Ceres Zipslide Tour was officially opened by the Minister and Deputy Minister of Tourism on the 1st
November 2010. This is currently the longest Zipslide Tour
totalling 1,4km. During the course of 2011 the second phase will
commence and another 2,5 – 3km will be added to the existing tour.
Zip
Lines are also known as a Canopy Tours (Costa Rica), Flying Fox (New
Zealand and Australia), Zip Wire, aerial runway, aerial rope slide,
death slide or Tyrolean crossing.
In South Africa it is called "Foofi" or "Foefie" slide. This activity
had its origin in Costa Rica, and was originally design to give
scientist access to upper regions of forests to do Canopy research.
Our
tours depart every 30 min and groups sizes can be up to 12 people.
(Larger groups can be accommodated as per prior arrangement.)
We operate
in most weather conditions (even
when raining) and tours will only be seized if there is lightning or if
it is deemed that it would be unsafe and endanger the safety of our
clients.
Our
activities are very safe and we are one of the only Zipslide operators
in the world to have our own patented braking systems. All our equipment
is the best and
installations conforms to the highest engineering standards.
WHAT TO EXPECT DURING THE TOUR
You
report at the office situated at the “Natuurtuin” as you enter Ceres
from the Mitchells Pass opposite the Golf Course. There you will do the
payments (We do have Credit
Card facilities) sign an Indemnity form and get kitted up for an
experience of a lifetime.
You will then be driven to the starting point 3km away accompanied by 2 professional guides. At the starting point the guides will explain the Do’s and
Don’ts and how our braking system works.
There
you slide Zigzag across the Koekedouw River on 8 different cables from
one platform to the other. The slides vary from 100-290m in length and
the highest point is 40m
above the ground.
A free drink is also included during and after the
Tour. Upon completion of the Tour you’ll be taken back to the office.
We can take children from 3 years and older which will be sliding Tandem with either a parent or one of our lead guides.
We
have a similar operation "Tsitsikamma Falls Zipline Tour" that has been
in operation for over 6 years and has been rated as one of the top ten
attractions on the
Garden Route by the "Getaway" magazine.
Our activities are suitable for
most age groups and were featured in various TV programs such as Mazda
Adventure Zone on Super Sport, Top Billing, Israeli version of the
Amazing Race etc.
Please feel free to leave your comments in our guestbook and you may tip your guides should you feel that they deserve one.