Tsitsikamma Falls Adventures – Back and forth over waterfalls

Tsitsikamma falls Adventures
The zipline tour at Tsitsikamma Falls Adventures remains one of my favorite activities in the area.
Tsitsikamma is world famous for its adventure activities and any of the sites offering adrenalin-filled fun will be awash with a multitude of languages.
Just an hour and a half’s drive from Port Elizabeth, on the N2, it is easy to locate and good for a single day’s outing. You can wake up in the morning, get your kids in the car, do the zipline tour and be back in PE to watch the Kings score a few tries.
Essentially, think of a zipline tour as a twenty-first century foefie slide. However, it is faster, safer, longer and a lot more fun than the old wire-across-the-river-and-jump-before-you-hit-the-pole type of fun! Fortunately, the guys at Tsitsikamma Falls Adventures place your safety above everything else, so you will be wearing a harness and helmet.
A knowledgeable, helpful and experienced guide will also be on hand to ensure you have fun while being safe and to reassure your kids. Young children can go in tandem with their parents but please note that if you’re pregnant, you may not participate.
Family fun
My advice is to do the tour with a group of friends and family and make sure you’re the first to take a ride across the river. Have your phone, GoPro or camera ready because you then have the opportunity to catch your companions’ crazy expressions as they approach the platform after their first ride.
Truly, nothing comes close to zipping across the rushing waters of the Kruis River and its beautiful waterfalls. The first few rides are slow and short, but increase in length and speed as you progress down the river until you get to the sixth ride, where you soon understand the term ‘zip’, because that is exactly what you do from start to finish.
The seventh ride, the highest at 50m and the longest at 211m, entails climbing out of the gorge and taking a more leisurely trip back towards the starting point.
Looking beyond the fun and excitement, this valley, with its multitude of waterfalls is beautiful and, with all the recent rains, the river is running strong and loud.
By the time you get to the eighth ride, you are more relaxed and less excitable and can enjoy the scenery and use your camera to take in the grand vista of the valley with its network of cables and platforms.
Back at the starting point, you can remove your ziplining gear and enjoy a well-earned refreshment.
For more information, call 042 280 3770, email tsitsikammafalls@lantic.net or visit www.tsitsikammaadventure.co.za.
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