The 6 Zip Lines Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Small-Group Zipline Tour in Hot Springs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 711 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $66Our pick

Meet guides at Adventureworks in Hot Springs for a 90-minute zipline tour through old-growth forest and over ponds. You’ll use provided gear, ride about 10 lines, hike between platforms, and tackle an 850-foot line 70 feet above the ground. Small groups make it easy to ask questions.

“Tanner and PJ were very great at what they were doing. They made our first experience a great one. Even though I'm very tall they still accommodated me”

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2.Arenal Volcano Combination Tour: Zipline, Tubing and Hot Springs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $176

Start at 8 am with 9 zip lines, 13 platforms, a hanging bridge, and forest views. Visit a Maleku village, tube Arenal River rapids, then relax in hot springs. Guides including Miguel, Jefferson, Arturo, and Tiger help nervous guests feel at ease.

“Amazing experience. We did the zip lining/ rappel and tubing down the rapids plus hot springs at the end. So much fun. We have done zip lining several times in the past and these lines seemed really fast. The tour guides on both experiences were amazing. The tubing in the rapids has been the highlight of our trip so far. My group was my family of six ages, 21, 23, 24, 43, 44 and my mom 67! The compassion that was shown to my mom on the rapids is un heard of. She flipped over (which most of our group did) and one of the tour guides said “(Mama) I’m…”

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3.ZipLine, Horseback Riding, Tubing, Hot Springs & Lunch @ Volcano National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $230

Leave Playa Flamingo at 6:00 am for a full day at Rincón de la Vieja. Ride horses, tackle rapid tubing, cross eight zip lines, enjoy lunch, then soak in hot springs with volcanic mud. A bilingual guide, park fees, drinks, and air-conditioned transport are included.

“Wonderful trip. A lot of driving but our driver was wonderful. The horseback riding was okay. The tubing and zip lining were amazing!! Our adult children were with us and we all loved the day. Even the lunch, we did not have high expectations, was fantastic. The hot springs was a great way to end the day. One thing, each activity had different staff and we were not prepared to tip at the end of each one and the staff was extremely good. Particularly for the tubing and zip lining which were very intense activities. Also, you horse back ride and go right to tubing. I recommend not wearing a…”

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4.Vandara Hot Springs & Horses+ Zipline+ sugarmill+ waterslide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $170

From Tamarindo, Guanacaste Adventure & Travel takes you to a full day of ziplining, horseback riding, a waterslide, sugar mill visit, hot springs, volcanic mud bath, and Costa Rican lunch. Guide Wilmar Retana leads the outing, with private air-conditioned transport and groups capped at 14.

“Great experience with zip lining, horse back riding, cultural information and hot springs. I would recommend it”

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5.Thrilling 2-Hour Zipline Tour in Radium Hot Springs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $85

You’ll ride seven ziplines through Dry Gulch Valley with a small group of up to 12 people. Guides provide equipment training, then lead you through five valley lines, a prize game, a short walk, and a final double zip reaching up to 50 km/h. Closed-toed shoes and moderate fitness are required.

“Fun and exciting. The guides were very experienced and kind. Guides were funny and had many laughs. We had a Wonderful time.”

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6.Extream Zipline @ Kingkong Smile and Dip in Hot Spring

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $119

Join GoWithJoe for a six-hour private outing from Chiang Mai. You’ll ride Kingkong Smile’s high, fast canopy lines, eat a local lunch, then spend about 45 minutes in a private mineral-water tub at Sankampaeng Hot Spring, with time to boil eggs in the stream.

“All around excellent experience! I can’t say enough about the views or express how cool it is to have several 45-60 second long zip lines to look at it. (38 in total!) I am an enthusiastic zip liner and this course might be my favorite. The guiRead more”

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