This adventure begins when you arrive at the stables and the guides give you a safety briefing. You then get fitted up with your equipment, mount up, and ride 45 minutes through a pasture and wooded area that is host to monkeys, sloth, toucans, and other birds. When you arrive at the canopy, you are given all of the necessary equipment. Continue with a short hike through the forest where a guide gives an informative narration about the forests, plants, and trees that prevail in this kind of tropical area. This canopy is at the foot of the mountain range where Arenal volcano is located. The view of the volcano from within this humid rainforest is spectacular. The treetop canopy has 12 platforms at an elevation of 150 feet and 10 zip lines, the shortest cable is 195ft. and the longest is 1200ft. If you would prefer just doing the Canopy Tour, without horses please advise the agent at the time of booking. The total time required for horseback riding and canopy tour is approximately 4.5 hours. The Canopy Tour without horseback riding takes 3.5 hours.