ATV through the rainforest
Pulse 2/5
Mud, river crossings and volcano views on four wheels – the low-pulse way to get deep into the forest around La Fortuna.
10° 28′ N · 84° 39′ W · Arenal & the Tilarán range · Ground 02
Costa Rica
656 feet of air.
Then the jungle swallows you.
You're clipped to a cable above the rainforest at Arenal. Below: a canopy so thick you can't see the ground, a volcano over your shoulder – and everything you can do between up here and the river. Scrolling means jumping. We show you every stop on the way down, with real prices and an honest rating of how hard your heart will pound.
1 · the view3 · sweaty palms5 · heart in your throat
The guide counts to three and lets go on two. Forty miles an hour, a volcano on your left, and 656 feet between your boots and the treetops.
Pulse 4/5 our editors' rating
- Highest cable
- 656 ft / 200 m
- Longest cable
- 2,460 ft / 750 m
- Cables
- 7
- Top speed
- 43 mph
- La Fortuna: Sky Adventures Arenal zipline (Sky Trek)$162.72per person
- Monteverde: zipline canopy tour with Tarzan swing$72per person
- Monteverde: longest & highest extreme zipline, with transport$99.99per person
Monteverde holds the record: Latin America's longest zipline is 5,216 ft (1,590 m), flown Superman-style at 100% Aventura. Arenal has the height, Monteverde the distance.
↓ Above your pulse limit – keep falling
A cable car rolls out over the canyon and stops in the middle of nothing. The door opens. There is no platform, no railing – just your toes and 469 feet.
Pulse 5/5 our editors' rating
- Canyon depth
- 469 ft / 143 m
- Free fall
- 197 ft / 60 m
- Jump from
- aerial tram
- Monteverde: bungee jumping experience$107per person
- La Fortuna: bungee jump & canopy zipline$220per person
↓ Above your pulse limit – keep falling
Stop 3 · Canyoning · La Fortuna
200FT WATERFALL
Lean back into the water
Every instinct says lean forward. The guide says lean back – over the lip of a waterfall, with the rope in your hands and the spray in your face.
Pulse 4/5 our editors' rating
- Tallest rappel
- 200 ft / 61 m
- Waterfalls
- 3
- Duration
- 4–4.5 h
- From La Fortuna: canyoning & waterfall rappelling$89per person
- Arenal: Lost Canyon canyoneering adventure$122per person
- La Fortuna: canyoning and waterfall rappelling$119per person
Photo: La Fortuna waterfall, not the Lost Canyon itself.
↓ Above your pulse limit – keep falling
No harness, no countdown – just a steel walkway that moves with every step, and a rainforest that goes on living 148 feet below your feet.
Pulse 1/5 our editors' rating
- Height
- up to 148 ft / 45 m
- Longest bridge
- 318 ft / 97 m
- Bridges
- 16 · 6 hanging
- Trail
- 2 mi / 3.2 km
- La Fortuna: Místico hanging bridges admission ticket$39per person
- La Fortuna: guided hanging bridges tour at Místico$54per person
- Arenal hanging bridges half-day tour$82per person
↓ Above your pulse limit – keep falling
Stop 4 · Hanging bridges · Arenal
148FT ABOVE THE FOREST FLOOR
It sways. That's the point.
All bridges and skywalks compared →
Stop 5 · Rafting · Balsa & Pacuare
0FT · ON THE WATER
Eighteen miles of roadless jungle
All rafting rivers compared →Down here nothing is quiet. The river decides the pace, the jungle closes in on both banks, and the guide is already shouting the next command.
Pulse 3/5 our editors' rating
- Río Balsa
- Class II–III
- Upper Balsa
- Class III–IV
- Pacuare
- 18 mi · III–IV
- La Fortuna: Río Balsa rafting, Class II–III$65per person
- La Fortuna: Upper Balsa, Class III–IV$83.62per person
- From San José: Pacuare River rafting day trip$125per person
↓ Above your pulse limit – keep falling
Touchdown. Now build your day on these grounds.
Also on these grounds
Whitewater tubing
Pulse 3/5
Rafting's scrappy little brother: one person, one tube, and a river that doesn't care which way you're facing.
Tarzan swing
Pulse 5/5
Step off a platform and swing up to 148 ft (45 m) over the cloud forest – the Mega Tarzan Swing at Monteverde comes bundled with the zipline tours.
The grounds in numbers
| Activity | Pulse | The number | Duration | From | Reviews | Bookable online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zipline · Arenal & Monteverde | Book now → | |||||
| Bungee · Monteverde | Book now → | |||||
| Canyoning · Lost Canyon | Book now → | |||||
| Hanging bridges · Místico | Book now → | |||||
| Rafting · Río Balsa | Book now → | |||||
| Rafting · Pacuare | Book now → |
Before you jump
How much does ziplining in Costa Rica cost?
On GetYourGuide, zipline tours in Arenal and Monteverde run from $72 to about $163 per person (as of Sept 21, 2026). Most include equipment and guides; transport is included only where the listing says so. The most-reviewed tour, in Monteverde, costs $72.
Where is the longest zipline in Costa Rica?
In Monteverde: the Superman cable at 100% Aventura is 5,216 ft (1,590 m) long, the longest in Latin America. The highest cables are at Sky Trek in Arenal, up to 656 ft (200 m) above the ground.
Arenal or Monteverde – which is better for adventure?
Arenal (La Fortuna) has the widest range: ziplines, waterfall rappelling, hanging bridges, rafting, ATVs and tubing. Monteverde has the extremes: the 469-ft bungee, the longest zipline and the Tarzan swing. They are about three hours apart by road, so most trips do both.