Are you a motorsport enthusiast looking for new, exciting things to do? We can help you tick off those once-in-a-lifetime bucket list adventures with our motor sport experiences.
The Bucket List Genie has teamed up with a variety or circuits and instructors around South Africa to bring you some awesome behind-the-scenes experiences that will feed your need for speed.
All the experiences include a briefing under the guidance of a professional instructor to ensure your safety. After the briefing, you will get to hear the roaring engines and see some amazing cars in action. Depending on the option you choose, you will get to feel the vibration of a powerful engine and possibly get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to drive your dream car.
Get behind the wheel of a real race car on the circuit with a professional race car driver, test the limits of a supercar on the tarmac, or gain driving experience for your new BMW or Mercedes Benz under the guidance of a professional trainer in an advanced driving course. Our Ferrari driving experience is extremely popular, so be sure to book your track day well in advance.
If adrenaline is what you’re after, we have that covered. Choose from a range of exhilarating drifting experiences or high-octane rally driving experiences on the track or in the untamed bushveld. Either enjoy a hot seat experience with an experienced rally driver, or, if you’re brave enough, jump in the driver’s seat to show off your mettle as you zip across the tight corners on unmarked bushveld roads at night while a navigator yells instructions at rapid fire pace…
Our track day experiences are facilitated using real race cars and not ordinary cars with simple modifications. Some of the cars have been used in actual races and rallies. Enjoy actual drifting experiences and racing with professional drivers, or simply learn to handle your dream car perfectly in any road conditions. The choice is yours with the packages in this category!
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This full day course, enhances confidence & builds awareness. Our Expert Instructors will guide you through advanced driving skills, collision avoidance and skid control. You will practice emergency lane changes, controlling under-steer and over-steer; all part of the morning session out on the skidpan. After a short break for lunch, our advanced driving instructors will take you through brake recognition, high-speed braking, steering slaloms and swift lane-change disciplines. Book early to avoid disappointment. -
Lose your breath while on the back of an authentic Harley Davidson Motorcycle. Experience the wind blowing through your hair and the beauty of your home city during this once-in-a-lifetime-trip. For the first time ever in South Africa, you can now enjoy the unique experience of cruising around your home town on a classic Harley Davidson. Opt for a city slicker bike ride and feel cool cruising the busy streets or perhaps a ride into the country to enjoy some spectacular scenery and a quiet lunch somewhere interesting. The options are endless to enjoy on your special day! This experience includes a one hour Harley Davidson Pillion. The Harley Chauffeur can collect from your address of choice and either provide a one way or two way transfer – totaling 60 minutes. Arrange to meet your friends somewhere special for lunch or drinks – arrive in style and have one of them drive you home. Have a blast and enjoy the ride. Location - PTA | JHB | DBN | CPT -
This is a realistic and effective process of learning skid-control techniques, and the ideal safe environment to test your handling skills. Our Dynamic Experience is great fun and educational; a must for all drivers! Allow our team of experts to educate you on becoming a better driver; one who anticipates, plans and executes safe driving practices on our deteriorating roads. Book early to avoid disappointment. This event is for one person and forms part of a group event, taking place monthly. Allow half a day for this experience. All events are weather dependent. Drivers must have a clean drivers license. Vehicles and instructors are included. Location ~ Sandton -
Compare how a vehicle behaves with and without the assistance of safety systems offered by BMW including Dynamic Stability Control and ABS. Learn the basic requirements for optimal vehicle control by adopting the correct seating position and steering technique. Learn to handle critical situations through emergency braking applications and targeted braking together with lightning-fast evasive action when confronted by an obstacle, to avoid an impending collision safely. An Advanced High Performance course is also available as a full day program and comprises of the High Performance and Collision Avoidance & Skid Control Courses. Location | Zwartkops Raceway, PTA Availability | Courses take place regularly. Who | All drivers need to have a clean driver's licence. Numbers | This experience is for one person and forms part of a group. Weather | Courses take place regardless of the weather. What to take | Dress sensibly, wear flat/closed shoes. Duration | Allow half a day for this course. Additional Information | This experience includes an e-voucher and a service fee. ***NEXT AVAILLABLE DATES*** - 9 April 2021 and 23 April 2021 Please mention to the operator, that you are redeeming a Celestial Gifts Voucher at time of booking and attach the voucher to your booking request. -
If you're looking for an awesome gift for any adrenaline junky (or for yourself), look no further than the beginner drifting course - South Africa's #1 beginner course in drifting. How to create 'Donuts' is our drifting beginner course dedicated to introduce the most basic drift technique, in that of the donut; going round-round baby, becomes an easy to do controlled skill. Performing this maneuver entails rotating the rear or front of the vehicle around the opposite set of wheels in a continuous motion, creating (ideally) a circular skid-mark pattern of rubber on a carriageway and possibly even causing the tires to emit smoke from friction. -
