La Fortuna Waterfall, Hanging Bridges, Arenal Volcano Combo Tour
Description
perfect for nature lovers. perfect for active travelers ideal if you don't have many vacation days. you will see the 3 best attractions in the area You will visit the best parks in the area start of activities early, to avoid the largest number of tourist groups small groups good food you can take photos of monkeys, sloths amphibians reptiles birds and many beautiful landscapes
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Itinerary
The tour starts with a hotel pickup followed by a 30-minute drive to the 1968 Arenal Volcano Park, where you will start your activity, a 2.30 hour hike to the base of Arenal Volcano. The hike is fairly easy and most of it is over flat ground. The goal is to arrive at a Dry lava field from 1968 eruption (this part of the trail is rocky), see it, talk about it and give you all the history about the Arenal Volcano.
La Fortuna Waterfall is an amazing natural spot, about 70-75 meters tall. To get to the bottom, you'll need to go down and then climb back up around 500 steps, but it’s totally worth it. There are safe spots where you can swim and enjoy the fresh water. This is the perfect mix of adventure and tropical beauty in Costa Rica.
You'll spend about 2.5 hours walking through the rainforest, crossing 6 hanging bridges and 10 regular ones over a 3.2-km trail at Mistico Hanging Bridges. Along the way, you’ll get awesome panoramic views of the volcano and the whole ecosystem surrounding the forest. Just remember, this is a tropical forest, so rain is definitely a possibility—so bring something waterproof!
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Free pick-ups are only for hotels in the Fortuna area. If your hotel does not appear on the list, you can go to the different meeting points. Our staff will tell you which one is the most convenient for you and also the pick-up time. . There is no pickup in the San Jose area, or in the Guanacaste area small groups We pick up early to avoid as many people on the trails and maximize the opportunity to find wildlife
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Reviews(1,840)
Our tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly and interacted with every member of the group and was attentive to group members that had injuries and adjusted the pace of the group well. It was a fun trip , but your calves will hurt for days after doing the waterfall lol.
Catalina our tour guide was amazing. The food was great. We enjoyed all 3 activities we did. 10/10 recommend!
We had a wonderful tour with our tour guide Brian. Unfortunately, it rained the entire time which is completely out of their control. They had still fun time hiking the 1968 lava flow and despite the entire volcano being obstructed by clouds the entire time we still saw a lot of beautiful rainforest and lava rocks. We were blessed with 3/4 view of the volcano upon descending when the clouds started depart and the sun came out. Brian and his team were patient enough to allow us to get enough photographs. We then moved on to the hanging bridges mystical park where we saw so many different insects and animals and reptiles in a beautiful rainforest and enjoyed crossing six hanging bridges. Though it continued to rain sporadically, the amount of wildlife that we saw that Brian captured through his scope and on his iPhone was spectacular and he shared these photos with the group at the end. He had a wonderful lunch at soda Fortuna. And then moved onto the La Fortuna waterfall. We were hit with torrential Lorraine as we descended towards the base, but it made for a unique experience with a very forceful waterfall. We do not have time to swim, obviously, because of the amount of rainfall and came up to 500 stairs and was allowed time to rest at the top at the bar and coffee shop. But it was all worth it because at the end the clouds had dumped all their moisture on the ground and the odd Anil volcano was seen 100% without obstruction by the end of the trip which was a special blessing because it was covered for the remaining four days that we were there transportation was comfortable and convenient, and though I forgot the name of his driver, I appreciate being able to leave our valuables safely in the van when we are out on excursions I would definitely recommend this trip.
This was a fantastic tour, it covered so many things. Our tour guide, Wilber, was personable and enthusiastic about sharing his knowledge with us. He made sure to engage with everyone in our group. Our driver made each part of our journey comfortable and safe. The lunch stop was delicious and such a cute place. Thanks for a memorable day!
Katalina has an incredible eye and discovered animals that we would never have seen otherwise. Thanks to her and the knowledge (not only about the flora and fauna of Costa Rica ;-)) that she shared, the tour was simply great despite the rain, and it was not at all bad that we could not go down to the waterfall. The lunch was also very, very delicious. Thanks also to Giovanni, our driver.
Our guide Will was super nice and informative and was really good at spotting different animals in the rainforest we would never see on our own. He was friendly, helpful and took photos for us, and was careful. On our tour we were told it was unusually very rainy, so he was careful about the activities.
Our guide was knowledgeable and entertaining. She is a smart lady and has an eye for botanical detail. She found us awesome views, snakes/frogs etc. It was a beautiful day full of information and natural beauty!
Amazing tour! Must book when in La Fortuna!!!
Tour guide picked up on time and was very helpful and knowledgeable. Hanging bridges tour was great, got to see and hear monkeys and other critters. The volcano tour was nice, but I was expecting to see a crater or something, but it was the place of a very old eruption, I was less impressed with this leg of the tour, but guide gave us lots of history of the volcano which was interesting. The waterfall was amazing, but lots of steps! We are in moderate shape and we're huffing pretty good until we got back up. Heavy rain closed the swimming portion, but nothing anyone could do about that. Overall very happy with the experience.
Decent trip around the volcano with an easy hike, a walk through the forest with wildlife, and a dip in the waterfall area. The lunch was much better than expected and our guide Will was very entertaining.
