Karkloof Canopy Tour
The Karkloof Canopy Tour is a unique eco-experience that takes people on
a 3-hr adventure through the magnificent Karkloof indigenous forest.
The Karkloof Canopy Tour is one of several canopy tours that you can do
in South Africa. A heady mix of adventure, adrenalin, natural scenery and
fresh air, it’s a great way to experience the forest.
When you take the 3-hour Karkloof Canopy Tour, located
in the Karkloof Forest Reserve in the scenic KwaZulu-Natal Midlands,
you’ll swing through tall trees along a series of zip lines, although
beating your chest and hollering like Tarzan, is optional .
The experience starts with a comprehensive safety briefing from your knowledgeable
guides. Then you’ll be suitably 'outfitted' before driving to the
top of the Karkloof Valley in a 4X4 vehicle.
Now it’s up to the launch platform from where, strapped into your
secure harness, you’ll go zipping over valleys more than 30m below
you. Some sections of the Karkloof Canopy Tour are over 170m long, but
with plenty of resting time in between each section while equipment is
re-adjusted.
On your Karkloof Canopy Tour you’ll visit 7 wooden platforms and
swing along 8 'foefie' slides. You may also know a foefie slide as a zipline
or flying fox, but whatever you call it the experience is fun, fast and
very memorable.
You’ll be given thick gloves – your only form of brake during
the zip line descent. But don’t worry, there’ll be a qualified
guide at the end of each section to ensure that you stop safely on your
feet.
Take the opportunity at these stops to listen to the guides talk about
the forest ecology, the bird and mammal life, so that on the next stage
when you zip past that arresting green and red parrot-sized bird you’ll
recognise the elusive Narina Trogon.
Bring your own camera for happy snaps, but to get that action shot, there’s
a professional photographer on hand.
The Karkloof Canopy Tour is a wonderful way to experience nature at her
best, so have a swinging time!
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