La Fortuna Waterfall, Pontes Suspensas, Volcão Arenal Combo Tour

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.

This combo tour was the absolute highlight of my trip to La Fortuna. It starts early in the morning, but you get dropped back off at your hotel around 3:00 to 4:00 PM, which gives you plenty of time to rest before heading out for the evening. Pickup was perfectly on time, and our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and informational at every single stop. If you are an active person, the tour is pretty easy overall, but it’s manageable for anyone as long as you take your time. You'll hike the base of Arenal Volcano, swim at La Fortuna, eat lunch, and hike Mistico park. The order of events can change depending on rain conditions so that you have the best opportunity to view the full Arenal Volcano as it can often be covered by clouds. At Mistico Park, the guide has a really good eye for spotting wildlife and will often use his telescope so travelers can have a better view. A few quick warnings for booking: La Fortuna waterfall involves walking down about 500 steps. Going down is easy, but hiking back up will definitely get your heart rate flying! Just take breaks and don't rush. Also, the hanging bridges at Mistico Park get pretty high up and they do sway, so keep that in mind if you have a severe fear of heights. Swimming at the waterfall was amazing, though the water is freezing when you first jump in! Keep in mind that they might not let you swim if the water levels are too high for safety, but it's worth it either way. If you aren't a strong swimmer, definitely stick close to the shore because it gets deep fast. A few essentials you should absolutely pack include a rain jacket, poncho, or umbrella (it can rain at any moment!), sunscreen and plenty of water, water shoes (the bottom of the waterfall is super rocky; you can go barefoot, but shoes make it much more comfortable), and a change of clothes if you plan on swimming. There are restrooms at each stop so don't worry if you often need to use it. You can safely leave whatever bags or extra gear you don't need on the bus while you hike. If you do happen to forget any small things like an umbrella or sunscreen, there are shops at the stops where you can buy them. To top it all off, the included lunch was really tasty. You get to choose from 4–5 different options plus a drink, with the ability to buy more if you want. From the scenic views to the wildlife, this is a must-do adventure!

Catalina. Wow she was our tour guide for the day. She did an amazing job that she stood out the most from all the other itineraries that we did. She was nice, informative, and helpful. The tour could be challenging for some people but she always made sure everyone was doing good and capture Fortuna's nature creatures. If we were to go back we hope we run into her and do another tour.

It was a lot of fun, kids really loved the hanging bridges. The volcano hike was a fail cause of the downpour, we were drenched by the time we reached the viewpoint, entire trail was muddy as well. Waterfall was also super fun but unfortunately due to heavy rain and high currents we couldn’t swim in it. Overall I think if the weather was better, it would have been a 10/10.

Our guide Catalina was great. We started out with the lava hike. We hiked for quite a while and then ended up at a lovely café at a very high vantage point with beautiful gardens and a view of the volcano. Then we traveled to Mystico Hanging Bridges. The amount of wildlife she was able to point out was amazing. There is no way we would’ve seen any of those animals on our own. The gardens are beautiful. She set up a camera with an excellent lense, took photos and then shared them with us. Last, we went to the waterfall, so powerful and amazing to see! Bit wait, before we made it back to the first Hotel for drop off she alerted the driver to stop because she had seen a toucan in the trees calling. We were able to get out and view the toucan! Then we proceeded to drop people off and she saw a sloth in the tree and we once again stopped in the parking lot and we’re able to view the sloth for quite some time! Great day of adventure!

Will was a friendly, accommodating and very knowledgeable guide. We got some great views and saw a good selection of wildlife. Lunch was delicious and a very large portion. The 500 steps down to the waterfall and walk back up was worth it.