Monteverde Skytrek, Skytram and Skywalk
Fly through the Cloud Forest on a Monteverde Canopy Tour
Sky Trek (Monteverde) Zipline Canopy Tours, re-designed their canopy tour over the last couple of years to include Sky Tram (a cable car ride). The ten minute cable car ride not only offers beautiful views and photo opportunities of the cloud forest, but on clear days you can see Arenal Volcano. The Skytram will take you up the mountain to the base of a tower that marks the first zipline run. Sky Trek has made a good tour into a great tour by installing the Sky Tram and nearly doubling the length of the zip lines. Plainly put: Skytrek Adventures offers great Costa Rica zipling tours!
See a Video of Monteverde Sky Trek Canopy Tour
Map of Skytrek Canopy Zipline and Hanging Bridges Layout
The Skytram and Skytrek have to be done as a combined tour (you cannot do just the ziplines, as the tram takes you up and the ziplines down!) . The 10 minute tram ride will transport to you to a platform to start your canopy/zipline adventure. There are 9 cables with lengths between 1200 feet and 2310 feet and heights of 60ft to 480ft. This is a tour through a system of zipline cables in the cloud forest canopy. Together, the ziplines and the Skytram complete distance stretches almost 3kms. The tour lasts approx. 2.5 hours (plus transport time). There are two observation towers above the treetops from which you can enjoy a panoramic view of the San Carlos, Puntarenas, Guanacaste areas and the golf of Nicoya.
The first four ziplines begin at the top of the mountain, above the tree line. With the construction of the cable car system, the need to walk between zipline platforms has been practically cut out. Currently, most ziplines run from platform to platform and a few ziplines will deposit you at the base of a tower, leading to a very short climb to the next platform. Once at the top, the exhilarating adventure of ziplining down the mountainside begins, ultimately returning you to the starting point at the main building.
Combination tours are available with Skywalk (Suspended Bridges/Hanging Bridges) - Click Here
Before leaving the main building to start your tour, you will be fitted with all of the necessary safety equipment (harness, helmet, gloves); which the guides will take care to properly adjust. Afterwards the guides will deliver a safety speech detailing proper form and the braking system.
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Skytrek uses Petzl brand harnesses adjustable at the waist and legs and helmets. The tour is suitable for anyone over 8 years old with a sense of adventure. No experience is needed.
Due to the extreme length of some of the ziplines and the prevailing wind speed, the guides may have you ride tandem. This style utilizes the added weight of a second person to ensure that you reach the next platform.
In the event of lightening or winds exceeding 120 km/h (75mph) Sky Trek will cancel its tours for safety reasons; with lesser wind or rain only serving to add to the excitement, and speed, of the zipline tour.
Sky Trek also provides complimentary lockers to store your backpacks while taking part in the canopy tour.
Click here for more information about the Skywalk Bridges
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Monteverde Rates Up to 15 Dec 2012 - Transport is extra TRANSPORT
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Residents |
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Tour |
Regular |
Student (up to 25 years old) |
Child |
Adult / Child |
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Sky Tram & Sky Trek |
$66 |
$53 |
$42 |
$42 |
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Sky Tram & Sky Walk (3 bridges) |
$55 |
$44 |
$29 |
$29 |
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Sky Tram /Sky Trek & Sky Walk (5 bridges - guided) |
$83 |
$66 |
$53 |
$47 |
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Sky Walk (with guide |
$33 |
$26 |
$21 |
$21 |
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Snake tour with or without guide. Note: not in the same area as the Skytek, it is located in Santa Elena. |
$12 |
$10 |
$6 |
$6 |
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Skytram Only (up and down) |
$42 |
$29 |
$29 |
$29 |
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Child rates for Skywalk and Snake tour apply for 6-12 years (under 6 free) |
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Note there is a weight restriction of 275 pounds (125 kilos) with a maximum waist of 47.5 inches (120 cm) and maximum thigh of 31.5 inches ( 80 cm).
Skytram and Sky Trek Canopy Tour
Note the Skytek and Skytram are complementary: you cannot do just the Skytrek (ziplines)
Tour Times
Sky Tram & Sky Trek: 7:30 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 10:30, 12:30 p.m., 1.30 p.m., 3.00 p.m.
Guided Sky Walk: 7.30 a.m., 10.30 a.m. y 1:00 p.m. Sky Tram & Sky Walk: 9.30 a.m., 12:30, and 3.00 p.m.
Sky Tram, Sky Trek y Sky Walk: 07:30 a.m., (10:30 a.m., tram y trek) 10:30 a.m., (1:30 p.m., tram y trek) 01:00 p.m., (3:00 p.m., tram y trek)
Length of Tour:
Guided Skywalk: 2 hours
Sky Tram and Trek: 2.30 hours
Sky Tram and Sky Walk: 2.30 hours
Transport is not included but available at extra charge. Pick-up times are around 30 minutes earlier than the start times of the tours.
From Monteverde $6,00pp (roundtrip) single trip is $3.50
From Santa Elena $3.50pp (roundtrip) single trip is $2.50
Skywalk Hanging Bridges/Suspended Bridges
For wildlife viewing the Skywalk (hanging bridges or suspended bridges), offers the best opportunities as often the ziplines are too fast and high for suitable wildlife viewing. You can do the Skywalk without the tram or ziplines and it is you choice if you want the guide (same price) but if you do want the guide there are only two times a day available at 8.00am and 1.30pm (and sometimes at 10.30am). The guided tour is about 2 hours and you do 5 bridges. If you want to do a combination tour with the Skytram and Skytek the guided tour of the Sky Walk also takes you on 5 bridges. However, if you do just the Cable Car (Skytram) and the bridges you only do 3 bridges.
Guided Sky Walk: 7.30 a.m., 10.30 a.m. y 1:00 p.m.
Sky Tram & Sky Walk: 9.30 a.m., 12:30, and 3.00 p.m.
Full Combo Sky Tram, Sky Trek y Sky Walk: 07:30 a.m., (10:30 a.m., tram y trek) 10:30 a.m., (1:30 p.m., tram y trek) 01:00 p.m., (3:00 p.m., tram y trek)
There is also a hummingbird garden near the end of the suspension bridges trail, which attracts not only indigenous hummingbirds but other species as well
For an exciting and adrenaline filled Canopy tour, above and through the Monteverde cloud forest, try Sky Trek.... simply great Costa Rica Zipling here in Monteverde Costa Rica!
The Serpentarium: Snakes, Amphibians and Reptiles
The Serpentarium is run by the same owners of Skytrek and Skywalk and is located 300m from Santa Elena center (about 10 minute drive from Skytrek and Skywalk activities). Within its modern and spacious exhibition space, a natural environment has been created so that you can have a safe and wonderful opportunity to learn about the fauna of Costa Rica. Here you can view over 40 species of both poisonous and non-poisonous snakes, reptiles, frogs, lizards, iguanas, other amphibians, and some turtles.
Guided one hour tours are available.
The Serpentarium is open 8.30am-8.00pm everyday.
