{"id":869,"date":"2015-07-20T16:53:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T16:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/?p=869"},"modified":"2021-09-25T19:20:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T19:20:45","slug":"top-sfg-picks-to-get-your-adrenaline-fix-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/top-sfg-picks-to-get-your-adrenaline-fix-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Top SFG picks to get your adrenaline fix this summer"},"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>Sometimes, you feel like relaxing in the summer sunshine, but sometimes, you\u2019d rather feel the wind in your hair &amp; enjoy the beautiful warm weather while simultaneously getting a real adrenaline rush. Here are some of our top picks for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/outdoor-adventures.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outdoor adventures<\/a> where you\u2019ll experience some of the best rushes around. Check out our just launched, newly designed website for lots more options and let us know what you think!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ATV Rentals\/Tours<\/p>\n<p>Ontario has such amazing backcounty \u2013 gorgeous terrain &amp; forests that can sometimes be hard to navigate by foot. An ATV tour is a great way to explore these areas.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.backcountrytours.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Back Country Tours<\/a> (Muskoka, Haliburton), takes you on a guided ATV tour or you can rent an ATV for your own adventure. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gopherdunes.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Gopher Dunes<\/a> (30 min. S of Woodstock in SW Ont) offers ATV or Dirt Bike instruction &amp; a professional track or enjoy scenic trail with a trained Guide. At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.horseshoeresort.com\/segway-adventures.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Horseshoe Resort<\/a>, you can experience the thrill of a Hummer ride deep in the heart of the Horseshoe Valley or tour the area on a Segway! It&#8217;s \u00a0lots of fun (I&#8217;ve done it) &amp; it&#8217;s easy. No experience necessary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.38.25-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-871\" src=\"\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.38.25-PM-300x175.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-07-20 at 12.38.25 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.38.25-PM-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.38.25-PM.png 784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ziplining<\/p>\n<p>Taking off on a zipline is sure to give you the rush of a lifetime. (although I have to admit, it might be too much of a rush for me!) At <a href=\"http:\/\/campfortune.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Camp Fortune<\/a> in Chelsea, Quebec (just 15 minutes from Ottawa), you\u2019ll find ziplines &amp; activities for all skills &amp; thrill levels. In Southwestern Ontario, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lpfun.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Long Point Eco-Adventures<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bolermountain.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Boler Mountain Treetop Adventure Park &amp; More<\/a>!, you can take a canopy tour &amp; zip through the trees (multi-levels also available.) <a href=\"http:\/\/treetoptrekking.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Treetop Trekking Zipline Aerial Parks<\/a> has 5 locations available across Ontario where you can zipline, test your balance on the balance logs &amp; wooden bridges or try the Tarzan swings. They also have a new kids\u2019 adventure park called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treewalkvillage.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Treewalk Village<\/a>, so even the little guys can have an adventure!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.40.35-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-872\" src=\"\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.40.35-PM-300x180.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-07-20 at 12.40.35 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.40.35-PM-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.40.35-PM.png 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whitewater Rafting<\/p>\n<p>Whitewater rafting is a real thrill where you challenge yourself &amp; work in a team to get through choppy waters at different levels of difficulty. <a href=\"http:\/\/owl-mkc.ca\/mkc\/event\/family-rafting-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Madawaska River Family Rafting<\/a> (Eastern Ont) offers 2 hour rafting trips in Algonquin where you hold on tight as your guide takes you down the rapids. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.riverrunrafting.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">RiverRun Rafting<\/a> on the Ottawa River has different levels of excitement to suit your needs\u2013 high adventure, ultimate adventure &amp; family adventure. With <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitewatermusicandadventure.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Whitewater Music &amp; Adventure<\/a> (GTA or Southwestern Ont.), you traverse often difficult waters by kayak to get to a beach or forest where you learn about &amp; play hand drums. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildernesstours.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Wilderness Tours Raft &amp; Kayak Resort<\/a> (Eastern Ont.) has so much to offer, including gentle, adventurous &amp; extreme whitewater rafting excursions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.44.44-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-873\" src=\"\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.44.44-PM-300x159.