Tours/La Fortuna/The Mistico Hanging Bridges
Viator · group up to 10 pax

The Mistico Hanging Bridges

4.8(42)La Fortuna1 hour
VIATOR4.7(30)TRIPADVISOR5.0(12)

Description

Arenal Volcano Rainforest & Natural History Tour – ( HANGING BRIDGES TOUR ) This is the quintessential Arenal Volcano tour to do when you’re in La Fortuna! Discover a natural paradise of trails and hanging bridges as you stroll along the beautiful natural paths of the Mystic Park. Connect with nature and observe the flora and fauna from a more intimate perspective while you have the opportunity to walk through the forest, hang from the branches or fly above the treetops like an eagle. Admire the stunning views from La Catarata Bridge and learn more about the rainforest with the help of a naturalist guide. Hear about the animal life, geography, history of the region and admire stunning views of the volcano, depending on the weather. This tour is adventure in the rainforest in Arenal, where you can explore and see animals, plants, and take lot pictures.

Tour Options

The Mistico Hanging Bridges
  • Pickup included

Itinerary

Admission included180 min

Arenal Hanging Bridges is a beautiful , environmentally -friendly project located near the Arenal Volcano. There are trails and bridges that bring you as close as you could ever hope to get to the birds, the flowers and the lush vegetation of this primary rainforest. Walk right into the forest along over 3 km of hanging bridges overlooking the tree canopy and along easy, safe, and beautiful trails with views of the Arenal Volcano. The wonderful hike in Rainforest tour, with the hanging bridge, diferents animals and plants.

Highlights

Bottled water
Bilingual Naturalist guide (Spanish and English)
Air-conditioned minibus
All Fees and Taxes

What's included

Included
Bottled water
Bilingual Naturalist guide (Spanish and English)
Air-conditioned minibus
All Fees and Taxes
Not included
Gratuities for driver and naturalist guide (optional)
Alcoholic and additional non-alcoholic beverages
Lunch
Rain gear or hiking pole rentals

Pickup Locations & Times

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION La Fortuna, San Carlos. DEPARTURE TIME 7:30am or 1:30pm

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Reviews(42)

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Christopher_F
August 20, 2026
Our guide was amazing....

Our guide was amazing. She was very knowledgeable about the area. We had a wonderful time! We would recommend.

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Ines_H
August 17, 2026
Luís is a great professional and an even better person!!!

What a great experience, thank you so much to Luís, an experienced guide who gave us more than one could expect, professional, kind, sensitive to nature, and very generous; we saw snakes, toucans, birds, the sloth, in short, a dream!!! Thanks to Eduardo the driver!

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Andrea_C
August 17, 2026
Wonderful Tour!!

We really enjoyed this short 2 - 3 hour tour! It was our first time in La Fortuna, Costa Rica and we knew we needed to do this tour while we were there! We really enjoyed the walk and hanging bridges. Our tour guide Monica was very upbeat and knowledgeable about the creatures we saw there. We stopped at the right amount of times. I would say that it was a moderate hike that was nice to do with family. We 10/10 recommend this tour!!

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Kevin_C
August 4, 2026
Great tour!

My wife and kids (ages 7 and 9) and I all really enjoyed our Mistico Hanging Bridges tour. Our guide was Monica, and she was great--very friendly and knowledgeable! With her help, we saw two pit vipers, a motmot bird, monkeys, poison dart frogs, iguanas, a basilisk, a nesting hummingbird, a tarantula, and even a glass frog. Best of all, with her help we were able to get great pictures of all of these animals! Our tour was at 8am, but I was still sweating like crazy, so be sure to dress appropriately.

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Salvador_C
August 2, 2026
The unhappy tour guide

This tour left a lot to be desired. The location itself is amazing, but our guide, Carlos, made the experience disappointing. My wife was celebrating her 50th birthday and mentioned that seeing a toucan was at the top of her wish list. Carlos responded by calling her "caprichosa" (spoiled), which came across as rude and dismissive. We also booked an English tour, but it ended up being bilingual. While we understand Spanish, having every explanation repeated in two languages made the tour feel slow and repetitive. At one point, when we walked just a few steps ahead while waiting, Carlos called us "impatient," which we found unprofessional and insulting. He also seemed frustrated whenever we asked questions. Meanwhile, when our group was stopped on a bridge, he spent 10–15 minutes giving detailed travel advice to a family that wasn't even part of the paid tour, while those of us who had paid simply waited. Unfortunately, he didn't point out much wildlife, and by the end we found ourselves following other tour groups whose guides were enthusiastically spotting animals with telescopes and sharing fascinating facts about the rainforest. I regret paying for this tour. If I visit again, I'd skip the paid guided tour.

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Stacy_N
July 23, 2026
Great experience and we...

Great experience and we had an awesome guide! We saw dart frogs, spider monkeys, and a ton of other stuff. The bridges were great! Definitely recommend!

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Lynn_C
July 16, 2026
Our guide Danny was...

Our guide Danny was amazing. He showed us wildlife. We would’ve never seen on our own, was very sensitive to my fear of heights and made the tour enjoyable for everybody.

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Danielle_P
July 14, 2026
Exceptional tour guide

We had an excellent experience with Monica. Our car was right on time for pickup and we were a group of about 10-- Monica remembered all of our names within the first five minutes. She did a great job on the tour of spotting various animals and despite the heavy rain we managed to see a howler monkey, a sloth, an eyelash viper, a tarantula , and a tiny little poison dart frog. She was great with our kids and kept them engaged as well! We highly recommend using a tour for the Mistico hanging bridges, we definitely would not have seen all these animals on our own and we learned so much!

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vixen76
July 14, 2026
Great tour and went above and beyond!

Well worth booking, you see so much more with a guide and it made transport so much easier. Danny was a great guide, very knowledgeable and a great dry sense of humour! He took great pictures for us using his scope so we came away with some fantastic photos. He and his driver also pulled over on the way home as they spotted some sloths in a tree. He again took some photos and video for us! So kind of them to do this outside of the tour. I highly recommend this tour.

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Tammy_R
July 5, 2026
Everywhere you look, there's something new to see

Our guide, Byron and Steven picked us up from our hotel and took us into the rainforest to experience this tour. Byron was very knowledgeable about the rainforest. We walked about 2+ miles and crossed over 7 hanging bridges. Each guide carried a spotting scope to see the creatures, you're able to take pics with your camera too. Make sure you look up, down, over, in, everywhere because there are critters everywhere. We saw monkeys, snakes, leaf cutters, owls, butterflies, and birds just to name a few. The bridges were beautiful to cross. If you're lucky there's a waterfall you can venture down to if the weather is favorable.

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