The unique outdoor activities in and around Highland Park, MI, will keep you occupied for hours on end. From historical kayak tours and feeding penguins to scavenger hunts, there is something exciting to do for everyone.
A Day on the Water
Riverside Kayak Connection is a paddling shop that offers kayak classes, rentals, and water trail tours on the Detroit River. They have lots of different tours that include Trenton, Detroit, and the Lower Rouge River. Just look at these two kayak tours to whet your appetite:
Detroit Historical Canal Tour
See downtown Detroit, wave at the friendly residents of “Little Venice” and look at Fisher Mansion while listening to stories of prohibition and the Purple Gang.
Detroit Full Moon Tour
Paddle out past the Belle Isle swimming beach, the historic Detroit Boat Club, and under the MacArthur Bridge, while watching the sunset. On the way back, you will see the moon rise over Belle Isle.
Uncover the Secrets of the City
Urban Adventures is a tour company that offers informative tours of Detroit, from historical outings to street art tours. Explore the city with a local, experienced guide who will show you the city as you have never seen it before.
City Scavenger Hunts
Put on comfortable shoes, take your iOS or Android phone, with plenty of data, download the scavenger hunt app, and go on one of Operation City Quest’s walking scavenger hunts. A challenging riddle has to be solved to find 13 categories of objects somewhere in downtown Detroit. A remote guide will be with you during the game to answer your questions and give you hints and tips. Kids under 12 can join for free, provided that they are with an adult.
Meet the Animals
Experience the Detroit zoo in a whole new way by joining one of the exciting and interactive tours to meet the animals up close and personal. You can have a continental breakfast at your favorite animal’s habitat, come eye to eye with the tallest animal in the zoo by standing on the viewing platform and feeding a giraffe. Go on a photo safari with an experienced photographer who will teach you all you need to know about animal photography. Just look at these exciting tours:
Seal the Deal
Go behind the scenes in the Arctic Ring of Life and meet the fascinating animals who live there. The caretakers who work with the seals will tell you more about these animals and how they take care of them.
Resident Reptiles
A zookeeper leads this very informative and educational private tour of the Holden Reptile Conservation Center. Here you will see 180 reptiles from 70 different species and watch a python, water monitor, or a crocodile devour a meal. The zoo warns that this tour is not for the faint of heart.
Mingle with the Macaronis
On this two-hour tour, a zookeeper will take you behind the scenes to the Polk Penguin Conservation and introduce you to more than 80 penguins. You will interact and hand-feed these captivating birds in their habitat.
So get up from your couch, grab the family, and do something fantastic this weekend. Visit Bill Snethkamp CDJR today. We have been family owned and operated since 1926!
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