Sunday, October 6, 2013

Blue Mountain, Collingwood Ontario


Last Friday, Oct 4, my friends and I had a trip to the Scenic Caves. Currently we are doing a Niche tourism, so we got to experience an Eco/Adventure tourism. I was so excited and was looking forward to explore what nature has to offer there. Unfortunately it wasn't a bright day for us. It was raining the night before and was drizzling in the morning. So it was foggy, cold and wet when we were there. Apparently, we had 3 other groups that went days earlier before us. They had a great day and managed to capture spectacular views of the nature. On a brighter note, we experience the tour and the wonder of nature differently from the other groups.


Collingwood Scenic Caves offers great adventure activities for everyone, including family with kids too. From caves, caverns and trails, Tree Top Canopy Walk & Zip lines, featuring their new Thunderbird Twin Zip, Suspension Bridge, Gemstone Mining, Mini Golf, Trout Pond & Picnic Area, Rocky the Train, and Children's Adventure Playground. In the winter, there are Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing. Also, they arrange other special events, educational programs and group adventures.

Discover the natural history here.



We hopped on a tractor ride through the forest to start of with a guided eco adventure tour at one of Canada's six UNESCO biosphere reserve. the treetop canopy walk and zip line. I'm not afraid of height, but i'm afraid of swinging bridge! *600m across 10" wide airborne walkways strung between a web of platform decks.
We were guided by the 2 best guides, Kevin and Amber at the highest point that i felt like in a Twilight the sequel, gliding from tree to tree. lol The wobbly walk ended with a zip line which is 300 ft; 45 ft vertical drop/14m. *adapted from here

Treetop canopy walk








The Cave & Caverns 




Indian Chief
We then headed down walking through the caves and caverns, one of Canada's great natural wonders, carved millions of years ago by glacial ice. We explored the "refrigerator cave", favorite among visitors. Before we headed back to our port for a lunch break, we glide down across the Niagara escarpment on a 1000 ft zip line :D




Towards the Suspensions Bridge








We continued on our tour to explore Southern Ontario's longest suspension footbridge. Unfortunately, we couldn't witness the spectacular views of Georgian Bay and the surrounding countryside due to the fog. :( *I am so coming back again!* ^___^

Upgraded to a premium coach with wifi onboard! 



Check out my video and have a glance through our fun journey.




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