Saturday 28 July 2012

New Cairns ZOOm to Launch in July

Cairns ZOOm
Cairns City’s only centrally located wildlife park will soon be home to the world’s first Challenge Ropes Course in a wildlife immersion exhibit, with the exciting new Cairns ZOOm attraction opening next month.

Situated in the Cairns Wildlife Dome on the roof of the Pullman Reef Hotel Casino, the new attraction will consist of over 50 elements of crossings and ziplines, including one that takes participants directly over Goliath, a 4 metre crocodile.

Major construction and maintenance work is continuing throughout June in preparation for the new attraction, with Goliath restrained whilst staff cleaned out his enclosure several weeks ago.

Cairns ZOOm & Wildlife Dome General Manager Michael Woodward said it was the first time Goliath’s pond had been cleaned during his 8 years of residence.

“This gave us the opportunity to inspect, repair and maintain his home, clearing out a build-up of debris caught in rocks at the bottom of the pond in front of the glass observation window,” he said.

“Whilst this was happening, Goliath undertook a health check-up by a native wildlife vet,” he said.

Mr Woodward said the Cairns ZOOm will appeal across all markets and ages with varying levels of difficulty and adventure.

“A soft adventure component called the DomeClimb will allow participants to walk along an external walkway around the perimeter of the Dome, whilst internal walkways will provide a unique birds-eye view of the layout of the Dome,” he said.

“The HiZOOm will consist of more complex crossings and ziplines and will appeal the more adventurous, as will the PowerJump, where participants jump off a 13m high tower attached by rope, with a fan device ensuring a gentle and smooth landing.”

Cairns ZOOm
The entire ropes course will utilise a continuous belay system, with participants connected via a harness to a safety cable system that they are unable to disconnect themselves from whilst traversing through the elements.

Cairns ZOOm opens in July, and will be an exhilarating Ropes Adventure Course consisting of ziplines, crossings and walkways in a wildlife immersion exhibit, allowing visitors to appreciate and be educated about our native fauna.

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