Nature’s best – rainforest canopy tour

Millions of tourists around the world book trips to usual destinations since they felt safe and experienced quality service in such places. Neverthele...


Millions of tourists around the world book trips to usual destinations since they felt safe and experienced quality service in such places. Nevertheless, there some types of tours like the rainforest canopy tour that create a different advneture in one’s vacation. For one, it means booking a trip to an exotic destination in west Carribean – Antigua. It’s actually the country of Antigua and Barbuda where some famous celebrities own a vacation house for its beautiful beaches and tropical climate. Most of all, this is the perfect location of the rainforest canopy tour that promise a lot of excitement to the participants.

The rainforest canopy tour in Antigua is composed of 21-element experience which begins with a walk from the Old Pump house. The tour is interesting since one has to walk through a suspension bridge that relives the days of Indiana Jones. It’s quite dizzying at first since the suspension bridge hangs on a gorge. However, this is just a slice of the pie since there are numerous exciting challenges in store. The usual features of the rainforest canopy tour are 9 zip lines that ends in the “Leap of Faith”. This Leap of Faith is a safely controlled 36 foot vertical descent safely supervised by the rangers.

Rainforest canopy tour impressive as one goes through 5 zip lines no less than 200 feet long that spans the gorge. Imagine being suspended 200 to 300 feet high over the rainforest and screaming at the top of your lungs! But this is not yet final since the 5th zip called “Screamer” is a dare for the brave since it spans 328 feet long. Having said that, this zip line ends in the bar and café where you gastronomic delights can make you want more. For this reason, this part is called Stairway to Heaven since it’s a great relief from all the action. It would also be the best chance to do some souvenir shopping and taking photos. There are also two pretty tree-houses hidden in the forest where one can have a wonderful view.

There are certain requirements that must be met before joining the rainforest canopy tour. One must wear shorts or trousers and must at least be 5 feet in height. Definitely, one must be fit and no history of heart problems. If you fit into the screening, then there’s no stopping you form joining the rainforest canopy tour

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