Largest Zipline In North America
Casio Bauman
Discover the most thrilling ziplines in the Americas as experienced by travel bloggers who loved to zip through jungles in South America, volcanoes in Central America, mountains in North America, and ocean views in the Caribbean. Are you excited to fly?
One of the fastest and most fun zip line experiences to do on the Big Island of Hawaii is located at the Hamakua coastline on the Umauma Falls zipline experience. Going through a variety of canyons traversing Uma Uma canyon and the gorgeous waterfalls is really the highlight of doing this fabulous tour. You go through beautiful and lush countryside, canyons, waterfalls, and even wonderful ocean views from above on this entire experience.
The zipline experience goes through 9 long lines and 14 waterfalls in total. You take a van uphill through lush grassy terrain and at the first point on top, receive a variety of training lessons with an easy start on the first two ziplines before they become more challenging and then traverse through the canyons and waterfalls below.
The Umauma Falls experience is located on the Hamakua coast at Umauma Falls which is about 15 miles west of Hilo town. Getting to the falls can be done on a tour or you can drive yourself on the wonderful coastal drive skirting the beautiful Hamakua Falls. Easy access and parking at the entrance make this fast, and easy to check in and also lounge in the welcome center with beautiful views of the waterfalls and the ziplines flying above and into the final stop.
When researching your next thrilling Zip Lining location, you might want to look at the Xplor Park near Playa Del Carman in Mexico. There are fourteen different zip lines on two separate circuits and a massive 2.4 miles (3.8 KLM) of the area to fly through the air. Sounds too good to be true?
Feel the freedom of wind in your hair, flying as high as 45 metres above the ground and speeds up to 19 mph (30 kph). Imagine Zip lining through forests, and waterfalls and ending in the waterholes of the amazing cenotes. This makes Xplor Park unique and one of the most popular Zip Lines in Mexico.
Xplor is located about 10 minutes south, outside the city of Playa Del Carmen, in the Quintana Roo region. Transportation is simple with either hotel pickup, organising a taxi, or driving to the Park yourself.
The zip line tour starts at 600 feet and consists of 5 different zip lines descending. Visitors will find themselves reaching speeds of 35 miles per hour as they zip over dense groves of trees with ocean views. The Catalina Island Zip Line Eco tour is 2 hours long but creates memories that will last a lifetime.
Catalina Island can only be reached by boat, and, once on the island, pretty much everything touristy is within walking distance of central Avalon. The zip line starting point is near the Descanso Beach Club, which is about a 10-minute walk from central Avalon.
The zip line location is an easy drive just outside of Colorado Springs. Once you arrive, you are greeted by staff from Adventures Out West, and they whisk you up the hillside in their 4-wheel drive vehicles to the zip line course. You receive a safety course and your safety equipment before embarking on your first jump off the side of the canyon.
Branson Zipline at Wolfe Creek Preserve which is just 7 miles north of Branson on US 65. It is a perfect place for some of the premier Eco-Adventure experiences for all ages from 7 to 90. The tour begins with 10-minute guidelines for Zipline safety, once the participants get comfortable with the guide, they are taken from Wolfe Creek Station to the top of Wolfe Mountain.
The zipline adventure consists of 7 ziplines,10 sky bridges, and a 40-foot dynamite drop. One can explore trek through swinging suspension bridges, cross walkways covered in the canopy, and much more here. All the guides are Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT)-accredited which ensures that you are in safe hands.
This zipline is 7 miles from Branson towards the north of it on the US 65 highway. You can take a flight to reach Springfield Mo airport from where one can take a cab. From Branson renting a car or shuttles is also an option.
The zips are as high as 155 feet and reach up to 1,100 feet long. The Big Cliff Canyon Tour has 9 ziplines, two sky bridges, and a rappel from the last platform. The scenery is breathtaking! Zipping through the canopy is quite spectacular because the trees are so lush and green. The tour takes about 2.5 hours and at the end, you are handed a certificate and you have a chance to buy photos that are taken during the tour.
The Sasquatch zipline is the longest in Canada and the USA. Located in Whistler, British Columbia, the Sasquatch spans over 1.2 miles or 2 km and over 7,000 feet or 2.1km. Travelling to and from the zipline is equally exhilarating with gondola and lift rides over spectacular scenery filled with soaring snow-capped mountains, thousands of trees, and beautiful lakes and rivers below.
The Sasquatch zipline is only one of several ziplines offered by Ziptrek Ecotours. You can make a day of going to all of them if you want. Beyond this, there are countless things to do in Whistler in the summer that would make any vacation there both remarkable and amazing.