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-07-20 at 12.44.44 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.44.44-PM-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.44.44-PM.png 908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hang Gliding or Flying a Plane<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a bird, it\u2019s a plane \u2013 no \u2013 it\u2019s YOU on your latest adventure. If you haven\u2019t already done so, now\u2019s the time to try hang gliding or to learn to pilot your own plane. <a href=\"http:\/\/instinct.pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Instinct Windsports<\/a> in St. Jacobs (Southwestern Ont.) has a full set of training options available for your flight &#8211; you can even get certified after completing their courses. In Pickering (GTA), you can hang glide with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flyhigh.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">High Perspective<\/a> either on a tandem flight with a certified instructor or learn to fly yourself. If piloting a plane is your dream, you can learn to fly with many companies around the province. The <a href=\"http:\/\/flygenesis.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Genesis Flight Centre<\/a> in Collingwood (Central Ont.) offers different flight lesson packages to meet your needs.\u00a0 In Sudbury (northern Ont.), learn to be a pilot with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flydaa.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Discovery Aviation Academy<\/a>. For further flying information visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/learntofly.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Learn to Fly<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.48.13-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-874\" src=\"\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.48.13-PM-300x174.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-07-20 at 12.48.13 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.48.13-PM-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.48.13-PM.png 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Skydiving\/indoor skydiving<\/p>\n<p>What could be more of a thrill than jumping out of a plane? With <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skydivegan.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Skydive Gananoque<\/a> (Eastern Ont.), you can experience the thrill of free-fall on a tandem jump &amp; if you like, learn to jump solo. You can soar over southern Ontario with <a href=\"http:\/\/skydiveburnaby.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Skydive Burnaby<\/a> on a tandem jump. In Southwestern Ontario at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skydivegrandbend.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Grand Bend Sport Parachuting Centre<\/a>,\u00a0 once you\u2019re ready to \u201cfly,\u201d you\u2019ll jump from the plane with the assistance of two instructors who will hold on to you &amp; direct you via a radio \u2013 they\u2019ll let go of you once your parachute is released. Believe it or not, you can also experience the excitement and weightlessness of free-falling from the safety of the indoors. With<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iflytoronto.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> iFly Toronto Indoor Skydiving<\/a> (GTA), experience the excitement of free-fall from the safety of an indoor facility. At the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niagarafreefall.com\/freefall\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Niagara Free Fall &amp; Interactive Centre <\/a>(Niagara), you can also skydive indoors with their indoor vertical wind tunnel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.51.39-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-875\" src=\"\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.51.39-PM-300x185.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-07-20 at 12.51.39 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.51.39-PM-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-shot-2015-07-20-at-12.51.39-PM.png 456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Outdoor Paintball<\/p>\n<p>Imagine yourself as a soldier, running through the bush. At an outdoor paintball facility, try to cross enemy lines.\u00a0 In Southwestern Ontario (just west of London), check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adrenalinepaintball.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Adrenaline Paintball &amp; Airsoft<\/a> where you can join a big group game or book your own private game or party.\u00a0In London you must try\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flagswipepaintball.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Flagswipe Paintball<\/a>, with a\u00a060 acre outdoor field and a an option for a gentler program for 6-12 yrs. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wasagapaintball.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Wasaga Beach Paintball<\/a> (Central Ont.) has 13 fields for different types of games. The facility is on 70 acres of landscaped &amp; wooded fields designed specifically for paintball. In Northern Ontario, in Goulais River, you\u2019ll find <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treetopadventures.ca\/paintball-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Treetops Adventure &amp; Paintball<\/a> where they say that the best hiding places have yet to discovered!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your thrills on at these amazing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/outdoor-adventures.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outdoor activities<\/a>.\u00a0 From ATV tours to whitewater rafting, hang gliding to paintball, there\u2019s an activity &amp; a level of excitement that\u2019s just right for you. <\/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>Sometimes, you feel like relaxing in the summer sunshine, but sometimes, you\u2019d rather feel the wind in your hair &amp; enjoy the beautiful warm weather while simultaneously getting a real adrenaline rush. 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