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Costa Rica -

The popular canopy tour options available at Costa Rica's Mahogany Park in San José include an amazing zip-line flight over the rain forest. One of the first-ever recreational zip lines was built in the Costa Rican jungle in 1979, and it's remained a destination of choice for zipliners ever since.

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United Arab Emirates -

The current title holder of the world's longest zip line is Jebel Jais Flight in the UAE, as noted by Guinness World Records. It measures an incredible single unbroken span of 2,831 m (9,290 ft) and is located at Jebel Jais, in Ras Al Khaimah.

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New Zealand -

Known as the "Island of Wine" for the numerous vineyards that embroider the interior, Waiheke Island on New Zealand's North Island is the location of EcoZip Adventure, where gigantic zip lines are set across wineries, valleys, and ancient forests.

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Laos -

One of Asia's top zip-line outfits can be found in Laos. The Gibbon Experience is a zip line on a mission to promote forest conservation. A  tourism-based sustainable environmental project, it is mainly known for its canopy setups featuring incredible tree houses and fantastic zip lines.

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Zimbabwe -

Have you got the nerve to ride the zip line set above the raging waters of the Zambezi River at Batoka Gorge in Zimbabwe? You fly for over 425 m (1,394 ft) at 120 m (393 ft) above the churning cauldron.

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USA -

Alaska's Tongass National Forest near Ketchikan can be explored from a zip line that arrows through this rare and pristine environment, home to many species of endangered flora and fauna.

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Puerto Rico -

Soar through the air head-first on Puerto Rico's "The Monster" zip line at Toro Verde Adventure Park. It's approximately 2.4 km (1.5 mi) long and reaches 365 m (1,200 ft) high, picking up speeds of up to 144 kph (90 mph).

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Haiti -

One of the longest overwater zip lines in the world can be experienced in the Caribbean, at Labadee Island in Haiti. It's known as the Dragon's Breath, and stretches across a sparkling blue bay.

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Ecuador -

The amazing zip-line flight against the Manto de la Novia waterfall in Baños de Agua Santa, Ecuador, is a truly memorable experience.

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Canada -

WildPlay Niagara Falls Zipline to the Falls, an operation based in Ontario, Canada, is an astonishing flight without features and affords awesome views of the mighty Niagara.

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USA -

The Flyin' Hawaiian on Maui is the longest zip-line course in the Hawaiian Islands. It carries adventurers 182 m (160 ft) over nine different valleys and 11 different ridges, passing impressive volcanic cones and double-tiered waterfalls along the way.

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Russia -

Moscow appeases thrill-seekers with a zip line over the Moskva River, set from Vorobyovy Gory ("Sparrow Hills") observation point to the Luzhniki national stadium.

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USA -

Stowe, a town in Vermont, is home to the acclaimed Stowe Mountain Resort. A top-notch skiing destination, the resort also offers up an exciting program of outdoor pursuits, including zip lining. Come here in the fall and it's like flying over a quilt of gold, yellow, and orange.

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Colombia -

Breaching Colombia's yawning Chicamocha Canyon, carved over millennia by the Chicamocha River, looks relatively easy, as this zip-lining quartet and their guide demonstrate. Just don't look down!

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Italy -

The super fast Volo dell'Angelo ("Flight of the Angel") zip line in Castelmezzano, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, connects the picturesque village with Pietrapertosa, its mirror opposite, by rocketing over the Dolomites.

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Spain -

Running over 180 m (590 ft) through the stunning UNESCO World Heritage Site that is Toledo, the city's zip-line attraction also runs parallel to the medieval Puente de San Martín, and lets you soar across the Tajo River.

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Brazil -

A zip liner appears to be walking on water when viewed from the zip line launch point set over the beach at Morro de São Paulo, in Brazil's Bahia state.

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Wales -

Zip World in Penrhyn Quarry near the town of Bangor in North Wales has been repurposed as the UK's premiere zip-line attraction.

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Croatia -

Traveling the zip line set across the Pazin Cave and the Pazinčica River in Croatia is akin to flying over an enormous abyss.

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Dominican Republic -

Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic is applauded for its cluster of zip-line and aerial adventure parks. Seven lines run across the magnificent Valley of the Monkey Jungle estate.

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Norway -

From the summit of lofty cliffs, Mosjøen's zip line arrows over a stunning Helgeland mountain environment and past the tumbling Vefsna River to end on Sjøgata Street, in the heart of the town.

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USA -

The remarkable SlotZilla Zip Line in Las Vegas features a higher, prone-position line and a lower, sitting zip line.

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Montenegro -

What's the most thrilling way to forge the Tara River Canyon in Montenegro's Durmitor National Park? Harness yourself and a partner perhaps to the double zip line that spans this amazing natural wonder.

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Costa Rica -

Tourists are pictured zip lining through the canopy of the rain forest in the Rincón de La Vieja Volcano National Park, in north-western Costa Rica.

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USA -

Colorado is blessed with several zip lining options, with many offering unrivaled views of Mount Elbert and Mount Massive.

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France -

Grenoble in France lures adrenaline junkies with an awesome zip line that's located near Fort de La Bastille, a 19th-century fortress set 264 m (866 ft) above the city.

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Mexico -

Visitors to La Rumorosa in Baja California can enjoy a bird's-eye view of the region's mountains from a zip line set up near the town. The La Rumorosa area contains Native American cave paintings, which are the primary tourist draw.

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Switzerland -

The lowlands footing the Swiss Alps provide great opportunities for those seeking a zip-line fix. Forest Fun Park at Zermatt is a favorite destination.

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Spain -

Límite Zero, the zip-line operation based in Sanlúcar de Guadiana, Huelva, is currently the only cross-border zip line in the world, the cable stretching as it does across the Guadiana River into Portugal, at Alcoutim in the Algarve.

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Belize -

The Jaguar Jungle Camp near Belize City is a mecca for adventure tourists. Options include zip lining emerald-hued rainforest canopies, and passing an ancient Mayan ceremonial cave along the way.

Sources: (Guinness World Records)

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