Chiang Mai: Jungle Flight Zipline & Roller Coaster 800m

Zipping 800 Meters Through a Thai Rainforest in Four Minutes

You get picked up from your hotel, driven to a 1000-year-old rainforest near Chiang Mai, suited up by trained guides, and sent through 19 ziplines and 5 sky bridges over two hours, including an 800-meter run that covers the distance in under a minute. Lunch and return transport are included, so you only show up ready to go.

Step-by-step itinerary

Jungle zipline adventure and meal

• Pickup from hotel
• Travel one hour to jungle
• Get into equipment with guides
• Listen to safety instructions
• Take short trek to zipline start
• Zipline through jungle for over two hours
• Return to base and relax
• Enjoy freshly cooked set meal
• Return to hotel

The experience

You're driving out of Chiang Mai for about an hour, heading into the kind of forest that feels older than the city behind you. The road gets quieter, the air thicker. When you arrive at the 1000-year-old jungle, the guides meet you and walk you through the gear (harness, helmet, carabiners), with the kind of calm that comes from doing this hundreds of times. They're not rushing. They explain what's about to happen and why each piece of equipment matters. Then you're walking a short trek to the starting platform, and that's when the adrenaline actually kicks in.

The jungle flight zipline roller coaster isn't a straight shot across the canopy. It's 19 separate ziplines strung through the trees, plus five sky bridges and thirteen sky walks that connect them, and one abseil that drops you down when you need it. You'll cover 1.1 kilometers total, but the longest single line, the one everyone talks about, stretches 800 meters and takes maybe 45 seconds of pure speed. The system is built so the cables don't hurt the trees. They grow around them naturally. Over two hours you're moving through the canopy, twisting and swooping between platforms set 35 stories up, seeing the rainforest from an angle most people never get. The rush is real, but it's not chaotic. The guides have trained you, the equipment is solid, and you're never alone on the course.

After you come down from the last platform, there's a meal waiting at the base: freshly cooked, enough to actually refuel you after two hours of adrenaline. Coffee or tea too. Then the air-conditioned vehicle takes you back to your hotel, and you're sitting in traffic thinking about those four minutes on the longest line, replaying the speed and the view.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and return transport in an air-conditioned vehicle, all safety equipment (harness, helmet, carabiners), instruction and guidance from trained staff, access to the full jungle flight course including 19 ziplines, 5 sky bridges, 13 sky walks, 1 spiral staircase, 1 abseil, and 35 platforms, the 800-meter longest zipline, first aid insurance, a freshly cooked lunch at the base, and coffee or tea.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 08:00, 09:30, 11:00 and 12:30

AgesAdult (15 to 60 years) · Under 15: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 20

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

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

Operated by Jungle Flight

Is this one for you?Book this if you're fit, between 15 and 60, and want a genuine adrenaline rush without arranging transport or figuring out the safety logistics yourself: the guides and the fixed itinerary handle both, which is what makes a two-hour canopy course actually doable in a day trip from the city.

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Top questions

How long is the whole experience from pickup to return?

About 5–6 hours total, including the hour drive each way, equipment setup, the two-hour zipline course, and lunch at the base.

What's the longest zipline?

800 meters, covered in roughly 45 seconds at speed through the jungle canopy.

Is there a weight limit?

Yes, maximum 120 kilograms. Participants must be between 15 and 60 years old and in good physical health.

What's not recommended?

The course is not suitable for pregnant travelers, anyone with spinal injuries, or those with poor cardiovascular health. You need a high level of fitness.

What's included in the price?

Hotel pickup and return, all zipline equipment, the full course (19 ziplines, 5 sky bridges, 13 sky walks, 1 abseil, 35 platforms), lunch, and coffee or tea.

Do I need experience?

No. Guides explain everything and walk you through the gear before you start. The course is designed for first-timers as well as experienced zippers.

What if I'm scared of heights?

The guides are trained to help nervous participants, and you're always secured. That said, if heights genuinely panic you, this course will test that fear. It's designed to be thrilling.

Is the forest really 1000 years old?

Yes, the jungle where the course is set is ancient rainforest, and the cable system is engineered to let the trees grow naturally around it.