Canopy Tours involve sliding from one high level forest platform to another along a steel cable suspended up to thirty metres above the forest floor. The tours consist of about ten platforms and slides that zig-zag down through a pristine forested valley or ancient rocky gorge. Two trained guides accompany the tour and ensure the safety of each group while also pointing out any interesting plants, birds or animals along the way.
What to expect
The Canopy Tour begins with a safety briefing at the canopy office. Here your guides will first demonstrate how to slide on the cables and the safety procedures to be followed on the tour, before kitting you up with full body harness, pulley, climbing equipment and safety helmet. You and your group will then be transported into the forest or up to the mountain in an open vehicle to the start of the canopy tour.
From the start on the launch platform a new world unfolds as one gently glides on a steel cable to the first platform. All groups are escorted by a lead guide and safety guide at all times. If anyone looks too nervous or would rather not slide on their own then we will gladly take you on a tandem tour. This is the ‘look ma no hands’ version and allows you to slide down each cable attached in front of a guide who controls your speed and allows you to take in the whole experience without worrying about a thing! We have found that many of our younger and older clients have enjoyed this service.
Our top tips
Once you arrive at each platform we encourage you to stop awhile and enjoy the view while your guides point out interesting features or facts about the surrounding ecology. And don’t forget to take a camera!
Each tour ends with a short walk out of the forest to the waiting vehicle. Upon returning to the office you will then be shown into the restaurant to enjoy a well-deserved meal and refreshments. Laughter is guaranteed.
***NB ~ Cape Canopy Tours and Tsitsikamma Canaopy Tours are excluded from this offer. Please contact us directly if you wish to book with either of these which we can facilitate for you.***
Location:
Magaliesburg, Gauteng/North West
Karkloof in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
Limpopo Province
Central Drakensberg, KZN
Swaziland
Useful Information
Availability: Departures take place 7 days a week.
Who: Suitable for all those aged 7 – 70. Pregnant ladies cannot participate.
Numbers: This experience is for 1 person and forms part of a group.
Weather: This experience takes place in all weather conditions.
What to take: Take a good pair of walking shoes.
Duration: Allow 3 hours for this experience.
Additional Information: Safety is paramount and the system has been built to the highest civil engineering standards. Guides are fully-trained professionals. This experience includes light refreshments. Cape Canopy Tour and Tsitsikamma Canopy Tour are excluded from this offer.
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