment. This represents a direct bank processing cost and is not a revenue-generating charge.

Cancellation or changes:

• 15 days or more prior to tour date = 100% Refund
• 14-4 days prior to tour date = 50% Refund
• 3-0 days prior to tour date, late arrivals or “NO-SHOWS” = 0%/No Refund

❗️Late arrivals and/or no-shows for a tour/activity/time slot, regardless of the reason, unfortunately forfeit the full booking. Similar to booking an airline ticket; the plane will not wait for any passenger that is late. Please ensure you are on time for your booking.
❗️All transaction/transfer fees and/or forex conversion costs charged by the banks during the refund process will be billed to you (the client/booking holder)
❗️Refund and credit values are calculated in our local ZAR (South African Rand) currency. Transaction values in your own currency could be affected due to bank fees and currency exchange fluctuations.