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Woosh! Experience the Thrill of Tobogganing Without the Cold

Feel like a kid again at Cool Runnings Toboggan Park in Bellville Cape Town as you race down the Durbanville Hills on a specially designed toboggan. Experience all the fun of this European sport without all the fuss of the snow and the cold in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town. Cool Runnings Cape Town is Africa’s first downhill tobogganing track…not on ice, but on steel.

You”ll love the thrill of the wind in your hair and as you ride the 1,25 kilometers of twisting steel half-pipe. The carts reach up to 40km per hour but you control the speed with a servo hand brake so you can as fast you like.


The bob sleds on wheels are suitable for all ages – yes even adults. I’ve been twice already and didn’t feel the need to take a stand-in child as an excuse to be there.  The park is open Tues-Fri 12:00-18:00, Sat and Sun 9:00-18:00, and public holidays 9:00-18:00.

Tickets can be bought online at Computicket or at the park on the day. Tickets range from R20 for a single ride (you will want to go more than once) to R80 for a full day unlimited adult pass.