Rainforest Adventure Atlantic Aerial Tram Tour

San Jose, Costa Rica

See the rainforest from above the tree tops on this aerial tram ride from San Jose! You'll get a bird's eye view of the Costa Rican rainforest and have the chance to spot exotic wildlife and plants.

Located about an hour outside of San Jose, Braulio Carrillo National Park is a site not to be missed. This large park is home to several dormant volcanoes and is one of the most bio diverse rainforests in Costa Rica.

After pickup from your hotel, you’ll be on your way to the rainforest. Once you’ve arrive, you’ll take a walk along forest trails where your bilingual guide will lead you to the awaiting aerial tram. You'll get the chance to explore the hanging gardens of the rainforest up close from the comfort and safety of the aerial tram.

The tram will take you on a 70-minute ride through the canopy, allowing you to discover the beauty of the rainforest from up above. You’ll see plants, animals and birds in this hidden world of tremendous beauty and extraordinary biological diversity. Enjoy lunch out in the lush setting of the rainforest before returning to San Jose.

USD $99.00

Review by:   conniepearl4,    April 2018
Great adventure. Fun ride to park...driver full of information. Park is beautiful.

Review by:   Anjan S,    April 2018
Unfortunately the aerial tram was stuck and we could not make it on to the tram. It took almost 3 hours to rescue the group which was trapped.

Review by:   Leslie H,    March 2018
There was not much to see on the tram ride. I guess all the rainforest animals were asleep. I dont recommend the tram ride.

Review by:   GARY P,    January 2018
The tour was very nice, but the transportation was not managed very well. The pick up went well a little after 10 am and we picked up at4 more hotels and off to the park. We had a nice lunch and the went on the tram, which was very nice and our guide Leo was very informative. We had a downpour when we started the nature walk, but it didn't last long. This was very informative too.

Review by:   Paul S,    January 2018
Tour was great. As was tour guide. Highly recommend.

Review by:   monett66,    September 2017
Really good value overall. All staff were very helpful and friendly. The preserve was a very interesting place and a good way to start off our 2-week Costa Rican trek. Out of our 2 weeks traveling coast to coast this was the only place we saw Tapirs.

Review by:   Irene D,    August 2017
Very nice, safe aerial tour. The tour guides were amazing, regaling us with loads of history and geography of the place. They also offered me the choice of the zip line instead, since I was traveling with elderly parents. Thanks.

Review by:   Richard J,    May 2017
I recommend this tour and you should have a great adventure at the park. You should visit nature sanctuary and do the hike. The rainforest gave me a new perspective of nature. Very enjoyable tour and I plan to go back.

Review by:   Mary C,    January 2017
This tour was unbelievable. Seeing leaves as large as schoolbuses from a Bob was quite amazing. We also saw many wild animals including vipers sloths

Review by:   Anthony B,    November 2016
Great trip you see nature's beauty, Great guides and lunch was amazing.

Review by:   Sara F,    October 2016
The aerial tram tour was great but this does NOT include a walk through the rainforest which I was extremely upset about. You are taken around some caged frogs, snake and butterflies under some sheltered areas but nothing in the wild via a trail. I had already experienced frogs/butterflies/snakes in containment in a tour the day before so it was reputation for me. The combo of a trail and tram was the only reason I chose this tour and I would have 100 chose another tour if I knew this was not included. I'll be writing a separate complaint regarding this but in the meantime Viator should update their tour description.

Review by:   Mike M,    September 2016
This tour was pretty great! It is a bit of a trip from San Jose, but the small bus was very air conditioned and roomy, and the guide and driver were both great and entertaining.

Review by:   Boyd,    June 2016
This was our most enjoyable tour of all. Even though it was raining, the aerial tram was remarkable. I have a fear of heights and worried needlessly about the tram. To see the rain forest in the rain was great. However, the tour guide was another story. Her name was Angie Rocha, and she just never stopped talking. This was billed as an English tour however, her English was so accented we could hardly understand her. Furthermore, since there was a person whose Spanish was better than English on our tour, Angie felt compelled to repeat her endless descriptions TWICE, once in English and once in Spanish. Again, this was billed as an English tour, not a bilingual one. She was very knowledgeable, of course, but the tour, except for the aerial tram, was boring because of the repetition. If Viator is going to recommend and bill tours as English speaking you should find out if this is really going to be true. Our tour would have been perfect, had it not been for the constant repetition and Angie's apparent need to show us every single ant along the path..