Superfly Ziplines is a thrill you will not want to pass up. Whistler is a fabulous place to zipline, with its stunning Whistler Valley backcountry as the backdrop. You are sure to have an action-packed and fun-filled time flying through the sky!
Down one of the most beautiful drives in the world, the Sea to Sky Highway, you will find the adventure paradise of Whistler, BC. To get to Whistler from Vancouver, the best way is to drive. However, some buses make the trip from Vancouver.
One of the most thrilling ziplines in the world is at Niagara Falls. The Wildplay zipline located in Niagara Falls, Canada is an adventure ride over the Niagara gorge. The zipline begins from Falls at the Marketplace on the Canadian side and ends at the observation deck at the base of the Horseshoe Falls with mist flying by.
Four parallel zip lines are running over the gorge at a height of 67 meters with panoramic views of Niagara Falls soaring for 670 meters. Taking a thrilling zipline ride at Niagara Falls is one of the best things to do in Niagara Falls Canada.
The nearest airport is Buffalo -Niagara International Airport on the US side which is 30 mins away from Niagara Falls. While the airports in Hamilton and Toronto are nearest to the Canadian side. The easiest is to rent a car or drive in your car to reach Niagara Falls.
The Punta Cana zipline at Scape Park Cap Cana can be considered one of the best ziplines in the world. It features 12 cables, among them a couple of ocean-view cables and one of the fastest cables in the Dominican Republic, where speeds of more than 30 mph can be reached.
This Punta Cana zipline is located at Scape Park Cap Cana in the east of the Dominican Republic. Access is only possible with a full-day pass for Scape Park, which comes with many further amenities and facilities, such as artificial waterfalls, a guided tour through a cave, cultural impressions, and access to the famous Hoyo Azul, the blue lagoon of Punta Cana.
Selvatura Park is located in the high-altitude cloud forests near Monteverde in northern Costa Rica. This is a scenic, densely forested, and mountainous landscape devoid of large cities. There are 13 ziplines at Selvatura Park which start at a low height and length and gradually increase in difficulty. The final zipline, high above the cloud forest, is a staggering 1 kilometre long.
Monteverde can be reached by car and public bus. From Monteverde, take a taxi or self-drive the narrow, winding roads to Selvatura Park. Several tourist booths in Monteverde and neighbouring Santa Elena sell packages to Selvatura Park that include transport to and from the ziplines.
La Fortuna is home to the Arenal volcano and accordingly, this natural wonder will become the central point of many things you do on your Costa Rica Itinerary. Have you ever zip-lined within a national park of an iconic volcano? Well, you can at the Arenal Eco Glide park.
Arenal Eco Glide Park is a fantastic location for ziplining through the dense Costa Rican rainforest. Firstly, 12 different canopy cables zip you through the rainforest at lengths up to 430 meters. Best of all though, you can also experience the thrilling Tarzan swing reaching up to 12 metres in height.
Transport is typically included if you book this experience in advance, otherwise, its location in the heart of Arenal National Park is easy to get to by taxi. A fun open-top truck will then take you to the canopies, and the adventure begins.
Surrounded by the lush jungle, San Ignacio is located a short drive away from the Guatemala border and offers quick access to some of the most beautiful scenery in Belize with waterfalls, caves, Mayan ruins, and crystal clear pools.
Located on an active volcano at 2400m above sea level and surrounded by lush green cloud forests in one of the most biodiverse locations on the planet, is the Bar Volcano zipline in the town of Boquete, Panama. This zipline is the only one in the world that is located on an active volcano, inside the Bar Volcano National Park.
The zipline consists of 8 lines, with stunning views of surrounding mountains, clouds, and on a clear day, views of the Pacific Ocean. Because of the high volcanic altitude, you have clouds right in front of you. It reaches a speed of up to 75 km/h and is 550m in length.
I loved this zipline because of the stunning views, the unique volcanic setting and altitude, the pleasant 17C weather, beautiful cloud forests, and the fact that I was at such a high altitude that the clouds were both in front of me and below me.
Deep in the heart of the cloud forest in Ecuador, ziplining is easily the highlight of the many incredible activities in Mindo, the small adventure sports town nestled between the mountains outside of Quito. Mindo ziplines cut across the mountains high above the cloud forest canopy, and offer a fantastic chance for spotting hummingbirds and other exotic creatures along the way; plus, guides love pointing out features and you walk from line to line. Participants can choose between completing a circuit of 3 lines or 10 lines, with the 10-line circuit spanning over 3600 meters.
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