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Looking for a zipline tour that will have you soaring above the cloud forest? Treetopia Park in Monteverde is one of our favorite zipline experiences in Costa Rica. This is a high-adrenaline tour but still safety-focused. In this post, we’ll let you know what to expect and give tips if you’re traveling with kids.

Location

Treetopia (formerly Sky Adventures Monteverde) is located in Monteverde, a popular destination known for its misty cloud forest. The facility is about 2.5 hours from both San Jose Airport (SJO) and Guanacaste Airport (LIR) in Liberia.

Treetopia Park is about 20 minutes outside downtown Santa Elena on the way to the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve. Once you get out of the main area of town, the road turns to dirt in some places, but you don’t need a 4×4 vehicle.

Tip: A four-wheel drive is recommended in general for Monteverde, but not absolutely necessary depending on which direction you’re coming from and the time of year (rainy vs. dry season). Our post Driving to Monteverde: Best Routes and Conditions has more information.

A few miles past Treetopia, you’ll find Selvatura, another popular adventure park offering ziplines, hanging bridges, and wildlife exhibits to see butterflies, sloths, and reptiles and amphibians.

About Treetopia’s Tours and Facility

Treetopia is best known for its hanging bridges (Sky Walk) that take you through the lush cloud forest and its zipline tour (called Sky Trek). They also have an aerial tram (Tree Tram), which is part of the zipline tour.

If you don’t want to zipline, you can also just do the tram tour alone to get some nice views of the cloud forest from high up.

Views from the tram

Treetopia is an adventure park complete with a full-service restaurant and gift shop. Although it is touristy, the facility is very nice and convenient. You can do multiple activities in one day and grab lunch or a snack if you want.

Zipline Tour (Sky Trek)Getting Started First Zipline

The zipline tour starts with a short 459 foot (140 meter) cable that goes right by the main building/restaurant. We had some friends watching our kids, and they were able to see us do it. The idea of this short line is to ease you into the experience.

Tram Ride

The first cable brings you to the open-air tram, which is just a short walk away.

Trams

The relaxing 20-minute tram ride takes you high up the mountain. As you ascend, you’ll notice the temperature drops significantly. This is the cloud forest’s cool climate at work. Be sure to wear pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and lightweight jacket so that you’re not cold during the tour.

Once at the top, you’ll be at the highest point on the property, 5,700 feet (1,737 meters) above sea level.

Depending on the day, it might be sunny, windy with clouds blowing by quickly, or rainy, or all three things at once. This unpredictable, misty environment is what makes the cloud forest special and keeps it nice and green.

If you have clear skies, you may be able to see Arenal Volcano (in La Fortuna) in the distance.

View of Arenal Volcano from the tram on a clear day

There are some bathrooms when you get off the tram to use before you start ziplining. This area has a small snack bar, though there wasn’t much time to grab anything when we did the tour.

The Course

Treetopia’s zipline tour is about 2 hours long. On the multi-mountain circuit, you’ll zigzag back and forth over canyons above the treeline and get some amazing panoramic views of the lush cloud forest below.

The course has 7 cables. Some reach up to 328 feet (100 meters) high and 2,460 feet (805 meters) long. The total ride distance is an impressive 1.9 miles (3 km).

Map of the courseGuides

The company’s guides are fun, safe, and good at making people feel comfortable. At the beginning of the tour, they teach you how to use the equipment. They demonstrate how to position yourself in the harness (just lean back) and hold the pulley that hangs down from the cable as you glide. They also explain what to do if you need to brake.

Our guide showing us how to use the equipment

For braking, the guide at the end of the line will motion their arm if you need to brake as you’re coming in. You brake by moving the metal pulley handle back and forth. This isn’t necessary on some of the cables because they’re so long, but heavier people may need to brake on some lines.

We personally loved the guides on the tour we did. They were very friendly and fun, but also professional, always making sure our equipment looked good and we were comfortable before sending us off.

One of the guides helping Matt get into positionWhat Makes Treetopia Special

This is one of the few zipline tours in Costa Rica where you don’t need to touch the cable. Instead of holding the cable with a gloved hand to brake, you can easily hold the metal pulley. This makes it a great option for kids since they can just lean back and go. See our section on Ziplining with Children, below, for more information.

Jenn showing how to hold the pulley

No hiking is required between platforms. There is one very short walk between a couple of platforms, but that’s it. The platforms themselves are sturdy metal structures with plenty of space.

Short walk between two of the platformsCable-by-Cable BreakdownCable 1

This is the short cable we described above that gets you to the tram.

Cable 2

Cable 2 is one of the longest lines at 1,509 feet (460 meters). You’ll have plenty of time to take in the cloud forest views from this one.

Zipping through the cloudsCable 3 – Tandem Line

This 1,378-foot (420-meter) line is one of two tandem lines where you need to go with another person to make it all the way across.

