We were in Arenal (La Fortua) a few weeks ago and booked the Sky Tram/Sky Trek tour. It has a beautiful staging area with a magnificent view of the jungle. Our guide explained in detail what to expect, a person can ride the tram up and back or opt to include the zip line, canopy portion. I can say hands down it was one of the most thrilling zip lines I have done. The guides were professional and fun. I was very impressed with how well constructed the zip line cables and trams appeared to be. The longest one was 1/2 mile long and 600 feet high with a awesome view of the volcano and Lake Arenal. We are a couple in our 50's, travelling with our daughter and son-in-law in their 30's. My husband has a fear of heights, was not sure he would be able to do it, but went ahead and had a heart stopping great time. Talk about an exciting rush!

We just came back from CR and had the most amazing trip. The highlight for our group of 15 would undoubtedly be the SkyTrek zipline. Right from the beginning, they made us feel safe and were very clear on instructing us as to what to expect and how to hold the pulley handle. A few of us were nervous (especially on #3, when it's over 450 m long and at least 150 m above the rainforest floor). However, they 'piggybacked' a few people for the first couple of runs until we were more comfortable and then by the end, everyone was flying by themselves. #7 was perhaps the most exhilarating. We reached speeds of 65 mph and it was over 700 m long. INCREDIBLE! Anyway, we can't say enough positive things about the guides and never did we feel uncomfortable about our safety. I am recommending SkyTrek in Arenal to everyone and if you're going to Costa Rica, then it's a 'must do' on your list.

The Sky Tram/Trek tour was fantastic. It was $66 per person and worth every penny. Don’t wear clothes that you’re really attached to because if it’s raining, you will get dirty. I just threw away the clothes I wore because I couldn’t get the stains out. If you have a small camera (and have a place to secure it), go ahead and take it with you. We took turns taking pictures of each other and the guides actually took a couple of us, too.

i just saw video of another canopy tour and people zipping through trees and rainforest mist. and i thought, "now, see, if our tour was like this, i would have been fine!" which prompted me to look up the tour i took, sky trek, and read what others had written. now, i don't know that if i will be able to give this thrill ride justice, but i'm going to try because i still don't think you're getting it!!!

first of all, i AM afraid of heights. so i would be nervous if i was going through tall trees or even from treetop to treetop. BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!!! this tour is like ziplining from MOUNTAIN TOP TO MOUNTAIN TOP! NO LIE!!! the difference is like zipping from the top of your house to the neighbor's versus zipping from the top of the empire state buliding to the top of rockefeller center! I WAS TERRIFIED! after the two short practice lines, i was like "that's fun!" and then i looked down the at the trees and the mist waaayyyyy below in the valley. i was so scared that i had to tandem with the first guide because we had a little boy who had to tandem with the other one. so i had to go first before the rest of the gung-ho team! i couldn't even wait to see if a couple people made it safely to the other side to calm my fears!

even though i rated this as excellent, i'd lie if i told you that i thoroughly enjoyed it. i went tandem the entire time except for the last line which zipped down to a platform at ground level. the lines were so long and even though we were going fast, it wasn't fast enough to get my feet planted safely on the ground! i remember trying to distract myself by looking at the beautiful view of the lake and the volcano. and then 20 seconds later, we were only half way through the line and i couldn't wait to get to the platform! the guide i went tandem with was nice even though he solicited kisses after 3 of the zips. while on the line he'd ask if i was okay and if i liked it to which i would whimper, "no". lol

it was well worth the money because this is such a unique canopy tour. i haven't heard of any other as extreme as this one anywhere in the world. and i did it!!! i survived and i can tell people that it was a great thrill so even though i was scared out my mind the entire time, it was definitely worth it!