Canopy tour in Monteverde, Costa Rica.
Published on: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:37:27 -0700
Our tour begins by welcoming you to our facilities, where our receptionists will help you fill out the necessary forms required for this type of activity. Shortly after, we will go to the area where the Canopy Tour equipment is located. Our guides will then install the harnesses and security equipment needed for the tour. Then, we will go to the training area, where you will be briefed on security measures and techniques pertaining to the Canopy Tour. Once all questions and concerns have been addressed, our Guides will proceed to introduce themselves. As of this moment, we are ready to initiate our adventure. We will begin by climbing a wide metal staircase leading to the first platform. Here, the guides will double check the equipment, offer the necessary instructions concerning this particular cable section, such as the use of the pulley and safety sling. It is then that you are ready to slide above the lush canopy of the tropical forest. You will then slide through six more cables of different length and height, until arriving to the rappel section, where you will slide downwards at an exhilarating speed (You will receive special instructions by our guides for this particular section as well). After three more cables full of flying adventure, we will arrive to Tarzans Swing, another exciting part of this tour, which consists of a type of swing, where can you can swing up to 30 meters up on the air (after being properly secured with the help of four additional guides). On this part of tour, you will be able to take photos, as well as rest as your tour companions catch up with you. Once this segment is concluded, we will embark on a short walk of 300 meters, which will take us to another section of the property with three additional cables. One of them is 400 meters long. This part of tour is famous for having longer and higher cables, giving you the opportunity to enjoy the landscape and natural beauty of the area, with trees aerial ferns, bromeliads, orchids, birds and other animals. As we finish this section, we will make ours second walk to the last cable, the longest and highest one, encompassing 600 meters in length and a height of 80 meters. We will then return to the 100% Adventure facilities to return the gear. Recommendations: Long trousers, comfortable shoes and camera. Green Stone Adventures is a company dedicated to organize and sell globally tourist services in Costa Rica. We are specialized in customized packages. Also we reserve hotels, journeys, tours, domestic flight, rent a car, private and semi-private ground transportation. More information: http://www.GreenStone.co.cr
Author: greenstoneadventures
Keywords: monteverde costa rica canopy zip line could forest arenal volcano santa elana nature refuge
Added: October 21, 2008
