Flying through the Forest!

While I was in Thailand, I flew through the treetops- on a ZIPLINE! A popular adventure activity in Thailand is to do zip line courses which give you amazing views of the dense evergreen forests (Northern Thailand has evergreen forests, while the tropical forests are in the South). So of course, my friends and I were happy to partake in this action packed activity during our vacation.

On the day after Christmas, we woke bright and early for the complimentary bus to pick us up from our hostel and take us out into the forest for zip-lining. We went on a two and a half hour adventure through the treetops. There was less than ten minutes of walking, the rest was actually ziplining through the air! The course consisted of a series of ziplines that connected to each other by platforms built like treehouses among the tree tops. Once we got into the course we were either on a tree platform or suspended on a zipline, not once did we step on ground for over two hours! The longest single line was about 40 meters, and the total course was 5 kilometers. We were very high up in the trees, about 78-80 meters high. It was awesome to look down from the platforms over the huge leaves and plants growing beneath us.

Suited up and on the trail!

A shaky suspended bridge!

A lovely little gibbon family- mama, papa, and a baby!

Our guide- helping the next person along!

The view from one platform to the next

Exhilarated after a landing!

Ok, this is the big one...

Getting ready to jump...

Drop, and off I go!

Now I gotta climb the rope ladder to get onto the platform

"Yeah, that was pretty sweet."

It was magnificent to fly through the forest, and I was not scared at all. Even on the line that started with about a fifteen foot free fall- I felt nothing but excitement and fun. The last was a forty meter drop down the side of the tree, but they just lowered us down so it was no big deal. At the bottom we were offered a delicious, cool herbal drink and a hammock to relax in for a few minutes. After we completed the course, we went back to the main building where we were served lunch. After finishing our lunch they drove us to see a beautiful waterfall.

This waterfall was amazing because it was so tall! I kept climbing up and seeing new pretty shots of the fall, and yet there was more path to ascend! I ran all the way up to the top, and jumped in the water to get a picture with the waterfall.

On the way up...

Looking back down...

At the top!