Canoeing Safari
This relaxing nature tour begins with a brief instruction in paddling by our experienced guide to ensure your safety and comfort.
Floating downriver by canoe you will enjoy both the slow pace of the river and the peace of the surrounding rainforest.
The brilliant green waters, the numerous brightly coloured birds and a delicious, freshly prepared “river lunch” on an inviting riverbank makes this an unforgettable trip.
Departure at: 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Return at: 1:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Included: Transportation, naturalist guide, equipment, river lunch for the morning tour or fruits in the afternoon tour.
What to bring: Swimsuit, light clothing/shorts, tennis shoes or trekking sandals, sunscreen, a hat, water, binoculars and/or camera.
Caño Negro
The wildlife reserve Caño Negro is one of the most important reserves for incredible bird watching and observation of wildlife in Costa Rica. Caño Negro is also home for many sloths, monkeys, caimans, bats as well as numerous tropical plants.
After a welcome drink and a snack, we slowly and silently cruise to this exceptional national refuge in our comfortable boat where you can enjoy the beautiful flora and fauna.
Upon return you will be served a typical, delicious lunch in the restaurant “El Caiman” which is nicely placed on the riverbank of “Rio Frio”.
Departure: 7:30 a.m.
Return: 4:00 p.m.
Included: Transport, naturalist guide, welcome drink and snack, water, entrance fee, and a typical Costa Rican lunch.
What to bring: Light and comfortable clothing, tennis or trekking shoes, sunhat, sun cream, camera and binoculars.
Caño Negro by Canoe
This trip is an inviting variation from the normal Cano Negro day tour.
Explore the wildlife refuge by canoe and paddle down the Rio Frio or Rio Los Patos.
If you only have one day and want to see a wide range of wildlife, trip is a favorite.
Departure: 6:00 a.m.
Return: 5:00 p.m.
Included: Transport, naturalist guide, typical breakfast and lunch in the restaurant “El Caiman”, and entrance fee.
What to bring: Light clothing/shorts, tennis shoes or trekking sandals, sunscreen, a hat, bottled water and especially your binoculars and/or camera.
Celeste River
This unique hike combines nature's beauty with a great opportunity to observe the wonderful flora and fauna.
During our hike through the Tenorio Volcano National Park we pass by the River Celeste Lagoon and walk along two crystal clear streams coming together to form the Rio Celeste.
Here the clear waters mysteriously change into a beautiful bright, light-blue color (hence the name “Light-Blue River”).
Walking on trails into the jungle we visit an area where volcanic smoke is expelled at high temperatures from the ground.
The stunning colored Rio Celeste Waterfall where you can enjoy a refreshing swim in its natural pools will be waiting for you at the end of the path.
Departure: 8:00 a.m.
Return: 4.00 p.m.
Included: Transport, naturalist guide, park entrance, drinks and lunch.
What to bring: Comfortable trekking shoes, comfortable clothing, swimsuit, drinking water, insect repellent, camera and binoculars.
Canoeing in Lake Arenal
Come and enjoy the unique experience of canoeing on Lake Arenal with unbeatable views of the Arenal Volcano and its lush green surroundings.
You will explore various areas of the lake in search of exotic wildlife such as monkeys and beautifully colored tropical birds.
To further enjoy the serenity, you will stop over on a small island where we will serve you some of the fresh tropical fruit of Costa Rica.
Don't leave Arenal without this experience!
Departure: 8:00 a.m.
Return: 12:15 p.m.
Included: Transport, naturalist guide, tropical fruit
What to bring: Light clothing/shorts, tennis shoes or trekking sandals, sunscreen, a hat, bottled water and especially your binoculars and/or camera.
Safari Float by Raft
Don’t miss this outstanding tour on the quiet waters of Peñas Blancas River on our inflatable rafts.
You will experience a relaxing half day tour, led by our bilingual naturalist guide. An expert in Safari adventures, he will provide a safe environment and point out the beautiful flora and fauna of this region.
Animals like sloths, monkeys, toucans, crocodiles, Jesus Christ Lizards and turtles might cross your way, including seeing the colorful world of tropical birds.
Departures at: 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Return at: 1:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Included: Transportation, bilingual naturalist guide, fruits or a visit to the Don Pedro farm.
What to bring: Light clothing/shorts, tennis shoes or trekking sandals, sunscreen, a hat, bottled water and especially your binoculars and/or camera.
Arenal Volcano Hot Water Springs Tour
Join us on a trail through the rainforest below the Arenal Volcano where you have the possibility of spotting monkeys and a large variety of birds, including toucans and trogons.
We end our walk with a refreshing beverage and a magnificent view of Arenal Volcano, where, with a bit of luck, you can see the flowing lava of Costa Rica’s most active volcano.
This stunning experience is followed by a relaxing soak in the nearby hot springs with pools of various water temperatures.
Departures at: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Return at: 12:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Included: Transportation, naturalist guide, entrance fees, beverage and, if desired, entrance fee to the hot springs. Tabacon, Ecotermales, Baldi or The Springs
What to bring: Comfortable trekking shoes, comfortable clothing, drinking water, insect repellent, camera and binoculars.
