One of the more adventuresome things you can do while vacationing in Costa Rica is to ride one of the many zip line or canopy tours. From being strapped in like superman and flying down the cable at incredible speeds or just touring through the jungle canopy, the zip lines are great fun!
One of the popular zip lines (featured in the video above) is located near Jaco Beach on the Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica… it’s just a short distance south of and down the highway past the turn off to Jaco itself.
That turn off road to Jaco also has a great little soda to eat at, Soda La China… forget eating at the sub-sandwich chain nearby and stick to the authentic Tico cuisine!
Anyway once you show up at the base station and sign your life away you get all geared up and pile into the tractor to haul you and ten of your closest friends up the steep trail going up the mountain side… along the way you get to stop for a great photo opportunity of Jaco Beach and then pile back in and continue on up to the starting platform.
This particular canopy tour consists of several different runs to platforms high up in the trees. This is certainly not the ride for you if you are afraid of heights. A fair warning that some of the lines are faster than others, and one in particular they will let you ride it upside down! Just remember to sit back and keep your hand on the cable to control how fast you go.
If you have never ridden a zip line before give this one at Jaco a go, not only is it alot of fun but it offers incredible, breath taking views making it a great Cost Rica vacation spot!
Pura Vida,
-John Andersen
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