Review by:   Michael K,    April 2016
An outstanding tour. It included two nature walks, lunch, the aerial tram, and butterfly garden. Our tour guide, Fabian was very knowledgable and accommodating. A must do in all respects!

Review by:   Valerie E,    April 2016
Loved our guide Jimmy!! Informative, happy, excited about teaching us so many things about the unique rainforest. Thank you Jimmy!!

Review by:   lexispencer,    April 2016
This excursion is very nice! The tram moves at a good rate of speed so that you can see all that you are supposed to see. The tour guides are informative and funny! We were able to see a sloth, a toucan, an eye lash snake, butterflies and more! It was worth the money and worth the drive to get there.

Review by:   Carmen C,    March 2016
Tour was very peaceful. Guide was wonderful - very knowledgeable and engaging. Hardly saw any animals unfortunately and I think this is normal. They kept saying the animals go deep into the rainforest which is not where the tram is. But it was pretty. Lunch, staff, and overall experience was good. I would recommend the Rainforest Adventure Aerial Tram and hope you get Jimmie - our guide. He was great.

Review by:   Taylor F,    February 2016
The aerial tram and rainforest hike were both great. No fault with the tour guides, and we learned a ton. Be forewarned, however, that this estimated 6 hour tour ended up taking over 10 hours. This was due in large part to the picking up and dropping off at specific hotels, which in conjunction with San Jose traffic, added a huge amount of time.

Review by:   Joyce B,    February 2016
It was great. The Rainforest experience has so much to offer.

Review by:   Ed D,    January 2015
WEATHER WAS CLOUDY. VERY DISAPPOINTING NOT TO SEE MORE WILDLIFE. BUFFET MEAL WA ADEQUATE. TOUR GUIDES WERE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE OF RAIN FOREST.

Review by:   Rajashekar P,    December 2014
It was an awesome tour inspite of the rain. Kenneth was a very good guide._br/_ We couldn't see animals perhaps because of the rain.

Review by:   pac713,    November 2014
I requested a tour in English, however, every a great majority was in Spanish.

Review by:   Corey J,    June 2014
We enjoyed it. We didn't see a ton of wildlife, but that may have been due to the time of year. Guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Lunch was fantastic.

Review by:   sarahescobedo,    May 2014
Chris was a great guide to and from the rain forest Warner was a great guide at the rain forest

Review by:   Judith S P,    March 2014
Thie tram provided a very interesting and different opportunity in viewing the rainforest. One way on the ride is over the canopy, the other is about half height. Would love to do this at night but don't think it is offered. Our guide, Cel, was great on the walk eapecially. He found things in the Forrest for us to see that we never would have known were there without his being able to point them out to us. Our driver, Eric was very timely and offered lots of interesting information along the way. Really enjoyed this excursion.

Review by:   Amanda R,    March 2014
Aerial tram was pretty cool. There should be more offered for cost of tour. Driver was Chris- and there should be more of a sense of safety when driving. Talking on the phone, speeding in the rain etc. is not cool.

Review by:   William D,    March 2014
This was not really as interesting as made to sound. In order to really see any animals at all you need to either be there very, very early or very late and the tram does not run during these hours. There is a short nature walk and that is about it. Lunch was just OK. This is really a tour for someone who in into botany. Once you learn the three levels of the rainforest, that is about it. Long drive to and from San Jose for not much.

Review by:   Eduard Z,    December 2013
I expected from this tour much more that it appeared. We haven't seen any animals on the tram, but amount of plants was enormous around. Near the station, we saw a viper and a sloth. However, our guide was very knowledgeable and explained everything. Lunch was very tasty and people in the group were very interesting to talk with. On overall, I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars.

Review by:   Stella K,    July 2013
The tour on the aerial tram was quite nice; we got the opportunity to see the rain forest from the top of the trees and the tour guide was extremely nice informing us on every opportunity on the special characteristics of the forest and all efforts to preserve it. After the aerial tram we went for a small walk on the rain forest and a different guide (again very good) introduced us to the life of the rain forest.

