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Hi There – we are staying at Nayara Springs. Trying to decide which zipline to do, Skytrek Canopy or AMA? We are in our late 50’s but in great shape. Also is there free transportation from Nayara Springs resort to these zipline? How far from NS to both ziplines? THX
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Hi Sue!
First off, great choice with Nayara Springs! 🙂
For comparing Sky Adventures’ Sky Trek Canopy Tour and Arenal Mundo Aventura’s Big AMA Canopy Tour, both of these tours are fun adventures (I’ve personally done both) so I don’t think you could go wrong with either one.
From a discount standpoint, you may have noticed recently that our discounts for Arenal Mundo Aventura’s canopy tour are marked as “out of stock” on our website. This is because we’re currently evaluating those discounts. At the present time, discounts for Sky Adventures’ canopy tour are still available.
From a distance standpoint, Sky Adventures’ park is located an approximate 20-minute drive from Nayara Springs whereas Arenal Mundo Aventura’s park is located an approximate 15-minute drive from Nayara Springs. Arenal Mundo Aventura includes round-trip transportation to/from Arenal Springs in its tour rates but Sky Adventures does not (Sky Adventures charges $17 per person to include round-trip transportation).
As for the canopy tour experiences themselves, there are two major differences between the two tour operators:
1. Sky Adventures uses a more modern, automatic breaking system whereas Arenal Mundo Aventura uses the traditional hand-breaking system. Both systems are regarded as safe, but some travelers prefer one over the other.
2. Sky Adventures’ canopy tour automatically includes the Sky Tram Aerial Tram Ride (this is part of why Sky Adventures’ canopy tour is more expensive, it’s essentially two experiences in one). The tram ride is used to get to the top of the rainforest canopy where the zip-lining tour begins. Arenal Mundo Aventura’s tour does not include a tram ride (it begins with a hike).
Lastly, it should be noted that Sky Adventures’ also has a hanging bridges park on-site (their hanging bridges are called the Sky Walk Hanging Bridges). If you don’t plan to tour the other hanging bridges park in La Fortuna (called the Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park), and you don’t plan to tour hanging bridges at another destinations in Costa Rica (such as Monteverde), you may prefer to visit Sky Adventures’ park so you can go zip-lining, ride the tram, and tour the hanging bridges all at the same place.
Pura vida! 🙂
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