Abseiling & rappelling holidays & tours
Abseiling Malta
based: Malta
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Abseiling adventures on the Maltese islands (Malta, Comino and Gozo). These, mainly limestone, islands offer an ideal location for abseiling holidays for everyone from beginners to experienced climbers.
| abseiling | Malta |
Zion Rappelling
based: Utah, USA
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Guided rock climbing, canyoneering and rappelling tours next to Zion National Park in Utah, using a number of slot canyons situated outside the park border. Trips can be based at Zion Ponderosa Ranch adventure resort where a range of lodging options and activities packages are available.
| limbing/scrambling | abseiling | canyoning/gorge walking | USA |
Abseil Africa
based: Cape Town, South Africa
Outdoor abseiling adventures, including Table Mountain and Thunder Falls abseils.
| abseiling | South Africa |
Abseiling in Derbyshire
based: Derbyshire, UK
Using Millers Dale Bridge in the Peak District (an old railway bridge spanning a narrow gorge) providing an 80 foot drop. Other activities and accommodation information available.
| abseiling | England |
Key Network (The)
based: Cumbria, UK
Team building, leadership and outdoor development training events in the UK.
| team building/management courses | abseiling | UK |
Manor Adventure
based: Shropshire, UK
Multi-activity residential centre offering activity holidays for schools and families.
| multi-activity | archery | abseiling | canoe/kayak | family/child friendly | UK |
Pure Trek Costa Rica
based: Costa Rica
Family friendly Costa Rica waterfall rappelling and canyoning; no previous experience required.
| abseiling | Costa Roca |
Wanaka Rock Climbing & Abseil Adventures
based: South Island, New Zealand
Single and multi-day rock climbing courses for all abilities in spectacular surroundings.
| climbing/scrambling | abseiling | tailor made | New Zealand |
An abseil is a controlled descent by fixed rope down a vertical drop, such as a cliff face, wall or mountain side. Originally it was a rock climbing and mountaineering technique for descending the climb, but the activity has now also become an activity in own right, undertaken for the buzz it offers and/or as a charity fundraising challenge. It's also known as a rappel and the activity as rappelling. Stand alone abseils are now undertaken from a wide range of high points like tall buildings, towers and bridges as well as natural features like cliffs, rock walls, mountains and even waterfalls.
Other interesting abseiling and rappelling sites
• The National Abseil Centre: A centre located in Northampton, the NAC offers offer internal and external abseils to charities, individuals and groups on the National Lift Tower, the tallest permanent abseil tower in the world.
• Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower: A rather special abseil can be had on the iconic Spinnaker Tower building in Portsmouth Harbour, which offers a 100 m abseil down the side of the building.
• The Euromast in Rotterdam: the highest abseil in Europe, this is also home to the fastest zip wire, get your thrills twice over!
CATEGORY DEFINITION FOR TOUR OPERATORS WISHING TO BE LISTED:
The travel-quest abseiling & rappelling holidays section is intended for listing holidays, vacations, breaks and multi-day courses where a major activity and focus is on abseiling or rappelling, usually in conjunction with rock climbing, mountaineering, canyoning (canyoneering) or caving, but occasionally as an activity or sport in its own right. We can also list regular charity abseil events where they are a major part of a multi-day break.
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