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CANOPY TOURS:
We are the outfit that
invented this activity; hence the name "The
Original CanopyTour" We started in Costa
Rica and now export this technology around
the world. Beware of Imitations!
The
Original Canopy
Tour offers everyone an
exhilarating opportunity to soar through the
rain forest high above the forest floor.
There you will view jungle life from a
perspective previously reserved for a select
group of researchers and photographers.
As many know Costa Rica has
some of the most beautiful rain forests in
the world and hiking through the rain forest
is definitely a good way to see the forest
however a new way of viewing the
wildlife
has become the trend lately,
Canopy Tours. These Canopy Tours were
invented because most of the wildlife in the
forest is at the canopy level of the forest
and what a better way to see it than to be
in the Canopy.
There are several walkways or
skywalks through out Costa Rica that have a bridge
strung across a valley where you can walk
above the canopy and get a
birds
eye view of the top of the forest. There is
also an
aerial tram
that is a gondola that slowly motors through
the canopy giving the tourist a unique view
of the forest. However the most popular form
of Canopy Tours is the kind where there are
platforms build into the strongest trees and
then a
zip line
is strung in between the trees and tourist
are then sent zipping between the trees. You
are tied in with a harness and then sent at
high speeds from one tree to another until
the end of the line and then you allowed to
transverse down from the final platform to
the ground. It is an adrenalin filled
experience and it is definitely for the more
adventurous tourist.
These
Canopy Tours
are not without risk, because this activity
is become popular many small outfits have
popped up throughout the country that offer
these Canopy Tours and some of these do not
have the correct safety equipment. Make sure
that you are securely fastened into your
harness and that you have two straps one for
the ride and the other for backup
Departs several times a day
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What’s Included |
Tour Highlights |
What to Bring |
Cost Per Person |
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Transportation to and from your
lodge
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Guide
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Equipments
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Entrance fees
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H2O
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13 platforms
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Rappel fall
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Tarzan swing
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Tree house
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Sunscreen and bug repellent
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Tennis shoes
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Comfortable close
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Water
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Camera
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From Jaco: $89
From Esterillos: $120
From Parrita: $120
From Puntarenas :$145
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