HIGHLIGHTS
- 10 cables and 13 platforms
- Humid Tropical Rain Forest
- All-inclusive package
- Adrenaline Rush
- Age: 9 and up
- Gateway: Panama City, Panama
3 Km’s along the tree tops! - See the forest from the eye-view of the monkey, and the Harpy Eagle !- 100% safe!
In Gamboa, Panama you can safely experience the thrill of a zip-line canopy tour. Gamboa Tree Trek: 1.4 kilometers of extension divided into 10 cables and 13 platforms. You will glide through the trees and encounter a world unknown… a fascinating perspective of life that you’d never believed existed.
Glide over the treetops of the tropical forest and admire the most incredible collection of natural landscapes bordering the Panama Canal and the Soberanía National Park. Enjoy a different view of the Panama Canal and the Chagres River.
Tarzan, 21st century ! Who would have thought that a technology utilized hundreds of years ago by our indigenous people and later perfected by botanists and naturalists to observe and study the behaviors of wild creatures in their natural habitat, would be transformed into one of the most revered extreme sports.
A harness, an ultra-resistant steel cable and gravity are the only elements necessary to suspend and propel the "fearless rider" in this incredible "adrenaline rush".
Security Measures:
The equipment and the steel cables that you will use, have the capacity to resist many times the weight of a human, no matter what..
FACTS
The harness will support 2,000 pounds (907 Kg) and the cable will support 10,000 pounds (4536 Kg).
For safety, we recommend maximun weight of:
250 pounds for gentlemen = 113.4 Kg.
170 pounds for Ladies = 77.2 Kg.
ITINERARY
There are 3 daily departures:
It takes about one hour drive from Panama City to Gamboa Tree Trek, the tour and gear briefing, gear assignmet, and activity last about 2.5 hours and them another hour driving back to the city.
Guides will escort the group in each set of cables.
FREQUENT ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT DOES IT INCLUDE ? Transportation, guides, zip lines and gear,
WHO CAN GO ? Any person from 6 to seventy years old, in good health and phisical condition, weighting less than 200 pounds. Minors must travel with a responsible adult.
WHAT SHOULD YOU TAKE ALONG ? ID, hat, outdoors clothing, light boots or sneakers with good sole, complete change of clothes (in case of rain), sun protection, insect repellent, water bottle(to be used while on the road), and pocket money(pictures will be taken at an additional cost and offered after the activity).
WHAT SHOULD NOT BE BROUGHT ? Sandals with out straps, and jewerly.
PRICE:
USD $ 120.00 per person
Group leader will go free for a group of more than ten persons.
SEASON:
Year-round