Dream of flying through a rainforest with the most picturesque landscape as your backdrop? Well, we have found the perfect tour for just that! The Arenal Mundo Aventura Park is home to one of the longest ziplines in Costa Rica, soaring over the La Fortuna Waterfall with a perfect view of the Arenal Volcano. In our opinion, this is the best Costa Rica Zipline near the Arenal Volcano.
Top Costa Rica Zipline near Arenal Volcano
BIG AMA Tour
We decided to do the BIG AMA tour at Arenal Mundo Aventura. This course was perfect for us because we had already done other horseback riding excursions and nature walks and had visited La Fortuna Waterfall. This tour takes you on a 3km (2 mi) zipline adventure. For us, the BIG AMA tour was the only one that guaranteed flying above La Fortuna Waterfall and across the long 980m (0.6mi) cable. In addition to the ziplining, you also get to visit the Maleku Cultural Rescue Centre. For an additional fee, you can also opt to return on horseback!
Price
$75 USD adults | $57 USD children*
*Please note that the minimum age for children is seven, and they must be at least 3’10” and 51lbs.
Duration
3.5 hours
Daily Departure Times
8:00 am | 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Inclusions
- Bilingual guides
- Gear/Equipment
- Transportation to Arenal Mundo Aventura, if you are staying in La Fortuna. We drove, and there was plenty of parking!
What to Bring
- Water
- Comfortable clothing – we’ve put together an entire list of what to wear ziplining in Costa Rica
- Comfortable shoes (no flip-flops)
- Sunscreen
- Non-aerosol insect repellent
- GoPro/Camera with mount (if you have one) – you won’t be able to hold anything, but if you can mount the camera to your helmet or chest, that is best! In our case, the guides wore our GoPro to get some awesome videos for us!
Looking for other Zipline Tours in Costa Rica? Arenal Mundo Aventura has several other options!
AMA Extreme
For those with less time, this course is only 2.5 hours and consists of seven of the most extreme ziplines in the park, including the 980m (0.6 mi) cable.
Daily Departures: 8:00 am | 10:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:00 pm
Duration: 2.5 hours
Price: $59 USD adults | $48 USD children
Combo Canopy & Rafting
This tour consists of the same seven zipline cables in AMA Extreme, but also adds a white-water rafting tour in Balsa River and a delicious Costa Rican lunch.
Daily Departure: 7:30 am
Duration: Full Day (returns around 4:00 pm)
Price: $115 USD adults
AMA Ride
The perfect half-day tour! You will get to experience all 12 zipline cables, visit the Maleku village, go horseback riding and visit the natural sanctuary garden (full of frogs and butterflies)!
Daily Departures: 8:00 am | 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Duration: 4 hours
Price: $84 USD adults | $60 USD children
Combo Adrenaline
If you don’t have enough time for a full-day tour, but would like to try a few activities, this tour is another great option. You’ll start the day with an exciting 80m waterfall rappel, followed with a 100-step staircase climb! From there, you’ll go ziplining across seven cables through the treetops surrounding the Arenal Volcano; ending the day with a horseback ride and visit to the Maleku Indigenous Village.
Daily Departures: 8:00 am | 10:30 am
Duration: 5 hours
Price: $121 USD adults | $75 USD children
So you’d like to do something other than Ziplining?
Catarata’s Ride
This adventure is perfect for anyone looking to explore the rainforest and beauty of La Fortuna. To start, you’ll be taken by tractor into the rainforest, starting at the Pino Blanco lookout and continuing to the La Fortuna Waterfall. Don’t forget your swimwear as you can go in the water at the base of the waterfall! This tour also includes your entrance into the park. To end the day, you will visit the Maleku village.
Daily Departures: 8:00 am | 10:30 am
Duration: As long as you’d like (typically a few hours)
Price: $22 USD adults | $14 USD children
Looking to visit the La Fortuna Waterfall on your own? We have compiled a list of 13 things you need to know for the La Fortuna Waterfall Hike!
Natural History Tour (Caminatas de Historia Natural)
Looking to spend more time learning about the unique biodiversity in the rainforest? This tour takes you through Arenal Mundo Aventura’s Ecological Park, allowing you to experience nature in a whole new way. Their guides will share interesting facts about the different species from the smallest of insects and reptiles to the largest mammals. This hike also includes a fresh fruit snack at the end of the tour!
Daily Departures: 8:00 am | 10:30 am | 1:30 pm
Duration: 2 hours
Price: $57 USD adults | $43 USD children
Horseback to the Waterfall (Cabalgata a la Catarata)
This tour will take you to the La Fortuna Waterfall via horseback. Once you arrive at the La Fortuna Waterfall, you’ll have the opportunity to climb in for a swim! To complete the tour, you’ll visit the Maleku Indian Cultural Rescue Centre. Horseback riding experience is not necessary! Their guides will train you and give you basic riding instructions; the horses are healthy and tame for an enjoyable ride.
Daily Departures: 8:00 am | 1:00 pm
Duration: 4 hours
Price: $75 USD adults | $57 USD children
More About Arenal Mundo Aventura
The Best Costa Rica Zipline – Arenal Mundo Aventura
Sustainability & Conservation
Arenal Mundo Aventura is the first theme park to receive the Sustainable Tourism Certification by the Costa Rican Board of Tourism. They have also won the Blue Flag Award for their dedication to sustainable tourism and water conservation. Protecting more than 560 hectares of rainforest, Arenal Mundo Aventura was included in the Eco-Index and named a “Company Making a Difference.”
The primary objective of Arenal Mundo Aventura Tropical Ecological Park is to “conserve the rainforest and the environment, combining that with ecotourism and responsible adventure tourism.” Since opening, they have managed to uphold this objective, reforesting a large amount of land, of which they only use 10% for their daily operations. One way they have done this is by securing zipline platforms to the ground, to protect the trees themselves.
Another important part of Arenal Mundo Aventura is the Maleku Indian Cultural Rescue Center. For most of the tours, they finish here, where people can learn about the Maleku traditions and cultural roots as well as how we can protect one of the smallest ethnic groups in Costa Rica.
The Team at Arenal Mundo Aventura
For everyone working at Arenal Mundo Aventura, protecting the environment is a way of life. The staff are all carefully trained, receiving a certificate from the National Learning Institute.
We were fortunate to have Brian and Hector as our guides. They were so friendly, knowledgeable and entertaining! We couldn’t have asked for better people to spend our day with!
Important to Know
- Departure times should be confirmed at the time of booking
- All groups must have a minimum of two people
- They often have same-day availability (not guaranteed)
- Many activities in the park are accessible for various physical abilities
We were looking for the best Zipline Tour in Costa Rica near the Arenal Volcano, and we found it!
