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The Tsitsikamma Canopy Tour is a
unique eco-wilderness adventure that takes place in the magnificent Tsitsikamma
indigenous rain forest.
The first of its kind in Africa,
the canopy tour involves traversing from one platform to another along
a steel cable suspended up to 30 meters above the forest floor.
Most platforms are located in giant
Outeniqua Yellow wood trees. The scenery and bird life is spectacular and
professional guides provide interesting facts about the forest ecology
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| The concept of guiding people through
the upper canopy of a rain forest originated in Costa Rica, where adventurous
biologists devised new methods for accessing the forest canopy in order
to conduct research on the undiscovered canopy ecosystem.
The idea soon developed into a breathtaking
form of eco-tourism which allowed people to enter and experience a previously
inaccessible natural environment.
Construction of the Tsitsikamma Canopy
Tour has been done in accordance with strict civil engineering standards. |
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| The safety standards have been significantly
enhanced and we use state of the art equipment and has been rated as the
most sophisticated of it's kind in the world. |
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The tour begins with a detailed
safety briefing followed by a "kitting up" session where full body harness,
pulleys and climbing equipment is put on and checked. A short drive into
the Tsitsikamma forest and it is time to monkey around!
From the start on the launch platform
a new world unfolds as one gently glides on a steel cable to the first
tree platform. |
| The platforms provide an unbelievable
view of this enchanting new world - any fear of heights is soon lost as
you gather in your new surroundings.
Spend a couple of minutes relaxing
while your guides enthusiastically explain the ecology of the forest -
pointing out different trees and the magnificent giant ferns way below.
The bird life is incredible. Knysna
Loeries, sightings of the elusive Narina Trogon and the Samago monkey are
not uncommon. |
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| The Tsistikamma Canopy Tour consists
of eight platforms and nine "fufi" slides, the longest of which is over
80m! About three hours later you exit the forest, having undertaken the
journey of a lifetime. |
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Our partner: Fair Trade in Tourism |
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