Adventure

Ceres Zip Slide Tours lets you see South Africa from above

Imagine flying through the beautiful Ceres Valley at insane speeds with the river right below you and the wind blasting through your hair. You can experience this and more on a trip to Ceres Zip Slide Tours!

What, you may ask, is the difference between a canopy tour and a zipline? Well, on the basics they are very similar. There is a long steel cable that slopes from one end to the other and the adventurer, using a well-oiled pulley, rides the length of the wire while attached to the pulley by a harness. Yip, upper body strength is no longer required.

Also, in both cases, a huge amount of attention is given to safety and to the location of the cabling. The scenery in every one of the canopy tours and ziplines featured in our article is beautiful.

The big differentiator is that canopy tours are part of an international association that focus on environmental sustainability. This does not mean that other zipline operators are not environmentally aware, in fact far from it, but canopy tour operators have a very strict code of conduct that they follow.

What to expect from Ceres Zip Slide Tours

Number of Lines: 8 | Longest Line: 291m | Total of Lines: 1.4km

Highest Point on the Route: 40m | Duration: 1-1½ hours

Ceres Zip Slide Tours is just an hour and a half away from the City of Cape Town, making it the perfect destination for quick city escapes. The magnificent rock formations in the mountains and the river provide the perfect backdrop for their heart-pumping zipline adventures.

The tour consists of eight different ziplines, the shortest being 91m and the longest 290m, reaching a combined 1.4km in length – surely this is one of the best ziplines in Africa. For that, they have received the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award for 2017 and 2018.

The slide down is electric!

After being kitted up in a full-body harness and other safety gear, two of their experienced guides will take you into the Skurweberg Mountains. After a short “taxi ride”, the walk up to the starting point in the mountains is a short one and the view from above the Ceres Valley is absolutely worth it!

From here your zipline adventure begins! You start small and work your way to the more exhilarating lines, the highest one being 40 meters above the ground!

After zipping through the air at speeds close to those experienced in fast cars, the use of a patented braking system will stop you on the next platform. Your first thought will be, “I want to do it again!”

Ceres Zip Slide Tours is perfect for a company getaway for teambuilding or end-of-year functions. You can even host your birthday or bachelor party here!

To book your next zipline adventure at Ceres Zip Slide Tours, call 079 245 0354, email info@ceresadventures.co.za or book online at www.ceresadventures.co.za today!

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Ziplining, bungy jumping and shark cage diving are all very safe. It’s just that our mind tells us we are craaazzzzyyyy to be doing this.

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