If you’re traveling solo or in an odd group of people (a family of 3 or 5, for example), the guides will pair you with someone else from the tour. Honestly, this did seem a little awkward for the couple of people who had to do this since the person in the back needs to wrap their legs around the person in the front. Not ideal, if you can avoid it!

Another family tandem zipliningCable 4

There’s a short walk through the cloud forest after Cable 3 to get to Cable 4, which is 1,116 feet (340 meters).

Cable 5

This is another fairly long cable at 1,083 feet (330 meters).

Cable 6 – Tandem Line

The second tandem line measures a long 1,837 feet (560 meters).

Us doing one of the tandem ziplinesCable 7

Your final zipline is 2,461 feet (750 meters), giving you one last big rush.

Vertigo Drop

After the final cable, you have the option of doing the Vertigo Drop, a 79-foot (24-meter) controlled free fall.

Matt opted to do this on our visit and said it was quite a thrill! You’re attached to a harness and free fall backwards off a platform. The name “Vertigo” must have to do with how this can make you feel a little disoriented. Other people we talked to who also did it said it made them feel similarly but they did enjoy it.

Vertigo DropZiplining with Children

Treetopia’s zipline tour has a minimum age of 5 years old. There is no minimum height.

Young children may go alone on the ziplines if the lead guide deems it appropriate. It will depend on the child’s weight and specific weather conditions at the time. Otherwise, it will be at the guide’s discretion to determine who will accompany the child on the cable.

When we did the tour, our kids weren’t with us, but there was another family with a father and 7-year-old boy. The child didn’t weigh enough to go by himself but was able to ride tandem with his dad (not a guide). Treetopia doesn’t guarantee this, as it depends on each participant’s weight, the weather, etc., but it is a possibility. If your child can’t zipline alone, you’ll be able to talk to the lead guide about who they will ride with. They do their best to make everyone feel comfortable and have fun.

Walking on the bridge at the end of the tourPlanning Your Treetopia Zipline TourBooking Your Tour

Advanced reservations are required. Be sure to book through our travel agency to take advantage of our discounts. Just request a booking through the links below and we will confirm the reservation and send you a payment link. Read our reviews.

Cost

Save $10+ per adult and $9+ per child on your Treetopia zipline tour! Our special discount includes no booking fees. The savings are automatically included in the rates below.

Treetopia Combo Tour (Ziplining + Hanging Bridges) – From Monteverde Price: From: $111.00 +VATSelect options Treetopia Zipline Tour – From MonteverdeRated 5.00 out of 5 Price: From: $85.00 +VATSelect options

2025 Rates: $85 per person for adults; $67 per person for children ages 5-17. All rates are plus 13% tax.

2026 Rates (Starting December 15, 2025): $95 per person for adults; $75 per person for children ages 5-17. All rates are plus 13% tax.

Offered: On the hour from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Duration: About 2 hours

Includes: Bilingual guides and all necessary equipment. Transportation is available for an additional $12 per person. If you’ll have a rental car, we recommend driving to Treetopia yourself (no 4×4 required).

Maximum Weight: 300 pounds (136 kg). Harness measurements: waist up to 46 inches.

Minimum Age: 5 years old. There is no minimum height requirement.

What to Bring and Wear

Closed-toe shoes, pants, long-sleeved shirt, light rain jacket, insect repellent, sunscreen, water, and strap for prescription glasses.

Photos

There is a professional photographer at a few of the lines. They take photos and videos, which you can purchase for $15 per person at the end of the tour. We bought them and thought they were pretty good.

Go Pros and Action Cams

GoPros can be rented for around $40. Or you can bring your own. They have the mounts for the helmets. If you plan on setting up your own camera on the helmet, we’d recommend talking to the staff when you first get there so that they can accommodate you.

Our action cam setupConclusion

Treetopia’s zipline tour is one of our favorite ziplines in Costa Rica. We love how the lines go so fast and also that it’s an easy tour. You don’t have to hand brake like you do at many other zipline tours in Costa Rica. Whether you’re looking for an adrenaline rush or are bringing your family for their first zipline experience, Treetopia is a great option. We highly recommend it if you’re visiting Monteverde.

Have a question about Treetopia’s zipline tour or have you done it? Leave a comment below.Looking for more information to plan your trip? Check out these posts:

Monteverde: A Forest in the Clouds – Our full destination guide gives more options for more can’t-miss activities in Monteverde.

Monteverde Tours: View all the activities we book on our Monteverde Tours page, including cloud forest nature hikes and coffee tours.

Hanging Bridges and Ziplining: Not sure about zip lining in Monteverde? Our Hanging Bridges and Ziplining articles cover other great options for zipline tours all around the country.

Things to Do: View all 150+ activities that we cover on this website. Waterfalls, wildlife tours, national parks, chocolate tours, river floats, and lots more.

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