What better way to combine your love of nature and your love for adventure than zip lining! Check out some of the best places to zip line in Canada — each place offers tours for all ages and thrill levels.
AdrenaLINE, Victoria, British Columbia
AdrenaLINE offers a two-hour zip-lining tour where you will ride a total of eight zip lines ranging from 45 to 305 metres and cross over two suspension bridges. Be prepared to get your heart racing during this tour.
Treetop Flyers, Chase Canyon, British Columbia
At Treetop Flyers, experience the Canyon Tour where you will start with a ride on the Flying Fox — a 100-metre zip line where you learn the basics and safety of zip lining. Then, venture down two zip lines over Chase Falls for spectacular aerial views. You’re welcome to bring your camera, just don’t drop it!
Ziptrek, Whistler, British Columbia
Ziptrek offers four heart-pounding zip lining tours to choose from. Trek across multiple suspension bridges, boardwalks and forest trails, then plunge from the tree tops down 750 metres for breathtaking views of the Blackcomb Mountains and Fitzsimmons Creek. If you are up for an extra thrilling adventure, check out the Ziptrek twilight tour; it’s the same adventure, but in the pitch-dark night.
Long Point Eco-Adventures, Turkey Point, Ontario
Glide through the Carolinian forest on eight zip lines and trek high above the ground on two suspension bridges and 14 platforms to see views of Long Point Bay World Biosphere and Turkey Marsh. The views are amazing and your tour guide will be able to give you a little history and some ecological information along the way.
Banff Adventures, Golden, British Columbia
Zip down the mountainside and across the Kicking Horse River at 50 kilometres-per-hour with this zip-lining tour. Witness picturesque views of the Rocky Mountains and consider pairing your zip-lining experience with a class four white water rafting trip down the Kicking Horse River for an adventure you’ll never forget.
Superfly, Whistler, British Columbia
At more than a kilometre long and 185 metres high, Superfly will have you reaching speeds up to 100 kilometres per hour as you soar over tree tops and across mountain valleys. Experience three hours of Whistler backcountry from a whole new perspective.
Scenic Caves, Blue Mountains, Ontario
Enjoy a combined tree top walk and zip-lining tour at Scenic Caves. This combined tour starts with a tractor ride through the forest followed by a hike to a suspension bridge, then a trek across the 600-metre forest canopy, finished off with a 400-metre zip line. After this fully packed three-hour tour, enjoy all-day access to the park, which features Canada’s longest twin zip lines.
Chutes Coulonge, Mansfield, Quebec
Chutes Coulonge offers multiple ways to experience the beauty of Coulonge Falls. Zip above white water rapids or participate in the nine zip series. Chutes Coulonge also features VIA Ferrata; a rare activity that is only offered in a few locations in Canada. The VIA Ferrata is a vertical climb along the canyon’s rock face using cables and anchor points – hold on tight!
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