Maui and the Hawaiian islands
Every Maui zipline tour, compared: the best courses on the island
Maui zipline tours compared on one page: line counts, longest spans, platform heights and weight limits, gathered course by course so you can see the real differences between the best Maui ziplines before you pick one.
- Courses documented
- 7across four islands
- Currently operating
- 5verified against operators
- Longest line on record
- 3,600ft, Maui, now closed
- Fields per course
- 9same fields, every course
The course directory
Maui zipline tours compared, course by course
The same nine fields for every course, so the comparison is real rather than promotional. Two of the island's best known courses are no longer running, and most guides still list them as if nothing had changed.
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| Course | Island | Lines | Longest line | Rider weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapalua ZiplinesOpenWest Maui | Maui | 6 | ~2,000 ft | 60 lbs - 250 lbs |
| Skyline Ka'anapaliOpenWest Maui | Maui | 8 | 1,000 ft | 80 lbs - 260 lbs |
| CLIMB Works Keana FarmsOpenNorth Shore | Oahu | 8 | ~2,400 ft | 70 lbs - 270 lbs |
| Koloa ZiplineOpenSouth Shore | Kauai | 8 | 2,500 ft | 70 lbs - 280 lbs |
| Umauma ZiplineOpenHamakua Coast | Hawaii | 9 | 2,200 ft | 35 lbs - 275 lbs |
Each cable is drawn to scale against the longest line on record (3,600 ft). Height bars scale to 600 ft, weight windows to 300 lbs. A dash means the operator does not publish that figure. Weight limits are the rider's own weight, not the harness rating.
How to choose
The best Maui ziplines by what you actually want
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There is no single best Maui zipline, and any guide that names one is guessing on your behalf. What changes the day is the shape of the terrain, which is why the Maui zipline tours here are compared field by field rather than ranked. A ridge course on the west side gives you channel views across to Lanai and Molokai, and it is dry and warm almost every afternoon. An upcountry course sits in real forest at altitude, which means cooler air, taller trees and a genuine sense of height under the platforms. Ziplining Maui is not one experience repeated at six addresses.
If you are comparing Maui ziplines for children, the binding constraint is almost never age. It is the minimum rider weight, because a light rider stalls before the end of a long line and has to be retrieved. Umauma on the Big Island starts at 35 lbs, which is unusually low. Kapalua sets 60 lbs and also asks for a minimum height, since the harness has to sit correctly. Read the weight column first and the age column second.
If what you want is speed and exposure, compare the longest-line and maximum-height columns together. A course can have eight lines and still feel gentle if none of them clears a thousand feet. The reverse is also true: a short course with one very long finale often reads as the more thrilling day. Among the Maui zipline tours here, a dual-line course lets two people ride side by side, which matters more to most families than raw length.
Superlatives
The longest, the tallest, the strangest
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- Longest, world
- 2.83kmJebel Jais Flight, United Arab Emirates
- Greatest vertical drop
- 600mLa Tyrolienne, Val Thorens, France
- Longest in Hawaii
- 3,600ftFlyin' Hawaiian, Maui, closed
- Only underground course
- CavernMega Zips, Kentucky
Guides
Where to fly, and what to know first
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The best ziplines in Maui, from Upcountry to the West Maui ridges
Which courses take young children, which ones are genuinely fast, and how the two sides of the island differ in wind, view and drive time.
9 min - 02
Are ziplines safe? What the hardware and the numbers actually say
Redundant braking, dual trolleys, cable tensile ratings and what the recorded injury rate per hundred thousand rides really means.
11 min - 03
Ten of the craziest zip lines in the world, measured
From a flooded Kentucky cavern to a 2.8 kilometre desert span, ranked on the figures rather than the marketing copy.
14 min - 04
The best zipline destinations on the planet
Costa Rica, Alaska, the Alps and the Pacific, with what each one is genuinely best at and when to go.
12 min
Common questions
The things people actually ask before booking a Maui zipline, answered with the figures rather than reassurance. Anything missing is worth telling us about.
Which Maui zipline is the longest?
The longest single line ever built on Maui is the 3,600 ft finale at Flyin' Hawaiian in Wailuku, but that course has been closed since 2024. Among the courses currently operating, Kapalua has the longest lines on the island, several of them approaching half a mile, run as side-by-side pairs.
Is Piiholo Ranch Zipline still open?
No. The Upcountry course at Piiholo Ranch is no longer operating. Its seven lines ran above Makawao, well inland of the resort coast, and the specifications stay in the directory as part of the island's record.
What is the weight limit for ziplining in Hawaii?
Across the courses in this directory the range runs from 35 lbs to 280 lbs, and each operator sets its own figures. The low end exists because a rider who is too light will not carry to the end of a long line; the high end is a harness and braking limit. Confirm the number with the operator, since some courses apply a different limit on tandem lines.
How old does a child have to be to zipline?
The minimums in this directory run from four to ten years old, but weight is the tighter constraint in practice. A seven-year-old who weighs less than the minimum will not be able to ride, whatever the age rule says.
How much does a Hawaii zipline tour cost?
Roughly $150 to $250 per adult across the courses here, with the shorter Kauai course at the low end and the nine-line waterfall course on the island of Hawaii at the top. Price is deliberately not a column in the comparison table: it is the figure that changes fastest and the one every operator already publishes clearly, so a static table would only go stale and mislead.
How long does a zipline tour take?
Plan on half a day rather than an hour. A six to nine line course typically runs two and a half to four hours including the safety briefing, the transfer up the hill and the walks between platforms. The flying itself is a small fraction of that, which surprises most first-timers.
What should you wear ziplining?
Closed-toe shoes that will stay on, shorts or trousers rather than a skirt or a loose dress, and hair tied back. Leave anything that can swing: a phone on a lanyard, a loose bag, dangling jewellery. Sunglasses need a retainer strap, and on the upland courses bring a layer, because it is reliably cooler at the platforms than at the coast.
Do you need to book in advance?
Yes, and specifically for the first slots of the day. Morning tours have lighter trade winds and clearer channel views, so they sell out first, and on Oahu the single serious course carries the traffic of the most visited island in the state.
How do I book a course from the directory?
Bookings are made with each operator direct. Every row names the operator running the course, so the route from a line in the comparison to a reservation is one step, and the figures can be read side by side first.