Costa Rica Volcano & Waterfalls Adventure
About this activity
Highlights
- Explore Arenal Volcano's trails
- Soar through rainforest zipline
- Swim beneath La Fortuna Waterfall
- Relax in natural hot springs
- Experience Costa Rican wildlife
Full description
Included / Excluded
- Round-trip transportation from San Jose
- Guided tour of Arenal Volcano National Park
- Zipline adventure through the rainforest canopy
- Visit to La Fortuna Waterfall
- Soak in natural hot springs
- Meals and beverages
Itinerary
Make the most of your vacation in Costa Rica with this packed combo tour from San Jose. You will be picked up in the morning from your San Jose area hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle and will head towards the Central Volcanic Mountains. Following you will stop in a coffee plantation, where your guide will show you the coffee plants and will explain the way coffee is cultivated and harvested in Costa Rica (local coffee degustation will be done later on during the tour).
Continue on to La Paz Waterfall, where you will be able to take pictures for a few minutes of this natural attraction, which is surrounded by amazing rainforest landscapes.
Following you will stop at the exotic birds’ viewing point, where you will have the chance to observe many tropical bird species of Costa Rica, as well as the beautiful San Fernando Waterfall from its look-out point. At this amazing attraction, you will have a delicious cup of freshly brewed Costa Rican coffee, while observing the waterfall and colorful birds, definitely a great moment to remember.
Continue your tour with a visit to the Iguanas Center, where you will observe lots of iguanas at eye level from a bridge viewing point. During this stop, you will also visit a place nearby where we normally see sloths in the wild.
Savor a delicious lunch in a typical restaurant near the beautiful Arenal Volcano; the views of the most famous mountain of Costa Rica are spectacular on clear days. Later on, fly through the rainforest on a zip-lining course that includes 7 zip lines and a 50 meter-high rappel line (150 feet), a true adrenaline rush. Following you will participate in an indigenous tribe presentation performed by members of the Maleku Tribe, which is the Native’s Reservation of the northern side of the country.
Finish this incredible day of adventure by dipping yourself in the soothing thermal mineral hot springs at the base of Arenal Volcano, there are multiple pools where you can rest for a couple of hours after this packed day of adventure. After your visit to the hot springs, you will savor a delicious Costa Rican style dinner before you are taken back to your hotel.
Meeting point
Start Location
Unknown location
Important information
Know before you book
- Tour operates rain or shine; dress appropriately
- Minimum booking of two people required
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included from San Jose area
Know before you go
- Wear comfortable hiking shoes and swimwear
- Bring a waterproof camera for waterfall photos
- Carry a light rain jacket, as weather can be unpredictable
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Good to know
- Minimum age to participate is 5 years
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- This tour includes man-made hot springs pools, filled with natural thermal water
- The total tour duration includes the travel time, lunch and dinner
- Drop off in the La Fortuna area hotels is available (dinner will not be included if choosing this option)
- If you are bringing children on the tour (ages 5 to 12), you must inform us in advance so we can prepare the required safety equipment for them.
Traveler reviews
A Must for any Costa Rica Trip
We had a great experience! Shoutout to Oxaney (tour guide) and Ignacio (driver) who were super friendly and gave us a day to remember! We had a great time seeing animals, ziplining, hot springs. Good food. Drive through the mountains at night was calm despite all of the windy roads Pro tip: Bring some colones to give to the native population as well as tips for the guides!
Overall it was a good...
Overall it was a good experience; the downfall being the TRAFFIC to get from one destination to the next. It was definitely a full day plus. We were picked up at our hotel at 6:50am and dropped off at 9:00pm. The tour guide was friendly and the place where we ate for dinner was absolutely delicious! We enjoyed the Zip Lining and the Hot Springs was nice and relaxing. The package was a good bang for your buck!
Literally Everything!
Fernando was an awesome guide. Thoughtful, informative and kind. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our excursion. We enjoyed great coffee, saw beautiful birds, iguanas and a sloth that showed out!!! It was moving soooo much lol. We’d definitely do it again in a heartbeat! Thanks, Fernando!
Must do tour
Very full day of activities and food. Well planned. Not spring was gorgeous. With views of volcano. Steven tour guide was great an informative. Stopped to see sloths along the route as a bonus. Highly recommend.
a great experience
saw a bunch of cool things and places.first stop coffee was delicious and good view of the crops, second tried corn tortillas with a sour creme and saw exotic birds. on our way stoped by to see wildlife. sloth,monkeys,tucan etc ziplines were so fun got your adrenaline pumping. lastly hotspring was so relaxing water very warm and hot drinks taste good and cheap. dinner delicious buffet style. our shuttle was comfortable ride was 2 hours felt longer on the way back. our guide Oswaldo was amazing and funny. would definitely recommend and worth your $$$