Key Information: Tour Duration: 1
day(s) Group Size: 1
- 99
people Destination(s):British Columbia Specialty Categories:Ecotourism Season: January - December Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: No Minimum Per Person Price: 29 Canadian Dollar (CAD) Maximum Per Person Price: 98 Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Experience the exhilaration of flying as you glide along steel ziplines suspended high above the breathtaking whitewater river that divides Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains. Ziptrek Ecotours provides a discovery of mountain ecology that combines adventure with environmental education.
Ziptrek Ecotours gives guests exclusive access to areas of rare and untouched ancient coastal temperate rainforest. All this only minutes away from Whistler Village. Tours operate in all weather conditions, 365 days a year. Ziptrek has attracted tens of thousands individuals, corporate groups and families of all sizes! It is an adventure that is accessible to all and produces a similar effect over and over - no one can believe how much they enjoyed themselves!
Ziptrek has recently expanded the Whistler zipline tour area all the way to Whistler Village! With the addition of five new ziplines, for a total of 10 ziplines, there are now two different Ziptrek Ecotours to choose from.
The Similarities:
- Guests fly through the air on Whistler's most popular year-round activity
- Award winning ecological curriculum
- First-class guides (two professional guides on every tour)
- Beautiful old growth forest and scenery above the raging waters of Fitzsimmons Creek
- Ziplines high in the treetops between Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains
- Viewing platforms and suspension bridges up to 200' in the treetops
- Ziplines operated with our patented braking system
- Minimum and maximum weight limits are the same for solo ziplining
- Tours offered throughout the day
- Tours are approximately 2.5 hours in duration
- Tours cost the same
The Differences:
Ziptrek Tour #1 - The Original Tour:
- This is the tour seen in all the media coverage throughout most of the world on some of the highest rated travel programs
- If this is your first time on ziplines and/or you have any apprehension at all this is the best tour for you
- 5 ziplines ranging from 200 to 1100' in length
- 10 people maximum per tour (great for groups)
- Tandem tours are available for children over 6 years of age and under 70 lbs/32 kgs
- Quick shuttle ride to and from Ziptrek's tour area between Blackcomb & Whistler Mountains
- Suspension bridges & observation decks (different bridges & decks than the other tour)
Ziptrek Tour #2 - The New Tour:
- 5 ziplines ranging from 400 to 2000' in length
- 8 people maximum per tour
- Tandem ziplining is not permitted on this tour
- Quick one way shuttle ride to Ziptrek's tour area between Blackcomb & Whistler Mountains
- Best for people who do not have a great fear of heights and/or have done Tour #1 before and know what ziplines are all about
- Suspension bridges & observation decks (different bridges & decks than the other tour)
- This tour boasts the longest as well as the fastest ziplines in North America
- The longest line on this tour is over 6 football fields and drops more than 20 stories
- This tour has more walking and hiking than the original tour and is a bit more physically challenging
- Guests zipline right back to Whistler Village
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Whistler Ziptrek Ecotour Pricing (Canadian funds, not including GST):
Age 15+: $98 per person
Age 14 & under: $78 per person
Age 65 & over: $78 per person
Whistler TreeTrek Ecotour Pricing (Canadian funds, not including GST):
Age 15+: $39 per person
Age 14 & under: $29 per person
Age 65 & over: $29 per person
