Raft and Rock Legends

Go river-rafting like lover of the big outdoors, Oscar-winner Hilary Swank, who also adores sea-kayaking. Keanu Reeves once splashed out £200,000 on a 10-day retreat in Australia for 30 famous friends, including Jennifer Aniston and Drew Barrymore, where white-water rafting, Harley motorcycle trekking and parachuting were among the daily activities.

Quad bikers and sandboarders swap snow for sand for exhilarating rides down desert dunes. Avid skydivers, Tom Cruise, Andy Garcia and Orlando Bloom head to desert settings such as the great sand mountains of Sossusvlei in Namibia, as well as to Dubai.

From pop stars to Presidents and athletes to actors, you’ll find them all in the Gulf’s fast-developing dazzling desert playground for the ultra-rich and famous. A-list footballers are snapping up properties on The Palm, labelled the 8th Wonder of the World and Posh’n’Becks were recently spied topping up their tans on Jumeirah Beach. Recent visitors include 50 Cent, Nell McAndrew and Robbie Williams and the city positively buzzes with celebs in March, jetting in for The World Cup, the world’s richest horse race with no less than US$21million up for grabs!

Sarah Jayne Dunn has played Mandy in UK drama Hollyoaks for the last 10 years and has tried her hand at rock-climbing and abseiling in Cheshire and France. ‘Rock-climbing is a great exercise and a real challenge,’ she says. ‘It’s very rewarding when you reach the top. Abseiling is more enjoyable as it’s more of an adrenaline rush, just forcing yourself to lean backwards over a sheer drop, trusting your partner and the equipment before you start your descent, gives you a real buzz!’

So whether you’re Down Under, in South Africa, Hawaii, Malibu or any other favourite surfari spot – that adrenaline-seeker over there might just be somebody famous.

Now you know where to go, you’re practically guaranteed an A-list sighting. So don your Dolce star-spotting shades, slap on the St. Tropez and head off for some adrenaline-pumping activities. Happy star-spotting!