Zip lining for kids

[OnTheBrink]

My kids are 7 and 11. They weigh 58 and 61 pounds. We'll be in Roatan in July and both would love to zip line. Is this an option for kids? Are there age/weight/height limits?

 

 

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[cb at sea]

Contact the zip-line folks....there ARE weight/age restrictions...safety reasons, but they can answer those questions for you! There's probably more than one zip-line....google it!

[Mack2]

We did Roatan 3 years ago in 2009... I did the tour with Victor Bodden... did the zip line thing at his place with my kids.

 

My daughter was 5

 

My boys were 7 and 10, respectively.

 

What I remember being nice about that tour was that Bodden used a double cable for safety (as you can see in the one photo). The lines weren't at too much of an angle, so speed was not an isue, although sometimes they had to lump two kids together to get momentum enough to make it to the next platform.

 

 

Safety-wise... they didn't use helmets at the time. I don't know if that has changed over the past 3 years. Not even sure it would be necessary. The longest zip line was maybe 500 feet? Not HIGH ADVENTURE, but mild enough for the kids.

 

The youngest kid on our tour was 4... He zipped with his mom in the beginning, then with the guide, and by the end... he was zipping solo.

 

A good day.

[OnTheBrink]

Thank you, Mack!!

 

 

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[MichelleChell]

My daughter who is 9 and 59 pounds zipped at South Shore Zip. It was fantastic and she cant wait to do it again. I highly recommend them for kids and they have a guide zip with them for there safety. We went with Christopher Tours and had a private driver all day. I suggest asking for Dario for your driver. He will protect you and your kids like you are family. Also there is a little monkey at South Shore they will bring out for the kids!

[MichelleChell]

No helmets? That's not safe.

[dnj1]

I googled...with no luck. Anyone find a place for kids to zip-line in Cozumel or Jamaica?

[mitsugirly]

We did the zip line with Bodden last September. My daughter was 3 at the time. Even though their website said she would have to tandem with a parent, when we got to the first zip, she wanted to go by herself...and did. She did all of the zips by herself with the exception of 2 because she was so light that she would not make it to the end.

 

They do have you wear helmets there. ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Needless to say...she had a BLAST!!

[HPEmom]

We did a Victor Bodden tour Dec 2010. My family of 5 had a blast. They said my youngest, was they youngest they ever had. He ziplined tandem with me and he was 26 months old! They even had a helmet for him. My 5 year old and 12 year old went - no issues at all. Have fun.

[QLUVS2CRUZ]

Peat Taylor does zipline in Jamaica. You could check on his website and see about weight requirements. We used him for a different tour in Jamaica and would recommend his tour company.

[Mom2B&Z]

My kids are 7 and 11. They weigh 58 and 61 pounds. We'll be in Roatan in July and both would love to zip line. Is this an option for kids? Are there age/weight/height limits?

 

 

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We did the Bodden zip line in January 2012. There are helmets, for children and adults. The lines are not high or long, and there is no breaking...all you do is hold onto the machinery loading you on the line and that's it.

I did the course with my almost 7yo (55lbs) and he was fine. I am a stickler for safety, and while I recognize there are inherent risks in hanging yourself off a piece of metal wire (!), I felt comfortable taking him. My 4 yo (35lbs) could have gone with me in tandem, but he didn't want to go which was fine with me.