| Monkeying Around - Adventures at Tree Top |
| Written by Jodie McEwen | ||||
| Friday, 11 December 2009 13:36 | ||||
 Tucked away in Blue Gum Hills Regional Park, (surely one of our area’s best kept secrets), the Tree Top Adventure Park is the little sister to the original park at Ourimbah. The park melts unobtrusively into the surrounding bush, and the equipment can only be seen once you look carefully into the tree canopy. The park has been launched in conjunction with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. From the initial planning stages to the completion of the park, the focus has been on developing sustainable nature tourism. Owners Sandrine and Fred Gaymard are obviously doing things right, as the Ourimbah park has just been awarded a Bronze Award by NSW Tourism. The structures that make up the challenges allow the trees to continue to grow and provide safe wildlife passage while being suspended from a cable and zipping along a flying fox creates a whole new way to learn about the bush. The park is made up of a series of challenges, graded by difficulty. Each challenge is unique. With 6 courses of increasing complexity, 19 flying foxes, suspension bridges and other high wire antics, there is something for everyone. The easiest course is suitable for children from 3 years, and the black course is for the adventure lover. A continuous belay system has been incorporated into both the yellow and orange courses, to ensure that kids under 10 are safe while they monkey around. To enjoy the adventure, enclosed shoes must be worn but all other safety equipment is provided at the park. Qualified instructors take participants through an initial training circuit to make sure all the safety requirements are understood. Staff emphasise the fact that the adventure is safe, good exercise, environmentally-friendly and a good way to experience the bush, and all these things are true, but you find yourself just wanting to get up there because it looks like so much fun! Childhood stories of Tarzan swinging through the trees; high-wire trapeze artists; Robinson Crusoe and his amazing tree house in the canopy - all these play a part in making me want to strap on my helmet and get on the course. My three year old son’s eyes light up when he sees someone glide down a flying fox. “I want to do THAT!” For a family day out, this place has to be a stand-out winner. Anyone interested in a place to enjoy our stunning bush environment, overcome challenges together, get some exercise and behave like monkeys? Count us in! Sunny Days has a Family Pass to Tree Top Adventure Park valued at $140 to give away. Click here to enter. Tree Tops Adventure Park is located in Blue Gum Hills Regional Park, Minmi Rd, just before Minmi. (Travel time from Wallsend is about 7 minutes, or just on 8km.) Admission Prices 3-9 yrs $20 10-17yrs $30 Adults $40 The Night Experience costs $49 per person. The park is open 7 days a week from 9am-6pm. Booking is recommended. p: 4026 7617 e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it w: treetopadventurepark.com.au
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