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The Original Canopy Tour

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ZIPLINE & CANOPY TOUR · MONTEVERDE, COSTA RICA

Where canopy tours were born.

More than three decades later, the original way of experiencing the canopy still lives here: ziplining from tree to tree through the Monteverde cloud forest, guided from beginning to end.

Highly rated on Google, Tripadvisor & GetYourGuide

Adult $80 (until Nov 30) · Santa Elena, Monteverde

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What makes the experience different.

IN THE FOREST

  • Zipline platforms in living trees

PERSONAL BY DESIGN

  • 10 — guests max.
  • 2 — guides
  • Same guides throughout

REAL ADVENTURE

  • 10 — Ziplines
  • approximately 800 m — Longest zipline

OUR BEGINNING

It started with one cable.

What began with that one cable would become The Original Canopy Tour.

Discover Our Story →

Archival photo: a person rides a cable, with a wooden platform in a tree behind

The forest isn't the backdrop. It's the experience.

The same hollow ficus used in the early canopy tour is still part of the route today.

You don't just see it. You can climb through its hollow interior.

A visitor in helmet and harness looks up the giant hollow ficus in the Monteverde cloud forest

Guides who stay with you.

Your first zipline. Your child's first adventure in the canopy. A moment when the height suddenly feels very real. Or simply the chance to experience the forest without feeling like part of a crowd.

I'll admit, I'm a total scaredy-cat, but the guides made all the difference. Bryan was incredibly kind and went above and beyond by riding tandem with me on the last two zip lines, which made me feel so much more comfortable
traveler · Google
A guide stands with two guests at the practice line before the first zipline

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2,400+ reviews

Ratings observed October 2026

Now experience The Original for yourself.

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Adult (12+) $80 · Child (5–11) $57 (until Nov 30) · Transportation included

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