It is said that the aerial tram was designed by the same rainforest scientist that invented the canopy system back in 1974 and ten years later came up with the drafts of an Automated Web for Canopy Exploration and in 1992 began constructing the Rainforest Aerial Tram in Costa Rica. The Aerial Tram is located a few meters past the northeastern exit from Braulio Carrillo National Park if you come from San Jose. The Rainforest Aerial Tram provides you with a view of the Costa Rica Rainforest from the top and at a speed in which you are able to see details with time. The Rainforest Aerial Tram takes about 40 minutes each way, it travels a distance of a little more than two and a half kilometer trail and it has about 22 aerial cars that take five passengers and one guide. The great thing about this amazing Rainforest Aerial Tram is that it was placed right in the middle of the lush rainforest with almost any damage to it. 250 000 kilograms of construction material were carried in on foot. Twelve towers were helicoptered to the area using the Nicaragua Air Force and placed directly in the spot required without disturbing much the natural surroundings. Rainforest Aerial Tram is surrounded by a 400 hectare reserve. There is also a guided one tour hike in the natural reserve that surrounds the Rainforest Aerial Tram and is also very pleasant to do. As in almost any wildlife area in Costa Rica large mammals are really hard to spot and birds are the easiest species that can be spotted, the same happens in the areas surrounding the Rainforest Aerial Tram in Braulio Carrillo. Still, if you are lucky you might have a chance to sight a large mammal in the dense Costa Rica Rainforest. And as usual it is recommended to do the Rainforest Aerial Tram in the morning, to avoid the rain, still be prepared for rain at any given time of the day.