Sure Travel Journey Vol 4.2 Autumn 2018 | Page 8

DEPARTURE LOUNGE // AUTUMN 2018
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CAMEL BEAUTY CONTEST
ENDS IN POUTS
News
Grand Canyon West, the ultimate location to zip-line.
on the
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FLY OVER ONE OF THE SEVEN
WONDERS OF THE WORLD
MORE ROOM FOR GORILLAS
In news that would make Dian Fossey
smile from her grave, the boundaries of
Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park have
been expanded to allow the growing
mountain gorilla population more room.
08 // MAKE MEMORIES FOR LIFE
WHERE IN THE WORLD AM I?
I am not a country, a city or even a
town. I cross three different time zones
and I was the topic of a 1964 Rolling
Stones song. You’ll even find me in the
Disney Pixar movie Cars.
Turn the page to see if you’re right…
This one’s for the serious thrill-seekers:
you can now zip line over the Grand
Canyon, “flying” 305 metres above
this geological natural wonder at 80km
per hour.
Zip Line at Grand Canyon West opened
in January and features two quad zip
lines that allow up to four people to
spread their wings and soar over the
canyon a