What You'll Get
Ziplines originally were invented for just two functions: sneaking hamburgers over the Berlin Wall and zazzing up presidential entrances to State of the Union addresses. Put some zazz in your zip with today's Groupon: for $40, you get the High Flyer Tour at Eco Zipline Tours in New Florence (an $82.50 value).
Airborne treetop trekkers at Eco Zipline Tours careen through the canopy of a natural sanctuary while attached safely to steel cables. After a safety briefing during which zippers learn how to apply brakes and master important hand signals, flocks of about 10 flyers snuggle into harnesses, strap on helmets, and don protective gloves and bowties. The gravity-free gliders on the High Flyer Tour traverse the site's lush landscape at up to 40 miles per hour, whizzing along the more than 5,200 grin-inducing feet of zipline. The Super Zip, the adrenaline-harvesting crown jewel of the tour's 10 lines, levitates riders to cloud-skimming altitudes of more than 225 feet. Though some excursions are appropriate for almost all ages, High Flyers should be at least 12 years old or be able to solve a Rubik's Cube in less than 12 seconds.
Eco Zipline Tours keeps its harnessed cargo safe with a wide array of policies and procedures enforced by each guide and a group of watchful owls — the company inspects their cables daily, sends two guides to accompany each group of 10 riders, and provide safety lines and equipment for each rider before allowing them to take off. After the adventure, fuel up at the picnic station or send a souvenir zipping home from the gift shop.
The Fine Print
Promotional value expires Nov 28, 2011. Amount paid never expires. Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift. Limit 1 per visit. Must be 12 or older; under 17 must be accompanied on tour by adult. Must sign waiver. Not valid 11/24/11. Subject to weather. Weight limit 250 lbs. Waistline must not exceed 41". Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
About Eco Adventure Ziplines
At Eco Adventure Ziplines, Mike Seper, along with his professional and fun staff guide thrill-seekers through two zipline adventures. The Soaring Six course offers accessibility to adventure for nearly everyone and a great option for children ages 5 and up to adults ages 95 (Yes Ninety-year-old grandmas have zipped at Eco Adventure Ziplines and so should you!). The Soaring Six tour is a great option to check a zipline adventure off your bucket list or get your family and friends together for some fun outdoors that will be remembered forever.
Guests can upgrade from the Soaring Six to the Treetop Flyer to soar up to 250 feet above the treetops and through the beautiful rolling hills near Hermann, Missouri. For safety and convenience, Seper employs his self-designed Zip 360 deceleration and safety monitoring system. Zip 360 allows shoots 360-degree videos of the adventure so you star in your very own virtual reality zipline adventure video! This system also allows helmet-clad zipliners to control their speed without touching the cable for a safer and easier experience, leaving more time to enjoy aerial 360-degree views on over a mile of ziplines at Eco Adventure Ziplines.