[ECO]: Magaliesberg Canopy Tour

Ziplining Through Magaliesberg with Canopy Tours South Africa

Terrifying; exhilarating; exciting; adrenaline charging; electrifying; thrilling and most certainly

nerve racking are the adjectives I would use to describe the Canopy Tour I recently did in Magaliesberg, South Africa.

I thought I was going to be brave and wasn't even nervous about it but once I got to the first platform, I thought to myself "What on earth did I sign myself up for". 

Before I carry on babbling about my nerves, let me start from the beginning of my adventure. My brother and I drove to Magaliesberg and could not stop talking about how excited we were. Once we arrived at the Magaliesberg Canopy Tour, we were warmly greeted and went for a safety briefing. Every aspect of the tour was explained to us in detail and we were left feeling secure about our safely on the tour. While on the canopy tour, you are attached at all times, even while waiting on the platforms, and while you are zip lining, you are connected to 4 cables so there is zero chance of you falling. 

Once you are kitted up in your harnesses, you take a quick 4x4 ride to the 2,400 million year old Magaliesberg Mountain and traverse through the Ysterhout Kloof (the second oldest range in the world). There are 11 platforms and you zig zag through the gorge. 

After about the second zipline, I began to feel myself relax and appreciate the nature that I was observing. I took a moment to look around and even looked down, yes that's right, I looked down. I definitely wasn't as brave as my brother who pretty much wanted to go upside down he was having so much fun. 

Our guides were Richard and Lucky who were absolutely fantastic! Not only did they make you feel completely safe and reassure you with every line, but they encouraged you and supported you with each platform. Throughout the canopy tour, our wonderful guides taught us so much about the mountain; ecology; bird and animal life. It was great to learn about the eco system of the Magaliesberg Mountains and encourages you to be more eco-conscious! 

So what does one wear to a canopy tour? Comfy clothes (I chose leggings cause they the comfiest for me) and closed shoes (I wore my Nike trainers). Also, don't forget to apply lots of sunscreen as you are out there for about 2 hours in the sun!

Below are some photos of Ryan and I's experience:

There are Canopy Tours at the following locations: 

Tsitiskamma

Karkloof

Magaliesberg

Magoebaskloof

Drakensberg

Swaziland

The next one on my list? Magoesbaskloof as you get to go past 3 waterfalls! How cool is that!

You can find more information at Canopy Tour Website.

Here's something exciting for those that are booking a tour in October - it's the #Ispysomethingwild competition! You can click here for more information. Go and enter now :P 

A big thank you to MCT Footage Production Crew for the photos; Canopy Tour SA and Magaliesberg Canopy Tour for the experience and Sparkling Waters Hotel for the accommodation (a review on the hotel will be up soon) and Skye for putting this all together! I can't wait to do it again soon!

Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

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[REVIEW]: Wella Professionals Elements Collection

New Hair Care Range by Wella

 



Hair care products that contain fewer chemicals but do not compromise on performance? Sounds intriguing to me, how about you?

 

Wella's new hair care range which is inspired my nature and has a theme which links to the life force of trees helps provide up to 10 times more keratin protection for renewed hair vitality.

 

Free of sulpahtes; parabens and artificial colourants; these hair care products contain the NuTree complex. The NuTree complex is a sustainably sourced natural tree extract which is an antioxidant (this helps reduce free radical damage).

 

 

So what are my thoughts on this range? The first word that comes to my mind when I think of how it made my hair feel after using it is nourished. It also has a gorgeous scent that inspired by the green woods of the Amazon forest which includes top notes of green basil; water lily; star fruit and mandarin.

 

My favourite product from this range is the Renewing Mask, it's one of the best hair masks I've tried recently - I even tweeted about it and chatted about it on my snapchat!

 

Renewing Shampoo: R207

Renewing Conditioner: R243

Renewing Mask: R252

Conditioning Leave-In Spray: R252

 

These products are available at Wella Professional Salons or you can purchase them online from Retail Box.

 

Have you used any products from this range?

 

 

Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

 



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[EVENT]: Planting in Thembisa

Onion Planting in Thembisa with I'MPossible

 



On Thursday the 30th of April, I joined the I'MPossible crew to plant some onions for the Thembisa community. We demonstrated how you can plant vegetables even if you don't have a garden by reusing mealie meal bags! We also got to help the community harvest the cabbage and spinach they had already grown.

 

You can read more about what my ambassadorship with I'MPossible here. I'm so looking forward to the next projects we'll be doing, I'm make sure to keep you all in the loop! I'll also let you know when the episodes air in Tshwane TV!

 

Here are some photos from the day:

 



Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

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[NOTE]: I'MPossible Ambassador

Exciting Announcement

 

I'm thrilled to announce that I am now a I'MPossible ambassador! So what is I'MPossible? Well they do what their slogan says, "make things possible"! They partner with different companies to try and help those that are disadvantaged, for example, they work with the ACFS (African Children Feeding Scheme) - an organisation that focuses on educating and feeding children in different communities.

 

Through working with I'MPossible I will be able to go after the projects that I've started working on with much more force. As you know, trees in Zambia and the Platbos Forest are very important to me as well as the Elephant Orphanage in Zambia so I will be able to use I'MPossible as a platform to work more with these organisations. I also cannot wait to start on some new projects that will help spread the word of going green!

 

Yesterday we planted some vegetables at a school in Naledi, Soweto and gave monthly food packages to the families of the community. We also filmed a segment explaining what we were planting to help inform the communities on planting vegetables. This will be aired on Tshwane TV (DSTV channel 262) but I will hopefully be able to share the episodes on my YouTube Channel.

Here are some photos from yesterdays event:

 

 I'm so looking forward to haring more exciting projects with you!
Thank you all for your support!

Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

 

 



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[NOTE]: Platbos Forest Ambassador

Exciting News...

 



 

Hi everyone!

 

It's with much excitement that I can announce that I have proudly become an ambassador for the Platbos Forest!

The Platbos Forest is Africa's Southernmost Forest and is home to some trees that are over 1000 years old! Why is the Platbos Forest so unique? Well,  the canopy make-up of the forest occurs nowhere else. It has the elements of a coastal forest with trees such as  milkwoods, sea guarrie, pock ironwoods and wild olive and is unusually combined with Afromontane forest elements such as white stinkwood, hard pear, white pear, wild peach and bladdernut. It is the hard pears, white stinkwood and white pears that give the forest its special character. Did you know that it is unusual to find white stinkwoods so far south?

Not only is the Platbos Forest home to amazing flora such as the trees I mentioned (and many more) and beautiful shrubs; bulbs and creepers, but it is also home to some of Africa's most beautiful animals such as Barn Owls, African Wild Cat's and even Leopard! Plus it is home to the endangered Leopard Toad! To see what other trees and plants grow in the forest, click here and to have a look at the list of other beautiful animals that live in the Forest, click here.

I'm thrilled to be a part of something so wonderful. I have a passion for protecting trees and you can read about my love of trees in this post and one of my favourite tree memories in this post.

Most of you know about the terrible fires that happened in Cape Town recently, well it even affected the Platbos Forest! So most of their fund-raising is now aimed at protecting the forest from future forests. You can find out how to make a donation or to plant a tree, click here.

If you want to visit, you can go for a forest walk or even stay over at the eco-friendly accommodation they offer! Click here for more details.



“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” -Anonymous

 

Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

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