Safari by Kayak
This tour is great for experiencing the beautiful flora and fauna native to Costa Rica, while learning basic kayaking techniques, along this great river.
Your tour guide will identify and provide information about many different species of plants and animals.
While you kayak along this slowly flowing river you can observe animals like reptiles, sloths, monkeys and otters and an incredible amount of tropical birds like toucans, herons and kingfishers - all well hidden within the tropical rainforest.
Departures at: 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Return at: 1:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Included: Transportation, bilingual naturalist guide, and a lunch of tropical fruit.
What to bring: Light clothing/shorts, tennis shoes or trekking sandals, sunscreen, a hat, bottled water and especially your binoculars and/or camera.
Green Macaw Overnight Trip
Stay in a charming lodge and paddle and walk in a remote, virgin, northern rainforest
Experience the natural highlights of one of the most remote lodges and virgin rainforests in the country with over 382 species of birds. This trip includes both paddling and walking, and offers the possibility of seeing the rare Great Green Macaw. Day one: Start your trip with a 4 to 5 hour casual morning paddle on Rio Tres Amigos. Day 2: Guests can choose between a later start with breakfast on the balcony while watching the antics of toucans, parrots and many other birds OR an early morning start to hike into the virgin rainforest to experience the diversity and splendor of the flora and fauna.
Departure: 8:00 a.m.
Return: 5:00 p.m. On day 2
Included: Transportation, naturalist guide, meals, lodging, and entrance fees.
What to bring: Swimsuit, light clothing/shorts, tennis shoes or trekking sandals, sunscreen, a hat, water, binoculars and/or camera.
Combination Tour
This tour starts with a visit to the Arenal Hanging Bridges for a 3 km hike. Afterwards we will go to the La Fortuna Waterfall where you can swim in an inviting pool at the base of the waterfall. Following that, enjoy lunch in La Fortuna followed by a hike in the Arenal Volcano rainforest which includes a walk to the lava view point. Last, but not least, we will stop at Tabacon Hot Springs to soak in the natural pools and have an enjoyable buffet dinner.
Departure: 7:30 a.m.
Return: 9:30 p.m.
Included: Transportation, entrance fees, naturalist guide, lunch, dinner and drinks.
What to bring: Comfortable clothing, walking shoes, insect repellent, swim suit, towel, camera, binoculars, and a change of clothes and sandals.
Cerro Chato Hike
We begin this tour with a minibus ride around Arenal Volcano to the “Observatory Lodge Hotel”. There we start the steep hike to the summit of “Cerro Chato”. On the way we will cross a very compact virgin rainforest. From the summit we will walk down to the green lagoon, an old volcano-crater, where we can swim, take pictures and discover the surroundings. Afterwards, we will visit the La Fortuna waterfall where you can enjoy a refreshing swim.
Departure: 8:00 a.m.
Return: 2:45 p.m.
Included: Transportation, naturalist guide, entrance fees, entrance to the waterfall and a boxed lunch.
What to bring: Comfortable trekking shoes, comfortable clothing, drinking water, insect repellent, camera and binoculars.
The Best of Arenal
Tour highlights, safari float, rafting on Rio Balsa, rain forest walk, Volcan Arenal and see lava and hot springs.
Float on the quiet waters of the Peñas Blancas River in an inflatable raft. Our expert safari guide will show you the beautiful flora and fauna of the region. See animals like sloths, monkeys, toucans, crocodiles, turtles, tropical birds, and if you are lucky, you will see a Jesus Christ lizard walk on water.
In the early afternoon you will go white-water rafting on the Balsa River. No experience is necessary for those ages 7 to 55. Know how to swim even though life jackets and helmets will be provided.
Take a walk through the rainforest below the Arenal Volcano to possibly see monkeys and a variety of birds ending with a refreshing beverage with a magnificent view of the volcano. With luck you will see the flowing lava of Costa Rica´s most active volcano. To end this perfect day, soak in the hot springs with pools of various water temperatures.
Departure: 7:30 a.m.
Return: 9:30 p.m.
Included: Transportation, naturalist river guide, lunch, hot spring and dinner, entrance fees,beverage
What to bring: Comfortable clothing, walking shoes, insect repellent, swim suit, towel, camera, binoculars, and a change of clothes and sandals.
Arenal and La Fortuna White Water Rafting
Beautiful world-class rafting rivers abound here in Costa Rica. You will see many birds, lots of rainforest wildlife and views of the Arenal Volcano. The Balsa River is ideal for first-time river rafters rated 2 or 3 with rolling rapids to float upon. This is an ideal half-day tour because it is close and you will not spend a lot of time traveling to and from it.
No experience is necessary for this tour, but it is advised that you know how to swim, even though you will be given life jackets to wear. This tour is recommended for ages 7 to 65 whether you are a first-timer or an expert.
Departure: 11:00 a.m.
Return: 3:30 p.m.
Included: Included: Transport, professional, bilingual guides, safety kayaker and lunch
What to bring: What to bring: Secure shoes, clothes to get wet in and dry clothes to change into.
