Canopy Tours in General

by Chrissie Long - Tico Times

Ever wished you could fly? Like the idea of swinging through the jungle like Tarzan? If you do, then you would probably love canopy tours. Simply put, canopy tours consist of ziplining at breathtaking speeds along tree-fastened cables. Each tree has a platform where you can stand and admire the expansive views that surround you. Platforms also serve as a breather between zip lines. Sound dangerous? Don’t worry, your canopy tour operator should equip you with a helmet, harness and a thick pair gloves. Tours are usually guided by at least two people to help move zipliners safely along the cables.

A canopy tour is truly unique--there aren’t too many other eco-adventures that quite match it. But not all canopy tours are created equal. For example, some are geared toward people who want speed and adrenaline rushes, whereas others are slower and better for taking in the scenery. Some tour operators have lines that are long—could be several hundred meters—and vertical drops that make your stomach sink. Other operators market their stunning views and diverse wildlife. Some operators are fortunate enough to have the best of both worlds. Before you sign up for just any canopy tour, decide what you want first. Try to get as many facts about the operator, what is included in the tour, the terrain and the number of lines.

The best canopy tour operators ensure you are always latched on to a cable, even while you’re just standing on a tree platform and are insured against damages. It’s a must-do for anyone traveling to Costa Rica and it is perfect for the whole family. It does not require experience or much coordination, but you’ll need some courage to get passed the first couple of lines.

Our Canopy Tours and their zip line safety

We never let you go with less than two canopy tour guides to assure a smooth flow and the minimum of zipline safety. Our canopy tour guides - having years of experience on our ziplines - will give you detailed instructions on how to use a zipline properly and safely and packed with fun.

During one of our Canopy Tours you will be equipped with a helmet, a full-body harnish as well as two gloves - one stablelized with high quality leather to break during your zip line tour.

Our zip line cables are doubled in thickness than the usual canopy tour cables to make it really impossible to break or snap. Furthermore we do not bind our zip line cables just to a tree, to protect the natural environment we secure our trees for beeing narrowed down by one of our canopy tour cables and to ensure even more safety our canopy tour cables are also plugged into the ground. We change our zip line cables regularly as well as our canopy tour platforms, by the way you are always attached to a safety line while being on a canopy tour platform. The breaking system on our canopy tour cables is one of the most amazing safety systems on our zip line tours. Invented and constructed by the owner himself it ensures that nothing can went wrong sliding on one of our canopy tours. We never heard about an accident during a canopy tour in Costa Rica by canopy tour operators who adopted our special breaking system. We even got a very nice recommendation from another famous canopy tour operator in Costa Rica who installed our free but priceless breaking system and said that accidents did not happen any more.

The environment our Canopy Tours are taking place in is really special and making our Canopy Tours very exclusive, especially the Canopy Tour over 11 Waterfalls. The Canopy Tour over 11 Waterfalls lets you really cross all 11 waterfalls during your zipline tour. This is truly unique in Costa Rica and can not be found on any other zipline tour in Costa Rica. The Canopy Tour over 11 Waterfalls takes place right in the jungle, contains 25 zip lines (which is a huge amount for canopy tours) and 2 exclusively designed "Canopy-Tour-Rappels" (a combination of a canopy tour zip line and a rappel) and will last for about 5 hours, including a Horseback Riding Tour if wished.
The Canopy Tour "Finca Daniel" is also set in an exclusive environment using a breathtaking view over the Gulf of Nicoya and having one of the longest zipline cables in Costa Rica (700 meters) stretched over a valley offering a great view during your canopy tour. This zipline cable is even thicker. Participants of our Canopy Tour "Finca Daniel" can be watched from our tree covered terrace of our Bar and Restaurant "El Tucan". With its 13 ziplines the Canopy Tour "Finca Daniel" has a little more zip line cables than the average canopy tour in Costa Rica and we also give the opportunity to expand your canopy tour experience during our Canopy Tour "Finca Daniel" by adding a rappel and/or a Tarzan Swing to your zip line tour.
And the location of our Night Canopy Tour? Well this zip line experience lives just from his atmosphere although this canopy tour is using the same environment our Canopy Tour "Finca Daniel" is using, there is not much to see in the darkness. But exatly this is what makes the Night Canopy Tour so awesome. Our Night Canopy Tour consists of two zipline cables including our longest canopy tour cable with more than 2200 feet in length.