La Fortuna: Arenal Zipline & Aerial Tram Sky Trek

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Seven cables, one rainforest: ziplining Arenal from the canopy down

You ride the aerial tram through the Arenal rainforest canopy, then zip across seven cables suspended between canyon walls at high speed and height. A professional guide handles all safety checks and equipment; you get views of Arenal Volcano and the lake from the highest points. The course takes a few hours total and includes the tram ride, all certified gear, and a safety briefing before you start.

Step-by-step itinerary

Zipline and aerial tram adventure

Ride the aerial tram over rainforest
Enjoy views of Arenal Volcano and Lake
Fly through seven zipline cables
Experience high speeds and heights

The Experience

The harness clicks tight around your waist. Below, the Arenal rainforest spreads in layers of green so thick you can't see the ground. You're standing at one of the highest points in the canopy, and the first cable stretches ahead of you into the mist. The aerial tram ride got you here — a slow float through the trees with the Arenal Volcano rising in the distance and the lake glinting somewhere below — but now the pace changes. Your guide checks the equipment one more time, and then you step off the platform.

The Sky Trek course in La Fortuna runs seven ziplines, each one longer and faster than the last, strung between the canyon walls and through gaps in the canopy. You're not dangling below the trees; you're flying through them, at heights that make your stomach flip and speeds that steal your breath. The cables are engineered for this — top-of-the-line safety gear, harnesses that hold, guides who've done this hundreds of times — but your body doesn't care about engineering. It just knows you're moving fast and there's a lot of air underneath. Between lines, you stop on platforms anchored in the forest, and the guide points out the volcano, the lake, the way the canopy looks different from up here than it does from the ground.

The whole experience takes a few hours. You start with the tram, which is the breathing room — a chance to adjust to the height and take in the view without your adrenaline spiking. Then the ziplines come in sequence, and by the time you're on the last one, your legs are shaking a little, your hands are sore from gripping, and you're grinning in a way you can't quite control. The guide brings you back down to solid ground, and the forest sounds — birds, insects, the hum of the canopy — feel impossibly loud after the rush of wind in your ears.

What’s included

Your day includes a professional guide who stays with you throughout, a ride on the aerial tram through the rainforest with views of Arenal Volcano and the lake, access to all seven ziplines with certified safety equipment and harness, a full safety briefing before you begin, and entry to the Hand of Arenal Viewpoint.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Valle Monteverde S.A.

Is this one for you?Book this if you want the adrenaline of ziplining through a rainforest canopy without arranging your own transport or safety gear — the guide and certified equipment mean you show up and fly, nothing else to organize.