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La Fortuna: 7-Cable Zipline & Waterfall Canopy Tour

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Duration4h

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN · ES

PickupAt your hotel

Seven cables strung across a waterfall: the zipline for people who've done this before

You board a Jungle Bus to the canopy top, hike 20 minutes with a guide spotting wildlife, then zip across seven cables—including a 980-meter line directly over La Fortuna Waterfall. The tour wraps at a Maleku village where you meet indigenous locals. Gear and water are provided; the optional waterfall hike adds another hour if you book it in advance.

Step-by-step itinerary

Introduction and zipline lesson
Bus ride to canopy viewpoint
Guided 20-minute jungle hike
Zipline over waterfalls and canopy
Visit Maleku Indian Village
Optional self-guided hike to waterfall
Enjoy La Fortuna Waterfall scenery
Return hike to zipline start

The Experience

The sound hits you first—the roar of La Fortuna Waterfall rising up from the valley floor, then the hiss of the pulley system as the first cable stretches out in front of you. You're standing at the top of the canopy, harness locked, helmet on, and there's no practice run waiting. This 7-cable zipline tour in La Fortuna is built for people who've already ziplined and know what they're doing. No beginner cables, no warm-up. Just the real thing: a 980-meter line that takes you straight out over the waterfall itself, with the Arenal Volcano sitting on the horizon and the jungle spreading out below in layers of green.

The day starts with a quick safety briefing at the adventure park, then a Jungle Bus hauls you up to the launch point where the views open up—La Fortuna Waterfall, Pino Blanco waterfall, the volcano, all visible at once. A trained guide leads a 20-minute hike through the forest before you start zipping, pointing out wildlife and explaining why this patch of jungle matters. Then you're on the cables: one massive 980-meter run over the main waterfall, two more over Pino Blanco, and the rest threading through the canopy layers and over rivers. The tour ends at a Maleku Indian Village, where you meet locals living traditionally and learn about Costa Rica's indigenous groups—it's not a performance, just real people in their space.

If you want, there's a self-guided hike to La Fortuna Waterfall available before or after the zipline (30 to 45 minutes, with a suspension bridge crossing the Fortuna River), though it's reservation-only and spots are limited. Helmets, harness, gloves, and bottled water are included. The whole thing assumes you know how to handle yourself on a cable and won't need hand-holding.

What’s included

Safety briefing and zipline instruction.
Jungle Bus transport to the canopy top.
20-minute guided jungle hike with wildlife spotting.
seven ziplines including the 980-meter cable over La Fortuna Waterfall and two cables over Pino Blanco Waterfall.
visit to Maleku Indian Village.
helmets, harness, and gloves.
bottled water.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by PACR

Is this one for you?Book this if you've ziplined before and want to skip the beginner setup—you'll go straight to the cables without practice runs or hand-holding, which is what makes the 980-meter waterfall line and the full canopy sequence possible in one morning.