Ziplining: Getting The Drop On High-flying Excitement (NAPSA}—When you want to add somezip to your vacation experience, picture this: From 60 feet above the ground, you leap into theair and freefall, soaring through treetops and over swamplands. Even when your feet brush the platform, the adrenaline rushisn’t over. With six zipsleft on your 24-hourzipline safari with DNS ont A= A Florida EcoSafaris at Forever Florida, there’s plenty of adventure. For example, the Rattlesnakelifts and drops riders on a wild, zipline roller coaster, the first ever in the United States. Peregrine Plungeis a side-by-side racing zip and the longest single straightaway zipline in Florida. You canfly like a bird on Swooping Crane, and dive into a rapid descent as you step into open air on the Panther Pounce. For a more serene experience, casually pedal through the treetops on a Cypress Canopy Cycle. Florida EcoSafaris in St. Cloud is just one of several companiesthat offer ziplining in Osceola County. At Gatorland’s Screamin’ Gator zipline you can get up close and personal with someof Florida’s most fearsomeresidents. This two-hour, five-zip tour has youfly at up to 25 miles an hour suspendedover ponds of alligators and crocodiles. With eight zips and three suspension bridges, Zip Orlandooffers the longest tour in the area. The course is heavily wooded for scenic surprises. For a more romantic experience, this Kissimmeelocation also offers beautiful sunset tours. All three have nocturnaltours on select nights. Kissimmeealso offers easy access to world-famous Orlando theme parks, as well as smaller attractions, golf courses and other fun things to From 60 feet above the ground, the zipline experience in Kissimmee, Florida, has riders leaping into the air and free-falling through treetops and over swamplands. Kissimmee’s 4,700-acre rugged preserve provides uninterrupted vistas of natural ecosystems, plus theme park thrills with a twisted zip. do. Its more than 47,000 total accom- modations include well-known hotel chains, large and upscale resorts, campgrounds, vacation homes, villas and more. For more information, go to www.VisitKissimmee.com.
