Saturday, 12 November 2011

Zip Lining in Jamaica

I recently took a 2 week vacation travelling to six different countries within the Caribbean - it was truly lots of fun and gave me an opportunity to observe how others organize and coordinate their functions.


One excursion I took was zip lining in Jamaica being run by Chukka Caribbean Adventures, the team conducting this event were extremely professional.  They coordinated the harnesses, hats and gloves that we would require for safety carefully triple checking everything.  We zipped from platform to platform across and in the tree tops each time we stopped they rechecked our equipment again. 

There were over a dozen of us enjoying this experience, some of the individuals were loud, and others nervous but mostly the group just had great fun and the views were magnificent.  I was impressed with the manner in which the Jamaican Team conducted themselves as I walked away I thought to myself that is exactly the template I use when organizing any type of event.

You must start off knowing all the exact perimeters required, be aware of your surroundings all the time, ascertain the feel and type of group that will be participating, gather an overall picture of how the event is proceeding and ensure that everyone who is participating is enjoying the experience.

Last of all you want people to leave knowing you did a great job and that they would come back for more. There is nothing better than a word of mouth positive comment to enhance your reputation.