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La Fortuna Waterfall, Hanging Bridges, Arenal Volcano Combo Tour

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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See Details → Duration :8 to 9 hours
From $172
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North Fields Cafe: Craft Specialty Coffee and Chocolate Tour

North Fields Cafe offers a two hour local family owned experience in Costa Rica, located close to Arenal Volcano area and its hot springs
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See Details → Duration :2 hours 30 minutes
From $43
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Full Day Poas Volcano, La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Coffee Plantation Experience

For this full day tour, we will visit three incredible places that are completely unique to this area. As well as learning more about Costa Rican coffee, we will visit Poás Volcano, one of only five active volcanoes in the country. We will then see over 100 species including rescued sloths and hummingbirds in the La Paz Waterfall Gardens. This is my favourite trip in the San Jose area, providing you with a great combination of picturesque scenery and the chance to get up close to many species found in Costa Rica.
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See Details → Duration :9 hours
From $165
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Mistico Park Hanging Bridges Guided Tour

The experts will induce you to discover the wonderful secrets of this forest that is a natural sanctuary. One of the benefits of having the guidance of a specialist is their wide knowledge of the species that inhabit the reserve, which allows you to observe more species both in the canopy and the forest floor. The expert eye of the guide will give you a valuable opportunity to appreciate the balance of the mystical life that happens to every moment during the guided tour.
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See Details → Duration :1 to 3 hours
From $48
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Rio Celeste Full-Day Tour From La Fortuna

On this tour you will go to the Tenorio Volcano National Park. In this park you will witness the rare phenomena of the blue river. The hike itself is medium tough and takes about 4 hours. It takes you to the stunningly beautiful waterfall, a high lookout point and the place where you can see the river change color. After the hike you will enjoy lunch and have some free time to take a quick dip in the river before heading back to La Fortuna.
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See Details → Duration :8 hours
From $89
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Sloths Observation and Coffee, Chocolate, Sugarcane Experience

This activity will lead to our Sloth Park to start, we will walk trough the rainforest 1.5 to 2 hours inside the trails and you can get to see two and three toes sloths and some poisonous froags and snakes even birds. Done with the hike we will visit the second section of the the park to get your amazing chocolate coffee and sugar tasting along all the information provided in by our tour guides. Very instructive and educative tour!!
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See Details → Duration :3 to 4 hours
From $95
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Night Walk Around The Arenal Volcano

This activity will take you to know the wonderful nocturnal secrets of the tropical rainforest accompanied by a Naturalist Guide. We will visit the trails of one of the best areas of La Fortuna to observe the local flora and fauna at the foot of the Arenal Volcano, Senderos and Mirador El Silencio. We will enter the forest in search of the hourglass frog, the Blue Jeans frog, the largest frog in the country, the “Chicken Eater Frog” and the most beautiful in Costa Rica, the red-eyed tree frog. Also in this place it is possible to observe some species of leaf insects, stick insects, snakes, such as the eyelash viper, snails, Velveteens, the Stone Hand Viper and coral snakes, some mammals such as sloths, opossums and anteaters.
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See Details → Duration :2 hours 30 minutes
From $49
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Craft Specialty Coffee and Chocolate Tour at North Fields, La Fortuna Costa Rica

North Fields Cafe is a local family owened farm in La Fortuna with a very authentic and unique experience about coffee, chocolate and costarican culture.
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See Details → Duration :2 hours 30 minutes
From $43
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Arenal Highlights: Hanging Bridges, La Fortuna Waterfall, Volcano

  3 tours in one day.  -Mistico Hanging Bridges from 8am to 11am. -La Fortuna Waterfall from 11am to 1:30pm. Lunch time for one hour. -Arenal Volcano Walk from 2:30 to 5:30pm. Departure: 7:30am Return: 5:30pm Includes: Transportation, all entrance fees, bilingual naturalist guide, water, cookies and lunch What to bring: Camera, binoculars, comfortable clothing, raincoat, walking shoes, insect repellent.
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See Details → Duration :9 to 10 hours
From $150
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Rainforest Night Walk and Authentic Costa Rican Dinner from La Fortuna

This tour is ideal for those who want to take advantage of every minute in Costa Rica, discovering some of the country’s nocturnal wonders in a night hike. We will begin our tour in a small town known as La Tigra, located just 30 minutes from La Fortuna. Once we arrive, we will take the trail in to a small patch of rainforest in the process of regeneration with some mirrored lakes, which facilitate wildlife observation. You can expect to see species like nocturnal birds and mammals, insects, amphibians, bats, and more.
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See Details → Duration :4 hours
From $65
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Wildlife Safari Float by Inflatable Raft in Peñas Blancas River

Our safari will take us to see the best landscape along the forest of the 'Peñas Blancas' river. The great variety of flora and fauna are the main attractions and we will enjoy the peace and harmony of nature in the northern region of Costa Rica. We will have the opportunity to visit Don Pedro's farm where we can observe the lifestyle of the Costa Rican farmers and enjoy a delicious homemade snack. Indispensable practice friendly to the environment: BRING YOUR OWN WATER BOTTLE.
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See Details → Duration :5 hours
From $72.93
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Volcano, Waterfalls, Zipline, Hot Springs Full Day Tour

Discover many beautiful attractions of Costa Rica on this Combo Tour from San Jose. Fly over the Rainforest Canopy on a zip lining course and rappel down 50 meters (150 feet). Visit 2 beautiful waterfalls in the Rainforest; admire wildlife of Costa Rica at the exotic birds’ viewing point and the Iguanas Center. Learn about coffee of Costa Rica and taste the delicious local cuisine. Participate of a native tribe presentation. Relax in thermal mineral hot springs pools at the base of Arenal Volcano. Lunch and dinner are included.
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See Details → Duration :14 hours
From $179
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Arenal Combo: Hanging Bridges, La Fortuna Waterfall, Volcano Hike

Designed with an outstanding combination for you to explore the best of the wonders surrounding the volcano. This tour is for those who love hiking and walking through the canopy of the forest. The first activity consist of a nature guided hike through trails in combination with suspension bridges where will be able to experience what the rainforest is from above and see plenty of wildlife. Following by the hike to the breathtaking waterfall where you can refresh and swim, later the perfect lunch at a local family ranch awaits to gain energy for the last part... the hike around the volcano!
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See Details → Duration :9 hours 30 minutes
From $214.59
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Afternoon Arenal Volcano and Natural Hot Springs River

We take you to the base of the Arenal Volcano where you hike about 2 hours to the old lava fields, then we go to the green lagoon for a swim and we ended up right at the natural hotsprings river for an hour to relax in the hot river springs
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See Details → Duration :4 to 5 hours
From $59
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Wildlife Boat Trip Caño Negro

Unique Caño Negro is one of the most amazing trips for incredible birdwatching in Costa Rica. Our tour starts in La Fortuna at 7:30 am. On the way to Caño Negro you will have the opportunity to learn about numerous agricultural plantations of Costa Rica such as yucca, papaya, pineapple, sugar cane and oranges. Then we will arrive at the "El Caiman" restaurant, where we will enjoy a welcome drink and snack, before the boat tour on the "Rio Frio" river. Here we will have 2 hours to see egrets, herons, monkeys, caimans, iguanas, bats and a variety of flora. An excellent Costa Rican typical meal will be waiting for us, back at El Caiman Restaurant and while we have lunch, we can talk about the unforgettable experiences on the river. Indispensable practice friendly to the environment: BRING YOUR OWN WATER BOTTLE.
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See Details → Duration :9 hours
From $86.93