Experience a desert like quad biking adventure in the incredible Atlantis Dunes located 50km outside of Cape Town, boasting over 20km² of sand based terrain. Our Guided Tours take you through these open dunes that are very reminiscent of those found in the Namibian desert, with beautiful white sand and dunes undulated by the wind. Our Guided Tours take you around on an hour long session that shows you all the beauty of the dunes, in a fun and free flowing ride. Book your quad bike adventure in the dunes now! -
Develop your off-road driving skills with a half day introductory course to gain a greater understanding of vehicle control, obstacle handling and how to safely assess challenging environments. We'll also explain various Land Rover technologies such as Terrain Response and other handy features which make off-roading even more pleasurable. Our expert instructors will help you hone your off-road driving skills during this adventurous lead-follow, convoy experience. Book early to avoid disappointment. This event is for one person and forms part of a group event, taking place monthly. Allow half a day for this experience. All events are weather dependent. Drivers must have a clean drivers license. Vehicles and instructors are included. Location ~ Sandton -
Develop your off-road driving skills with a full day introductory course to gain a greater understanding of vehicle control, obstacle handling and how to safely assess challenging environments. We'll also explain various Land Rover technologies such as Terrain Response and other handy features which make off-roading even more pleasurable. Our expert instructors will help you hone your off-road driving skills during this adventurous lead-follow, convoy experience. Book early to avoid disappointment. -
Visit one of the oldest Wine Regions in South Africa where over 200 farms produce some of the best wines in South Africa. Join us as we explore our 3 favourite farms on the Stellenbosch Wine Route in Open Top Jeep Wranglers. Venture into Private Vineyards on farms road and explore the working side of the farm. Enjoy a Gin Cocktail, overlooking Simonsig Mountains, Taste Award Winning Pinotage Red wines along with other varietals from the region, enjoy a Gourmet Cheese Platter for lunch followed by more Wine Tastings. Includes : hotel pickup, 3 wine tastings, cheese platter lunch and a gin cocktail. This is a full day experience from 09h00 - 17h00. -
Learn the theory of operating dynamics with information from the world of motorsport. After completing a few laps under the guidance of an instructor, participants explore the optimum line around the bends on their own. The Kyalami Racetrack is the ideal location for participants to practice techniques for perfecting a wide range of driving maneuvers, with the aim of attaining a tidy, reproducible driving style along the ideal line. Location: Kyalami Racetrack | Availability: Courses take place regularly.| Who: All drivers need to have a clean driving license. | Numbers: This experience is for one person and forms part of a group. | Weather: Courses take place regardless of the weather. | Duration: Allow a full day for this course. Please mention to the operator, that you are redeeming a Celestial Gifts Voucher at time of booking and attach the voucher to your booking request. -
The BMW X Lifestyle Park offers a controlled environment in which you can test your car’s abilities under the guidance of seasoned instructors. The 1,3 km off-road track contains twelve off-road modules and was specifically developed to showcase the capabilities of the xDrive system. The BMW X off-road experience is more than just fun, though. It puts your mind at ease knowing that if you ever end up in a sticky situation, you’d be just fine. The X-series BMW can handle whatever the road throws at it - be it water crossings, loose sand or steep inclines. Need to know ~Â- Courses take place at BMW's X Lifestyle Park, Midrand.
- Allow half a day for this experience.
- Courses take place on prescheduled dates.
- Pre-Booking essential.
- BMW Off-Road Vehicles are provided.
- Vehicles are shared.
- Courses take place in all weather conditions.
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The Jeep Dune Adventure Tour spends the morning zipping along dunes in Open Top Jeep Wranglers in the beautiful Witzand Aquifer Nature Reserve. The dunes are a mere 40 minute drive from Cape town central and takes you through some coastal suburbs known as Milnerton and Blouberg Beach. This beautiful conservation area will take your breath away and will at the same time get the adrenaline pumping. Includes : Jeep Adventure for One, lunch and bottled water for the duration of the tour, Sandboarding and dune jumping experiences, all permits. Minimum 2pax required for a booking. -
Drifting is the practice of controlling your car while the tires are spinning and sliding instead of gripping. While drifting might not be the fastest way to negotiate a curve or a corner, it certainly is the most exciting!
Feel the adrenaline coursing through your veins during this exciting 5 hour experience, which will equip you with the skills you need to form a drift entries by having the car setup sideways before you reach the corner along with weight transfers.
ProDrift is our most advanced drift course offered to competent manual car drivers who learn the donuts skill set and progress on to more advanced techniques of drift incl. figure 8's, handbrake skills, and drift thought campaigning skills.  This training includes demonstration by the instructors, briefings and hands-on practical know-how.
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Drifting is the practice of controlling your car while the tires are spinning and sliding instead of gripping. If you love to feel the adrenaline coursing through your blood, book this exciting experience, which will equip you with the skills you need to form a drift entry by having the car setup sideways before you reach the corner. While drifting might not be the fastest way to negotiate a curve or a corner, it certainly is the most exciting!
Drift101 is our most common drift course offered to competent manual car drivers who learn the donuts skill set and progress on to more advanced techniques of drifting to include Figure 8's, handbrake skills and drift thought campaigning skills.