Arenal Hanging Bridges is a new tourism attraction in La Fortuna, only 4 km (2.5 miles) west of Tabacón within a 250 hectare (618 acre) reserve of primary forest. Visitor who love nature can enjoy 15 bridges from 5 to 100 meters long, friendly design along 3 km rain forest circuit of interpretive trails built with paving blocks to prevent slipping. The bridges are build of aluminum, galvanized steel and concrete, to ensure maximum security for their visitors. They were designed by structural engineers with the most demanding safety margins in the world. Guided by a naturalist, who through the natural history will open for you the doors of a fascinating and colorful Tropical Rain Forest world. The imposing vistas of the Volcano from the hanging bridges over the forest, make a perfect combination for an unforgettable experience.
The view of the volcano from within this rain and very humid forest is spectacular. The tree top canopy has twelve platforms and ten zip lines. The platforms are 150 feet from the ground. The shortest cable is 195 ft. and the longest is 1200 ft. The adventure begins when you arrive at the stables, then you get fitted up with your equipment, mount up, and ride 45 minutes through a pasture and wooded area that is host to monkeys, sloths, toucans, and other birds. When you arrive at the canopy, you are given the balance of the necessary equipment. Then we continue with a short hike through the forest where a guide gives an informative narration about the forests, plants, and trees that prevail in this kind of tropical area. This activity can also be done with no horses. If you do not wish to horseback ride and would prefer just doing the Canopy Tour, please advice the agent at the time the reservation is made.
The length of the tour is approximately four hours; from La Fortuna we have to go 5 ½ kilometers to the southeast. We spend 1 ½ hours to get to the rest site of the horses. A beautiful example of the Costa Rican country site will be found along the way, cattle farms and agriculture, also the chance to see some birds as oropendolas and tucans. After that you have to walk five hundred meters into the forest to get to the waterfall, which is 70 meters high. At the base of the waterfall there is a “natural pool” where we can swim in the fresh water of La Fortuna river for about one hour.
The caves were formed during the Miocene period, 15 or 20 million years ago. For many years they were under sea level and due to tectonic movements they surfaced. The Guatuzos aborigines discovered the caves. Limestone rocks, stalactites, stalagmites and corals, form most of the caves. The whimsical stone formations are formed by the underground river. The length of the tour into the caves is 1 ½ hour, during this time we will find marine fossils, and also bats, spiders and crickets. Because we will have to walk through the river and waterfalls from the upper part of the cave, we recommend our customers to take light clothes, hiking shoes and extra clothes to be able to change when they finish the exploration of the caves. The equipment for the tour will be provided to each client.
Sky Trek starts with a tour in the Sky Tram to reach the top of the Arenal reserve, then begins a tour of adventure full of adrenaline above the treetops, which consists on a system of zip lines, that allows you to observe the rainforest and its landscape from a different perspective, safely in an innovative and different system. The tour includes 8 cross-sectional cables that together have a total length of 1.7 miles with distances from 100 to 2460 feet, and with a maximum height of 660 feet, which exceed the treetops providing a panoramic view of the Arenal volcano and lake.
-Sky Trek is a complementary tour of Sky Tram it can ’t be sold separately.
-People over 100 kilograms weight (217 pounds) most be evaluated by our technical staff (according to his/her height and physical condition) our staff will determine if they can take the tour.
Sky Tram is a tour for all ages and even for people with some disability, thanks to the space of the gondolas that fit a wheelchair inside. The tour starts in the reception and reaches a wide observation deck at the highest point of the Arenal Reserve, from where you can observed the rain forest, the Arenal volcano and lake. The journey in Sky Tram takes around 20 minutes with the possibility of intermediate with short stops that will be supplemented with information of a naturalist guide. Once you have reached the observation deck, you can enjoy a walk through one of the trails with duration of 30 minutes.
* Six gondolas with six people of capacity per each one.
* Capacity: 150 pax /per hour.
* Highest speed: 3 meters per second.
* Maximum height: 46 meters over the treetops.
* Duration of tour: 20 minutes one way (approximately) round trip 40 min (approximately).
Our unforgettable Arenal tour leads you and your guests
through what is considered by international travelers as one
of the top 10 most beautiful and active volcano ecosystems in
the world.
First of all become familiar with our brand-new Honda ATV’s
while our professional bilingual guides give you safety &
security instructions, followed by an intense practice.
Savor the powerful presence of the Volcano as you visit the
beautiful La Fortuna Waterfall look-out point and ride through
exotic tropical plantations of banana, papaya, yucca, avocado,
black pepper and fruit trees. Continue your quest by cooling
off in natural, crystal-clear waters at our famous “El Salto”
River and Tarzan Swing (try it if you dare) and cascades all
year round.
If you are lucky, you might also enjoy the
farming exhibit of the exotic animal Agouti Pocas or
“Tepezcuintles”, a wild species in danger of extinction.
Enjoy a filling local meal included in your tour at the
Catarata Eco-Lodge as you take a break from the road, swim and
pose for the camera to remember your Costa Rican
adventure.
Finish your tour driving on mountain paths and
scenic trails and visit typical villages like La Guaria and
Platanillo.
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