Review by:   Barbara B,    June 2013
We expected it to be very touristy, but it was informative. We were very impressed with our guide, Jose, and his knowledge of the ecosystem. Breathtaking views from the canopy are not to be missed! We highly recommend this trip if you are in the San Jose area.

Review by:   Britt B,    April 2013
The tram ride through the rainforest, the experienced guide, the hike including the hanging bridge and watching animals in their natural habitat made for a great day and a wonderful experience._br/_ Britt B

Review by:   Michele R,    April 2013
It was a great way to finish my one week tour of Costa Rica, a recap.. Even though I had done another much more demanding aerial walk above the canopy, this was another relaxing way to see a forest. We only got to see insects on the walk but the guide was knew about everything else. The lunch was typical of the buffets. _br/_ The bridge is not really a suspended one; it could be eliminated. _br/_ The only fault with this outing is the pick-up time; we were told that we would be picked up at 10:00 but the shuttle did not arrive until 10:20 and then there were still lots of people to pick up so we did arrive for another hour at our destination.

Review by:   Pauli,    March 2013
This was an okay outing. We didn't see much with our guide while on the tram or on the walk about; however, while waiting for the Spanish group to come from their walkabout our driver showed us a number of things ... a small viper, a couple of sloths, some poison frogs, a toucan, a parrot as well as some of the plants.

Review by:   rony d,    February 2013
nature was excellent ,but no animals were visable all during the trip with the tram , very disappointing for animals but excellent for nature

Review by:   Carolyn L,    January 2012
once again, all of our viator tours were very good, just as promised

Review by:   Aleksandr V,    August 2011
The trip was excellent! Lots had been seen and the guide was very knowledgeable.

Review by:   Aleksandr V,    July 2011
The trip was excellent! Lots had been seen and the guide was very knowledgeable.

Review by:   Robin S,    May 2011
A relaxing way to see the rainforest. I thought it was a bit pricey.

Review by:   Sharon R,    March 2011
Our guide had so much knowledge about the plants and animals! He really worked hard to make the trip both interesting and entertaining. We really enjoyed the lunch, also.

Review by:   Kevin C,    September 2010
Boring and Slow, if I would have known that the trip would have been slow and boring I wouldn't have picked it. Saw some animals and plenty of views of the rain-forest. Lunch was ok but you get what you pay for and lunch surrounded with mosquitoes.

Review by:   Terry W,   United States of America, July 2010
Very nice people. Good content. The private reserve is beautiful. Good educational naturalists. Care give to your safety and to environmental preservation. We ate lunch in a jungle setting. A very pleasant day.

Review by:   Daniel W,   United States of America, April 2010
The pickup time turned out to be an hour later than posted, which was a minor irritation. However, the tour was very good. Our group of four loved it.

Review by:   Thomas J,    February 2010
An absolutely fantastic, unforgettable experience. This is a "must do".

Review by:   Anonymous,   United States of America, January 2010
The entire trip was outstanding and enhanced by our guide on the bus and tram. However, the bus was stopped by the police on the return trip for not being properly authorized as a tourist vehicle, which caused a delay, meaning we had to deal with rush hour trafic in San Jose. The bus should have been properly licensed by the operator!

Review by:   Hanna D,   United States of America, January 2010
This is a "must do" when you visit central Costa Rica! The greatest views you will ever experience and very well informed guides. Lunch was very good too!

Review by:   Bruce M,    January 2010
The entire trip was outstanding and enhanced by our guide on the bus and tram. However, the bus was stopped by the police on the return trip for not being properly authorized as a tourist vehicle, which caused a delay, meaning we had to deal with rush hour trafic in San Jose. The bus should have been properly licensed by the operator!

Review by:   Richard K,    December 2009
Everything was great.

Review by:   Thomas J,   United States of America, October 2009
An absolutely fantastic, unforgettable experience. This is a "must do".

Review by:   Richard K,   United States of America, July 2009
Everything was great.

Review by:   Albert N,   United States of America, March 2009
The guide for this tour was fantastic. We learned so much.