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Monteverde Sky Tram Aerial Tram: Everything You Need To Know

Monteverde Sky Tram Aerial Tram: Everything You Need To Know

Last updated on June 26th, 2021 at 04:20 pm GMT-6 (Costa Rica time)


Written by Nikki Solano

Nikki is the CEO of Pura Vida! eh? Inc. (Costa Rica Discounts), and the author of the guidebooks Moon Costa Rica (2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025 editions) and Moon Best of Costa Rica (2022 edition) from Moon Travel Guides. Together with her Costa Rican husband, Ricky, she operates the Costa Rica Travel Blog, created the online community DIY Costa Rica, built the Costa Rica Destination Tool, oversees the brand-new (summer 2023) Costa Rica Travel Shop, and designed the Costa Rica Trip Planning 101 E-Course. Also, Nikki wrote the Costa Rica cover feature for Wanderlust Magazine's sustainability-focused Travel Green List issue, showcased Costa Rica destinations and experiences on Rick Steves' Monday Night Travel show and podcast/radio show, and served as the Costa Rica Destination Editor for Essentialist, a luxury travel brand. Want to show your appreciation for her free article below? Thank Nikki here. ❤️️

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Want to know our pick for the BEST AERIAL TRAM in Costa Rica? It is featured on DIY Costa Rica!
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We know the Monteverde Sky Tram aerial tram well because we’ve ridden it more than once

As we mentioned in our related blog post Sky Adventures Monteverde: Ziplining, Hanging Bridges, And Tram Rides In The Cloud Forestwe’ve been visiting Sky Adventures‘s Monteverde (Santa Elena) and Arenal (La Fortuna) adventure parks and experiencing the company’s adventure and nature tours for more than a decade. In that article, we detailed Sky Adventures‘s entire Monteverde operation, including their Monteverde Sky Trek canopy ziplining tour, their Monteverde Sky Tram aerial tram ride, their Monteverde Sky Walk hanging bridges, their Monteverde Sky Climb Arboreal tree-climbing tour, their Monteverde Vertigo Drop (free-fall activity), their off-site amphibian and reptile exhibit Herpetarium Adventures, and their on-site facilities including free lockers, free parking, dining opportunities, and more. If you’re interested in learning about the various tours, activities, and services that are available at the Sky Adventures Monteverde Park, please see the article linked to above. If you’re specifically interested in learning about Sky Adventures‘s Monteverde Sky Tram aerial tram tour, please continue reading below.

Monteverde Sky Tram experience

Unlike the scenery you’ll be treated to at the Sky Adventures Arenal Park, which includes views of the Arenal Volcano and Lake Arenal, the view you’ll get while riding the Monteverde Sky Tram is one of endless cloud forest canopy. Sky Tram rides are a great way to view Costa Rica’s lush landscape from above, and Monteverde promises beautiful scenes that are bursting with vibrant, varied shades of green.

At the Sky Adventures Monteverde Park, you can ride the Sky Tram on its own or as part of the Sky Trek canopy ziplining tour. On its own, you’ll ride the tram up to the top of the cloud forest and down again, ending where you departed at Sky Adventures‘s operations center. As part of the Sky Trek canopy ziplining tour, after riding the tram in one direction (up to the top of the cloud forest), you’ll zipline down to Sky Adventures‘s operations center.

Monteverde Sky Tram duration and tour times

Monteverde Sky Tram aerial tram tour average duration Approximately 1 hour
Monteverde Sky Tram aerial tram tour times 8:00am, 9:00am, 10:30am, 12:00pm,
1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm

Monteverde Sky Tram tour costs

Monteverde Sky Tram aerial tram tour cost per adult original cost $48.00
discount available here
Monteverde Sky Tram aerial tram tour cost per student (13-25 years) original cost $40.00
discount available here
Monteverde Sky Tram aerial tram tour cost per child (6-12 years) original cost $33.00
discount available here
Monteverde Sky Tram aerial tram tour cost per child (0-5 years) $0.00
details here

Monteverde Sky Tram logistics

A one-way Sky Tram ride at the Sky Adventures Monteverde Park lasts approximately 20 minutes when counting from the moment the tram compartment departs from Sky Adventures‘s operations center until the moment the tram compartment arrives at a platform at the top of the cloud forest.

If you’re experiencing the Sky Tram ride as part of the Sky Trek canopy ziplining tour, you’ll only ride the tram one way (to the top of the cloud forest). Once you disembark at the platform at the top of the cloud forest, you’ll begin the ziplining portion of the tour and you won’t return to (or ride) the tram again.

If you reserve the Sky Tram ride only (i.e., if you do not plan to participate in the Sky Trek canopy ziplining tour), you’ll ride the tram both ways (to the top of the cloud forest and back down again). You’ll be given approximately 20 minutes to explore the platform at the top of the cloud forest. During that time, you can take in beautiful views of the cloud forest (assuming the area isn’t shrouded by clouds), snap photos, and scan the forest canopy for birds and wildlife. Just off the platform is a short nature trail that you’re welcome to explore on foot. The trail will introduce you to flora and critters native to the area, including a variety of plants, flowers, insects, amphibians, and reptiles, most notably ferns, orchids, torch flowers, spiders, and lizards. You may also hear the bellowing cries of territorial howler monkeys that reside around Monteverde. Once you re-board the tram compartment, you’ll spend approximately 20 minutes riding it back to the operations center. The ride will complete your 1-hour Sky Tram aerial tram experience.

Monteverde Sky Tram minimum age limit

There is currently no minimum age limit imposed on individuals who are interested in riding the Sky Tram.

Monteverde Sky Tram maximum weight limit

There is currently no maximum weight limit imposed on individuals who are interested in riding the Sky Tram.

Young travelers and travelers with disabilities

Sky Tram rides are family-friendly. What’s more, children (ages 0-5 years) are welcome to ride the Sky Tram in Monteverde for free with a paying adult.

The Sky Tram aerial tram compartments at the Sky Adventures Monteverde Park are spacious and accessible to people with a variety of disabilities, including individuals who use walkers and/or wheelchairs. The platform at the top of the cloud forest, which boasts an incredible view of the cloud forest, is also wheelchair accessible.

Monteverde Sky Tram discounts

Don’t miss our Sky Tram aerial tram ride discounts:

Sky Tram Aerial Tram Ride (Monteverde)
Sky Tram Aerial Tram Ride and Sky Walk Hanging Bridges Tour Combo (Monteverde)

Sky Trek Canopy Ziplining Tour (includes one-way tram ride) and Sky Walk Hanging Bridges Tour Combo (Monteverde)

QUESTION TO COMMENT ON: Have you experienced the Monteverde Sky Tram aerial tram ride before? If so, what did you enjoy about the experience?

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