Canopy!!!

Magaliesburg Canopy Tour

 
'Magaliesburg', a small town situated below the Witwatersrand mountain range in Gauteng, South Africa.This is a popular holiday and weekend destinations spot for the residents of Johannesburg which caters for variety of activities.

We started from Joburg around 8 AM very excited for our first canopy experience. Accompanying us were few close friends. We finally reach 'Magaliesburg Canopy Tour' around 10 and waiting for our tour guide to join us. Our tour guides, Mr Danger and  Mr Lucky greeted us and gave us an introduction and safety tour explaining the process and other guidelines.

Danger helped us with our gear and we all were really excited to start the adventure.

From Left to Right:

Amar, Subha, Danger,  Nirosha, Ravi, Ramya, Ashish

yes, we do look funny with the gear on!! 😆😁

So we embark on our 15 minute journey from parking spot to the starting point of our adventure. On our way, Danger and Lucky explained the flora and fauna of the region. We saw lots of Protea flowers. Protea is the national flower and is a beauty!

We also tried wild apricots and couple of other mouth watering fruits.

Initially we were bit scared as none of us had ever experienced this before. Ravi and Nirosha went first. Now, Ramya's turn and she started panicking and did not want to move forward with the ride.

Ramya: Mummyyyy (crying), Noooo, Noooo, Noooo (continues crying)

I tried to push her and tried to calm her but she wont listen. Danger also tried but failed. 

Ramya(furious) to Danger: Wait.... Let me breathe!! 😠

Finally she went through screaming at her loudest. The same was the case for Subha(captured in the video). 😆😂😊

There were 10 rides in total of which 4th was the longest (140m) and 5th was the highest(58m). Total time for the tour was 1 hour 30 minutes excluding the 15 minute travel to the start.

The first one was the scariest one as we were unaware of the experience.

The rides were thrilling and we all felt safe during all the rides. After the 5th ride, it was a descent and we had to apply brakes manually using friction generated by the gloves and the zip line. At the end of the canopy we all were disappointed that it was over so soon.

This was an amazing experience and must be in the itinerary if anyone plans for a visit to South Africa. 

The food was good. We ordered Chicken Burgers, Veggie Burgers.We also ordered a Group video package including 6 personalized videos.The turnaround time for edited snaps and videos was quick.

The return journey to our pick up spot was a hike for 15 minutes. The place was amazing with a lovely stream and lush green trees. 

Details:

Magaliesburg Canopy Tour
Website: http://www.magaliescanopytour.co.za/