Canyoning with Vertical World
Anyone who wants to experience the Tamarind Falls first-hand, and not just look at them from a distance, has to go canyoning. An adrenaline rush is guaranteed, and every adventurer should have tried it once.
The tour
At 9 o’clock we start at the Tamarind Falls, where a very friendly team greets us. Once you have been given professional, certified equipment and the instructor, Krish, has explained everything, you set off. Even on the beginners’ programme, the start is anything but timid. First you go down a waterfall of 18 metres, where you already have to overcome yourself. It is normal to be afraid, but Krish gives you confidence and encourages you. A trained lifeguard always goes first to secure you in case of an emergency, so nothing can happen.
Arriving at the waterfall, first go into the small pool of water to avoid a cold shock from the water that is waiting for you below. One after the other you go down, of course well secured. To get down you have to make a small jump, and then you lower yourself on the rope. Once you have made that leap, and thus also overcome the greatest hurdle, you cannot wait to abseil again and feel the next adrenaline rush. While abseiling you get a small shower from the waterfall. When you reach the bottom, you swim to the other end of the pool and wait for the others. Then you go through branches, over rocks and along bumpy little trails to the next abseiling point. On the way the guide tells you things worth knowing about nature.
The next time you abseil as a beginner, you have to overcome yourself again, but you have a lot of fun and a feeling that everyone should have had once in a lifetime. Once you have gained full confidence in the equipment, you can enjoy the beautiful view along with the adrenaline rush.
At this point you can take a short break with cereal bars and water before roaring down the zipline. This is really the highlight of the trip. For the first few metres you run down the rocks, of course well secured, until you no longer have the ground under your feet, and then you can enjoy the few seconds until you land safely in the water and slow down. This is pure adrenaline, which gives you a pleasant tingle in the stomach and makes you want to do it again. At the bottom you swim back to the shore. Then you can go for a second and even a third time; the only way back up is through tropical shrubs and along rocky paths, but it is really worth it. For the hardcore, there is even a place where you can jump 7 metres into the pool below.
After everyone has had enough of jumping and the zipline, you head back to the starting point along steep little paths. There you can swap experiences with everyone and relax over a Coke before heading home.
Prices and contact
The Discovery tour at the 7 Cascades (Tamarind Falls) takes about 5 hours and costs from €80 per adult, including a Mauritian lunch at the Sept Cascades Lodges. The minimum age is 5. Vertical World also runs more demanding canyons, for example at Eau Bleue, Chamarel Falls and Five Hundred Feet Falls, as well as climbing, hiking and team-building days.
Vertical World Ltd
Rue de la Cascade, Henrietta
Office hours: Monday to Friday 9 am to 4 pm, Saturday 9 am to 1 pm
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