Best Costa Rica Zip Line & Canopy Tours

Almost anyone can enjoy a Costa Rica zip line adventure. Secured into a harness and attached to a sturdy cable, you will have the opportunity to fly through the rainforest canopy and experience a bird’s eye view of the lively forest below. Most Costa Rica zip line tours last about 3 – 5 hours door to door, operating rain or shine throughout most of the year. For the non-adrenaline junkie, the aerial tram can take you through the rainforest in comfort and safety. Prefer to linger? Hanging bridges offer panoramic views for acres, and an experienced guide will be happy to point out a variety of birds and animals. As one of the country’s most popular activities, there is no shortage of Costa Rica zip line tours to peruse, but we’ve made a quick list of the best options for your convenience:

Aerial Tram & Trek Canopy Zipline (Arenal)

A Costa Rica zip line adventure generally involves taking an aerial tram up into the forest canopy to an elevated platform overlooking the forest floor. Enjoy a bird’s eye view as a modern aerial tram takes you through the rainforest in the comfort and safety of an enclosed cab. Once up on the first platform, you click your harness into a pulley and glide across the cable to the next platform, enjoying the scenery from a bird’s point of view.

Arenal is one of the most popular destinations in Costa Rica for many reasons, one being the Sky Aerial Tram & Sky Trek zip-line. The most incredible part of this wild ride are the 360-degree views of the Arenal Volcano and Lake Arenal. As you zip across the Arenal Reserve, you’ll be able to appreciate the magnitude of the rainforest’s density

Canyon Adventure at Rio Perdido Hotel

One of the most unique Costa Rica zip line tours can be found at Rio Perdido Thermal Hotel & Resort. The resort’s signature ‘Canyon Adventure’ makes use of its privileged location near the Rio Blanco canyon. One of the hotel’s trained guides leads guests across the carefully-designed adventure circuit, which requires a mix of climbing, rappelling, and zip-lining across this unvisited patch of Costa Rica’s interior.

Canopy Safari Zip Line (Manuel Antonio)

The oldest established canopy tour in the southern zone of Costa Rica, the Manuel Antonio Canopy Safari Zip Line is run by a team well-versed in giving visitors one of the best treetop adventures in the country. Aside from the ziplining, they also have rappelling lines, a suspension bridge, and an incredibly fun “Tarzan swing.” It also serves as a wildlife sanctuary with its butterfly farm, serpentarium, and fishing pond!

Monteverde Aerial Tram & Canopy Zipline (Monteverde)

The major draw of the ziplining and/or aerial tram tour in Monteverde is the plants and animals of the region, and the ability that the tour grants to see them from above. The climate of this famous cloud forest has resulted in it being an extremely diverse biome, home to over 100 species of mammals, over 400 species of birds, thousands of insect species, and about 2500 species of plants. Monteverde also contains the largest number of orchids in the world.

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