{"id":731,"date":"2014-09-30T18:31:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T18:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/?p=731"},"modified":"2021-09-25T19:16:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T19:16:45","slug":"6-fun-things-to-do-in-ontario-for-the-daredevil-in-you-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/6-fun-things-to-do-in-ontario-for-the-daredevil-in-you-2\/","title":{"rendered":"6 fun things to do in Ontario for the daredevil in you!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"b12171e95ca29a06569361a76d0dc3e3\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6144103376590397\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re the adventurous type, now is the perfect time to try your hand at an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/outdoor-adventures.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">exciting new activity<\/a>.\u00a0 As the summer draws to a close, you could celebrate the end of the season by soaring through the trees on a zipline, plunging towards the ground on a bungee or testing your skill on whitewater rapids.\u00a0 Whatever your taste, we have an adventure for you!<\/p>\n<h2>Ziplining<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.22.24-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-732 size-medium\" title=\"ziplining in Ontario\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.22.24-PM-300x146.png\" alt=\"Ziplining In Ontario - Summer Fun Guide\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.22.24-PM-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.22.24-PM.png 743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Have you ever wanted to soar through the trees and experience incredible views from high above the ground?\u00a0 If so, ziplining might be just your thing. There are many wonderful ziplining places in Ontario.\u00a0 Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lpfun.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Long Point Eco-Adventures<\/a> for ziplining, kayak fishing &amp; other exciting adventures.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/horseshoeresort.com\/activities\/summer-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Horseshoe Resort Adventure Park<\/a> has ziplining, obstacle course, dirt bike track &amp; much more.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sceniccaves.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Scenic Caves Nature Adventures<\/a> has the unique Thunderbird Twin Zipline where 2 riders can ride side by side &amp; control their own speed!\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/treetopeco-adventurepark.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Treetop Eco-Adventure Park<\/a> has courses designed for all skill levels.\u00a0 And &#8211; check out the multiple locations for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treetoptrekking.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Treetop Trekking Zipline Aerial Parks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Hot Air Balloon rides<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.25.48-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-733 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.25.48-PM-300x178.png\" alt=\"Hot Air Balloon Rides in Ontario - Summer Fun Guide\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.25.48-PM-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.25.48-PM.png 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Sometimes if you look up on a beautiful summer day, you can see a gorgeous hot air balloon soaring gracefully through the sky. Hot air balloon rides are available all across Ontario. Here are a few options: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sundanceballoons.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sundance Balloons<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airdisplay.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Air Display<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontarioballoonrides.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ontario Hot Air Balloon Rides<\/a> all have multiple locations throughout Ontario. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyworksballoons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Skyworks Balloons<\/a> is a Toronto based full service company. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uptuitballoons.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">UPTUIT Balloon Inc<\/a>. is also located in the GTA. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skywardballoons.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Skyward Balloons<\/a> is based in Southwestern Ontario<\/p>\n<h2>Bungee Jumping<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re not afraid of heights (as I am!) and you\u2019re looking for a real rush, then bungee jumping might be your calling. Ontario is home to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bungee.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Great Canadian Bungee<\/a> (Ottawa).\u00a0 At 200 feet, this is Canada\u2019s highest bungee jump.\u00a0 In Eastern Ontario, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildernesstours.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Wilderness Tours Adventure Resort<\/a> has Ontario\u2019s only bungee tower 150 feet over deep clean water.\u00a0 If the kids want to get into the bungee jumping action, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.safariniagara.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Safari Niagara<\/a> has the Elastoblast ride and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadaswonderland.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Canada\u2019s Wonderland<\/a> has Launch Pad, a bungee trampoline thrill.<\/p>\n<h2>Hang Gliding<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.27.38-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-735 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.27.38-PM-300x212.png\" alt=\"Hang Gliding in Ontario - Summer Fun Guide\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.27.38-PM-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.27.38-PM.png 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you\u2019ve ever wanted to be Superman, hang gliding might be the closest you can come to soaring through the skies like the infamous superhero. Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/instinct.pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Instinct Windsports<\/a>. They have hang gliding &amp; paragliding lessons and their aim is to make free flying accessible to everyone. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flyhigh.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">High Perspective<\/a> offers year round hang gliding, just in case you don\u2019t get a chance to get up in the sky this summer. You can also organize your hang gliding lessohttp:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-admin\/post-new.phpAre you inspired to try a new &amp; exciting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/outdoor-adventures.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outdoor adventure<\/a>?\u00a0 I know I am!\u00a0 With the last of<br \/>\nthe summer sun approaching, I know the time is ripe to enjoy the outdoors &amp; all that beautiful Ontario to offer!ns through <a href=\"http:\/\/adventureseekertours.com\/hang_gliding_trips.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Adventure Seeker Tours<\/a>. Wherever you go, it is sure to be an experience of a lifetime. This would be a great place to shoot a GoPro video!<\/p>\n<h2>Whitewater Rafting<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.29.04-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-736 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.29.04-PM-300x143.png\" alt=\"Whitewater Rafting in Ontario - Summer Fun Guide\" width=\"300\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.29.04-PM-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-shot-2014-09-30-at-2.29.04-PM.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you prefer to get your thrills from a water adventure, then whitewater rafting is a great activity. No experience needed. Most rafting places offer trips for all ages and any level. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ottawavalley.travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ottawa Valley<\/a> is known as the \u201cWhitewater Capital of Canada\u201d and has some of the best choices for whitewater rafting.\u00a0 Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.owl-mkc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Madawaska River Family Rafting<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.riverrunrafting.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">RiverRun Rafting<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildernesstours.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Wilderness Tours Rafting &amp; Kayaking<\/a>.\u00a0 All tour companies have several options for your whitewater adventure. You can choose a gentle excursion, perfect for young families &amp; beginners, or get your adrenaline rush on a high intensity ride, a great option for the serious thrill seeker!<\/p>\n<h2>Unique Ontario Adventures<\/h2>\n<p>And just in case we haven\u2019t given you enough options for unique adventures in the sky, here are a few more ideas.\u00a0 How about a vintage open cockpit biplane ride with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centralaviation.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Central Aviation<\/a>?\u00a0 Or you can tour the beautiful 1000 Islands in a helicopter with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1000islandshelicoptertours.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">1000 Islands Helicopter Tours<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0 they offer 3 unique tours &amp; the views are amazing!\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cameronair.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Cameron Air Sightseeing and Golf Tours<\/a> will fly you to your destination or on a private tour of your area \u2013 on a floatplane!\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/georgianbayairways.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Georgian Bay Airways Floatplane Tours<\/a> has many unique sightseeing tours for you to choose from.<\/p>\n<p>Are you inspired to try a new &amp; exciting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/outdoor-adventures.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outdoor adventure<\/a>?\u00a0 I know I am!\u00a0 With the last of<br \/>\nthe summer sun approaching, I know the time is ripe to enjoy the outdoors &amp; all that beautiful Ontario to offer!<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Brandes,\u00a0 SFG newsletter editor,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re the adventurous type, now is the perfect time to try your hand at an exciting new activity.\u00a0 As the summer draws to a close, you could celebrate the end of the season by soaring through the trees on a zipline, plunging towards the ground on a bungee or testing your skill on whitewater&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[134],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ontario-region"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=731"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3552,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731\/revisions\/3552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}