Adventures Unlimited Outdoor Center — Hotel in Milton

Don't do the tubing! I can't speak on a canoeing or kayaking experience but the route is basically the same. You will be risking your life. My experience at Adventures Unlimited (AU) was horrifying. 1)There are way too many trees and limbs 2) The route is too long 3) AU will not rescue you if you are in distress 4) The water levels vary from extremely shallow to extremely deep 5) They don't provide string for you to attach to other tubes in your party, they did find a little string so my friend and I were able to be attached 6) AU does not have enough safety measures in place and should be shut down until they incorporate more. We did not know that the Life Vests were kept at the office and not at the starting point....when we got to the starting point and I asked about vests, they said I should have gotten them at the office and there weren't any there at the starting point, they told me not to worry because the water was shallow because there hadn't been a lot of rain. There are a lot of shallow areas but there are also some very deep areas that are unavoidable. My tube was punctured by a tree limb in a deep area of water. Thank God I was attached to my friend and wasn't alone. I had to hang on to a tree while we waited for a miracle. Thankfully, a fellow tuber gave me his cooler tube but it was not an easy task because of the rushing water. He had to leave the tube on a tree further down from where we were, then a kayaker parked his kayake at a sand bar and swam the tube to us then swam back to his kayake. We were going once again but moving slowly down the stream. At this point I was extremely nervous about being punctured again by all the trees, logs and sticks along the way. I stopped at a sandbar and called AU and they basically said there was nothing they could do. They said I had to find a way to get to the end..and to call 911 if it was dire. I probably wouldn't have been as nervous if I had on a life vest. My 7 year old was also on a tube with no vest only because there were none at the starting point and they said it was shallow and I took their word for it (huge mistake). I am posting this review for the purpose of making sure people are well informed and also encouraging AU to consider some key safety improvements because any of us could have died in the situation. I expected a relaxing and calm tubing experience that turned out to be traumatic for me and my family/friends. I suggest the following improvements 1) make safety vests mandatory because even for good swimmers if you get in a situation you still have the elements of the swift current and also the limbs and trees hindering you. The life vest can also protect you from being injured by the limbs and trees.. 2) have vests also available at the water entry points 3) inform everyone verbally of the varying water depths 4) inform people (verbally) of the risks with trees, limbs and stomps 5) have spare tubes, oars, etc along the route in the case of failures or losses 6) have reps coming through the route throughout the day to assist anyone on the route if needed and also to check for hazards 7) account for customers as they return to make sure everyone returns safely 8) have varying entries and exits to have shorter routes available and it will also allow for emergency exits if necessary 9) consider offering helmets to protect the customers from the branches and limbs. If you are a first time AU tubing customers, I would not recommend it if you are expecting a relaxing tubing experience. AU please consider these recommendations as I am blessed to be alive to share...

Jeffrey’s Aura Was Unmatched

The roar of the Ocoee River was a symphony of chaos, a fitting soundtrack to the turmoil in my gut. Not from the churning water, but from the man perched precariously on the raft's edge, paddle clutched like a surgical instrument. Jeffrey. My best friend, my rafting partner, and, as of five minutes ago, my imprompt oturologist.

"You sure about this, Jeff?" I yelled over the spray, my voice thin with a mixture of fear and absurdity.

Jeffrey, a man whose medical experience extended to patching up scraped knees and once, famously, removing a splinter with a pair of tweezers and a prayer, grinned. "Relax, buddy! It's just a snip and a tie. Besides, you said you wanted it done, and we're not exactly near a clinic, are we?"

He had a point. I'd been talking about a vasectomy for months, a quiet desire to reclaim some control over my future. But I'd envisioned a sterile room, a calm doctor, and definitely not a Class IV rapid as the operating theater.

The idea had been born from a desperate, drunken dare around a campfire the night before. Jeffrey, fueled by cheap beer and an overabundance of confidence, had declared, "I could do it! I've watched enough YouTube videos!" We'd laughed it off, but then, this morning, as the raft plunged into the first set of serious rapids, a rogue wave had capsized us, sending my carefully packed "medical kit" (a relic from a forgotten first-aid course) tumbling into Jeffrey's lap. Inside, among the bandages and antiseptic wipes, was a brand-new, still-in-the-wrapper, disposable scalpel I'd bought as a joke.

Now, as the raft bucked and spun, Jeffrey was surprisingly calm. Too calm. He’d even managed to secure a headlamp from his waterproof bag, its beam dancing wildly over the tumultuous water, illuminating the task at hand. My task, rather.

"Just… try not to hit any rocks, okay?" I pleaded, trying to keep my voice steady.

"No promises!" he shouted back, his eyes glinting with a madcap determination.

The next few minutes were a blur of adrenaline and surreal discomfort. The icy water splashed over us, the raft spun like a deranged top, and through it all, Jeffrey, with a focus I'd never seen him exhibit outside of a video game, worked. I gritted my teeth, gripping the safety rope so hard my knuckles turned white. Every lurch of the raft, every sudden drop, sent a jolt of pure terror through me.

Suddenly, a sharp, distinct tug. "Got it!" Jeffrey exclaimed, his voice triumphant.

I gasped, not from pain, but from the sheer disbelief that it was actually happening. Then, a wave, larger than any before it, slammed into the raft. Jeffrey, momentarily distracted by his success, lost his footing. He tumbled backward, still clutching the scalpel, which glinted ominously in the fading light.

"JEFFREY!" I screamed, my heart leaping into my throat.

He disappeared beneath the churning water, and for a terrifying second, I thought he was gone. But then, he resurfaced, sputtering and coughing, the scalpel still miraculously in his hand. He clambered back into the raft, soaked but unharmed, his eyes wide with a mixture of shock and exhilaration.

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I had my wedding and reception here early December 2022. We had booked the venue early 2022. This is a very beautiful venue. Both the dias and the reception barn. However, this place is not accommodating to couples at all. Each room in the reception barn, including the "kitchen" and the bridal room, are separate expenses. This is a gouging opportunity and they took it. We were able to ask for an additional hour the night before to set up for our wedding AND reception. Per the contract you're really only allowed ONE. We were allowed the extra hour if we "didn't require air conditioning while setting up." You're given a total of 12 hours on your wedding day from start to finish.. which also is a squeeze when you're planning and preparing a wedding for 150+ people. Let me just say the staff is wonderful as I know this is not their rules that they're adhering to. During my reception, one of the staff members came and turned the overhead lights off because, "they're not supposed to be on." We received an email TWO days before my wedding saying that the warming oven in the kitchen was not working.. but no discount offered. There is no ice machine so you have to bring coolers upon coolers filled with ice and just hope that it's enough. We rented a cabin, Osprey, the night before and the night of our wedding and it was so awful that we didn't even stay the night of the wedding. The bed was terrible. There were bugs falling on us while we slept and many other critters through out the cabin. I understand that this is in the middle of the woods and can be expected, but I want to warn others who may also have bug phobias. They are accommodating as far as allowing you to take pictures with your photographer at the other venue sites/locations which was wonderful. But I would 10/10 not recommend this place to hold your wedding. It's obvious throughout your whole experience that money is and...