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Heritage Adventure Park: Rainbow Towers Hotel’s hidden gem

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Byron Adonis Mutingwende
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High beam and crocodile bridge
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The Rainbow Towers Hotel And Conference Centre has added the Heritage Adventure Park – an oasis of adrenaline activities that give guests a memorable experience.

Located in the heart of Harare, within a 5-minute drive of Queen Victoria Museum and National Museum, The Rainbow Towers Hotel And Conference Centre is a 4 or 5-star hotel about 1.5 mi (2.5 km) from African Unity Square and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Eastgate Centre.

Apart from making guests feel at home in one of the 305 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars, the hotel offers complimentary wireless Internet access to keep them connected, and satellite programming is available for guests’ entertainment.

Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes, and complimentary newspapers.

Guests can relax and unwind with massages, body treatments, and facials. One is sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including an outdoor pool, an outdoor tennis court, and a sauna. Additional features at the hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge).

To put an icing on the cake of entertainment, the hotel established Heritage Adventure Park, a place where guests can take time off their busy schedules to explore an array of thrilling adventure activities.

The most popular of the adrenaline activities is the zipline. Here, children (from one-year-ods) and adults, are tied to a rope using some harnesses and allowed to ride from one end of the rope to another in a free-flow, suspended in the air.

 

 

 

Enjoying the zipline

A zipline also referred to as zip line, sypline, zip wire, aerial rope slide, flying fox, etc. is an outdoor recreation sport/adventure sport where a freely moving pulley is used to ride from the top to the bottom of an inclined cable.
The incline of a zipline allows the rider to be pulled by gravity along the line. Today, ziplines are mainly used for recreation such as eco-tours.
Equally adventurous is abseiling – the sport or activity of descending a rock face or other near-vertical surface by using a doubled rope coiled around the body and fixed at a higher point. At the Heritage Adventure Park, abseiling is done at a wooden building that holds the harnesses.
Abseiling
To some, the high beam and crocodile bridge is the most adrenaline-jerking experience. One walks along swinging wooden stepping platforms suspended in the air and held together by some ropes. The feeling of falling and swinging makes the activity adventurous.
Added to these activities are climbing, paintball shooting, beach volleyball, quad biking, mini-soccer, go-karts, and jumping castle.
The following is the price list of the activities, believed to be affordable givemn the rate of inflation:
Activities Price List Adults        Kids
Zipline ZWL$2,173 ZWL$1,087
Abseiling ZWL$1,087 ZWL$543
Climbing ZWL$1,087 ZWL$543
High Beam & Croc Bridge ZWL$1,087 ZWL$543
Paintball shooting ZWL$1,087 ZWL$543
Beach Volley Ball ZWL$1,087 for the ball per 30mins ZWL$543 for the ball per 30mins
Quad Bikes ZWL$3,260 for

15mins

 ZWL$3,260 for

15mins
Mini Soccer ZWL$1,087 ZWL$543
Go-Karts N/A ZWL$1,087 per 5 rounds
Jumping Castle N/A ZWL$1,087 unlimited

Guests participating in the adrenaline activities can also enjoy delicious meals at affordable prices as shown below:

 

Meals Price
Mini Braai Lunch  
(Braai Pack-1 sausage, beef steak, Chicken Piece, Salads, Rice or

Sadza)

 ZWL$2,600 per person

ZWL$1,300 Kids
Full Day Team Building Combo Package (All activities included)  
(Teas & Sandwiches on arrival, Mineral Water, Cordials, Mints, Braai Lunch 4 meats (Pork Chop, Chicken Piece, Sausage, Beef Steak) Rice/

Sadza 3 Salads 3 Desserts 1 Soft Drink

 ZWL$11,954 per person (Minimum 10 people)
Half Day Team Building Combo Package

(All activities except paintball & quadbikes)

  
Mineral Water, Cordials, Mints Braai Lunch 3 meats (Chicken Piece,

Sausage, Beef Steak) Rice/Sadza 2 Salads 2 Desserts 1 Soft Drink

 ZWL$8,694 per person (Minimum 10 people)
Activity Combo Package (No Paint Ball) Full Day No Meals ZWL$6,520 per person (For Individuals & Groups below 10 pax)

ZWL$4,140 Kids
Wedding Photoshoot ZWL$6,520 for 1 hour
NB: Activities are payable in RTGS at prevailing market rate for the day. Advance RTGS payments are only acceptable 1 week before event.

Advance enquiries for 2 weeks and more can only be in USD terms.
Own cooler box                                                                       ZWL$2,173