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Sea Kayaking Excursion
WhilE you’rE ThErE: Explore the bat cave, hike or
snowshoe on 10 kilometres of forest trails
LAKE SupErIOr, OnTArIO hoW MuCh: $30 to $104 per family, depending
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or work, try a journey by tandem sea kayak ConTaCT: laFleche Adventure
along the remote coast of lake Superior in
www.aventurelafleche.ca/en/index.php
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northern Ontario. No roads or campground
noise—and no responsibilities—means you
have more time to explore, relax and share
the words extreme, family
campfire stories with your kids. Tandem kayak-
Cave Exploration
ing focuses on communication and teamwork
and vacation are seldom seen
MAMMOTH CAVE, KEnTuCKY
as parent and child learn how to manoeuvre
together outside of the subtitle
their shared craft.
If heights don’t appeal to your gang, consider
a subterranean adventure in the world’s
for a national Lampoon-esque
SKill lEvEl: Beginner to intermediate
longest cave system. Tours in Mammoth
MiniMuM aGE: Eight Cave National Park range from short strolls in
theatrical romp. spending time
TiME To CoMMiT: Three days
roomy, well-lit passages to full-on spelunking
with the family this summer
in dark, damp crawlspaces. Whatever your
WhEn To Go: July to August
level of adventure, all tours are led by park
however does not necessarily WhilE you’rE ThErE: Swimming, cliff jumping, rangers and include learning about cave
hiking, camping
mean spending time at the
formation, cultural history, and environmental
hoW MuCh: $425 per adult / $275 per child
issues.
same well-trodden campground
ConTaCT: Naturally Superior Adventures
aCTiviTy lEvEl: Easy to strenuous
hiking, cycling, canoeing and
www.naturallysuperior.com/ kayak_weekend_
MiniMuM aGE: None on short tours, six years on
getaways/guided_sea_kayak_family_week-
fishing. this year, try something
longer tours, 10 years for intro to caving, 16 for
end_getaways.php
the wild cave crawl
new. plan your vacation
TiME To CoMMiT: One hour to one day
somewhere unexpected—
WhEn To Go: Open all year
a dude ranch in central
aerial ropes adventure WhilE you’rE ThErE: Hiking and cycling park trails,
canoeing, camping
alberta—doing something
VAL-DES-MOnT, QuEBEC
hoW MuCh: $5 to $48 adult / $3.50 to $18 child
High ropes courses supply plenty of thrills
exhilarating—swinging from a
per tour
for aerially-inclined families. Discover life in
zip-line in Quebec’s Laurentian
the treetops, cruise above a lake on giant
ConTaCT: Mammoth Cave National Park
zip-lines, and play Tarzan on scores of ropes,
www.nps.gov/maca/planyourvisit/cavetours.htm
mountains—or even extreme—
swingbridges and aerial obstacles. laFleche
canyoneering in utah’s slot
Adventure has two sprawling adventure parks
where families work together to conquer a
canyons or running whitewater
series of lofty challenges, under the watchful
Whitewater
in the ottawa Valley. these
eyes of the instructors.
Kayaking Clinic
aCTiviTy lEvEl: Moderate
seven extreme getaways focus
MADAWASKA rIVEr, OnTArIO, and
MiniMuM hEiGhT: 1.5 metres for zips and main
DEErFIELD rIVEr, MASSACHuSETTS
on learning, fun, adventure and parks, 1.2 metres for children’s trails
learning a new skill together is a great way
blowing the dust off your family
TiME To CoMMiT: One day
to bring family members closer. Whitewater
vacations.
WhEn To Go: Open all year, discounts in winter kayaking clinics for kids and their parents
2 SPRING 2009
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