COOLONGALOOK Adventure Park — Attraction in Rochefort

My husband [60yrs] and I [54 yrs] decided to do the Grand Parcours trail. It was fantastic fun. What an adrenaline rush! You are provided with a harness and must watch a video which is really clear about what happens on your day, how to use the equipment and what not to do. You then are briefed by one of the staff members and have a tester go on a mini course on hooking up to a wire and walking along a platform; this gives you a bit of confidence and an understanding of using the equipment. The staff provided excellent customer service and their English is definitely better than my French. We started at level 1, it's a relatively lower height course, which includes nets, wooden platforms and stairs. Once you get the hang of it you're ready to go. The rest of the levels get more challenging and include brilliant zip lines, where you rush through the air supported by your harness. The guide helping us through the courses was amazing, he was encouraging, supportive and praised our achievements. He clearly explained a more difficult part of the course ensuring everyone felt confident to have a go, and watched the group checking everyone was ok. We also observed him going up the tree to help a boy who had frozen in fear on a section of the course, and again a small child by taking her across a little bit of a junior course. He helped us when we had a wobble too. Definitely recommend trying this. It's a lot of fun. I am not the fittest of people but managed to do it all -even though Im aching now though. Thanks to all for making this a wonderful membrane party of our trip. I recommend bringing water to drink and cover yourself in...

A comprehensive set of ropes, wires and platforms for most ages. We visited with a 5 and 10 year old. Cost €66 ish which having been told there was no time limitation seemed good value. There are several simultaneous routes to follow depending upon age, size and competence and the option of an English voiced tutorial video.

At 6ft2 I went with my 5 year old who was just tall enough for the junior loops. They were all great, challenging for her and me in places. The downsides were 1.an adult will end up with the safety line cable digging in their neck in a lot of places as it is understandably set for child height (you just have to accept that). One of the crossings of rope knots was arguably impossible for her as she could barely reach the ropes (although easily passes the height test) and without her own improvisation she would not have been able to cross. Staff were barely charismatic and scarce around the climbing area. We were held up by a terrified child and there was nobody visible to even consider in-hitching them from the continuous belay line. I suspect anyone falling onto their safety line would not have received a particularly fast response and as a parent I would be mightily missed off if my child was dangling petrified for more than a few moments... I hope I am wrong. However the kids had an exciting, rewarding and fun time and were oblivious to my comments above. I would still recommend it, is a good, well organised and...

We had a really good morning here the staff are extremely friendly, their English was excellent, didn't catch the guys name but he had long hair and encouraged the children brilliantly. The girl on reception was really helpful, we had booked dour 2 oldest children on the big course but thought the others would be on their own so booked dthe nets instead for them and ourselves. The girl at the desk suggested our 2nd youngest would maybe prefer the climbing as the nets wouldn't be much for him to do and he was able to join the others. The firl advised that actually one of us didn't need to pay for the nets as our daughter is only 5 and refunded us the difference. Children all really enjoyed us...