Canopy Tours

Canopy Tours, white water rafting, windsurfing, and surfing are among Costa Rica adventure attractions. Canopy Tours are very popular around rainforest areas. If you have never been on a canopy tour (A.K.A zip line) you will know why they are popular. For all those that do not know what Canopy Tours are, let me explain. First, let us start with the basics. The word canopy, when referring to trees or rainforests, means the uppermost layer in a forest formed by the crowns of the trees. There are varying styles of Canopy Tours that you can do when you visit Costa Rica, but usually when you hear about a Canopy Tour it refers to the method in which platforms at tree canopy level are built on strong huge trees inside the rainforest and zip lines are tightly and securely strung from tree platform to tree platform. Each platform is placed at a slightly lower height than the previous one enabling you to glide using a safety harness and the weight of your body. Previously to doing the canopy tour trained technicians instruct you on you should glide from platform to platform and set up your Canopy Tour equipment. Canopy Tours Operators from Costa Rica provide you with all the necessary gear to do the Canopy Tour safely. Each person that glides from each zip line is coached by a technician from the “launch” platform on how to glide through the zip line. Once you arrive to the “receiving” platform another technician is waiting to assists you to arrive properly.

Other Canopy Tours that can be found in beautiful Costa Rica rainforests consist of walkways or hanging bridges places at canopy level. Certainly the one that allows you to glide at a considerable speed is a more fun and adrenaline packed tour. The speed you pick up and distance of the zip lines varies according to how it was built, regardless, all of the Costa Rica Canopy Tours can be done by people of almost any age. Canopy Tours can be done by kids or senior people, as you don’t really need to be in good shape to do them. Although you do need to be able to climb stairs, have normal arm mobility, and normal hand grasp. There are some limits regarding weight when doing a Canopy Tour, but they usually apply to people over 275 pounds, certainly the technicians let people know about this.

There is a great number of Canopy Tour Operators inside the rainforests of Costa Rica, make sure the one you choose is liable and professional. Some of the recommended Canopy Tours are: Original Canopy Tour at Monteverde Cloud Forest, Pacuare Canopy Adventure around Pacuare River, Arenal Canopy Tour at Arenal Volcano area, Turu Bari Canopy Tour at Turu Bari Park.