La Fortuna Highlight Tour: Volcano Hike, Waterfall, and Hanging Bridges
4.8
45 Ratings
San Carlos
Experience the best of La Fortuna in one tour! Hike to the Arenal Volcano, swim in the stunning La Fortuna Waterfall, and explore the rainforest on the Hanging Bridges. Limited time? No problem!
Duration:
14 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Arenal Volcano - we start with 3.5 km (2 mi.) hike through trails of solidified volcanic lava and primary rainforest in El Silencio Reserve to reach the lookout, which is as close to the Arenal Volcano as you can safely reach. From there, the views of the Arenal Lagoon, the secondary rainforest, and areas devastated by ancient eruptions will be impressive.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Bottled water
- National Park fees
- Lunch (If selected in options)
- Snacks
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan with Wi-Fi
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional Information
Designed to showcase the key sights of La Fortuna for those on a time crunch, this tour gives the best of what the region has to offer. Without a question, our local volcano is a must-see. We therefore kick things off with a 2-mile hike across solid lava trails and unspoiled rainforest in El Silencio Reserve to a lookout point closest to the Arenal Volcano.
By 11:30 a.m., we proceed to the second highlight. The La Fortuna Waterfall, with its impressive height of 230 feet, offers a spot for a cool swim or picture-perfect moments surrounded by astonishing scenery. Lunch is served at 1:00 p.m. in a nearby restaurant in La Fortuna.
Then, at around 2:30 p.m., we embark on a journey to the Hanging Bridges. Here, we walk along a path winding through the rainforest and across breathtaking sky-high bridges, providing a unique viewpoint to spot flora and fauna.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multilingual guide
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Exact tour duration may vary depending on option selected
Location
Casa Luna Hotel & Spa
Diagonal 301
1.5km al sur y 1.5km al oeste de la iglesia católica de La Fortuna,
camino hacia La Catarata RÃo Fortuna. drive in to the parking area and ask the reception about Ecoterra Costa Rica Tours
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Cindy_s
Mar 9, 2024
Wonderful Tour - We had an all day experience, starting with the Hanging Bridges where we saw so many of Costa Rica‘s animals. Our guide Elena taught us what we should not do to keep the animals safe. Don’t disturb, touch, feed, or call them. Then we went to the waterfall where we walked 500 stairs down to the water and 500 stairs up. And it was worth it! Next was a lunch where we had a traditional Costa Rican meal. Then to the Arenal Volcano. As we were walking up there, we saw a large group of spider monkeys. So very exciting! Our guide gave us history and information about the volcano. Then we went to the Baldi Hot Springs, where we enjoyed the comfortable waters. And to end our evening we had dinner. This was a wonderful tour that I would recommend to everyone.
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Maribel_v
Jan 20, 2024
Great Experience! - This was really well worth every penny. I did the four experience combo-Arenal Volcano, Fortuna Waterfall, Lunch, Mystic Hanging Bridges, Baldi Hot Springs, & Dinner. It was a long day; however, if you have the stamina for it-book it! The tour guide, Josué, was awesome.
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224jeffs
Jan 5, 2024
Great Full Day Of Activities - We did four activities all in one day--the volcano hike, hanging bridges, waterfall, and hot springs with both lunch and dinner included. The whole day was amazing. Our guide, Jazmine, was very skilled at spotting wildlife and allowed us to get some wonderful pictures of birds, sloths, snakes, monkeys, etc (even a tarantula) through her telescope. Since it was the off-season, we never ran into any real crowds and so had plenty of time to enjoy each area without being rushed off by others. Jazmine was a wealth of information regarding the history, plants, and animals of each place we visited and took the time to explain everything we were seeing. Even though we were exhausted by the end of the day, it was a great tour and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Ecoterra had every detail arranged perfectly and you couldn't ask for a better guide than Jazmine.
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Maudar2023
Dec 13, 2023
Great tour guide! - Tour guide was great! And the tour it self was very well planned, had enough time to enjoy each stop. Would definitely recommend.
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Cheryssea2022
Dec 11, 2023
All details thought of! - All in all this was such a well thought out day from beginning to end. We first hiked up the Arenal Volcano Lava Trails and this was lovely despite the not so great weather. Our guide Jasmine was very knowledgeable and friendly. After our hike we were greeted with fresh fruit which was a welcome surprise. We then did the La Fortuna Waterfall and that was also such a beautiful experience - we were given time to swim. The highlight of the trip was definitely the Mistico hanging bridges - this was an AMAZING experience and Jasmine was great at spotting animals we would have never seen without her. My last stop was the Baldi Hot Springs hotel and I was given hours to enjoy and relax. The tour included lunch and dinner (dinner was a suprise) and I really felt safe and taken care of 100% of the time.
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54jayn
May 20, 2023
Great trip- lots of amazing views - For this trip we were picked up around 10.30 from our hotel and went straight to the volcano hike. We were lucky with the weather and managed to get a great view of the volcano and our guide was lovely. Two other couples were on this tour with us and one had asthma so we made sure we took it slow. To be honest the rest of us were happy to do it slow.
After the volcano there was fresh fruit waiting for us all laid out at the bottom which was a great touch.
After here we went to the waterfall. Beautiful but be prepared to deal with a LOT of steps. Take water shoes with you as it’s a little rocky. The water is fresh so a far cry from the hot springs in the hotel 😂
After this we went for lunch I’m a nearby restaurant. Only a few options to pick from but I understand this is necessary as when they take big groups it would be difficult to navigate.
Very happy we did it all in one day as it felt like a good trip.
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Joseph_h
Apr 19, 2023
Combo Tour of the Hanging Bridges and Waterfall - We love the combo tour because we could pick which activities we wanted to do,. A lot of tours offer the hanging bridges, waterfall and the volcano hike. But we are older adults and the volcano hike would have been too much for us. So being able to pick which things we wanted to do was very helpful. It was a wonderful experience and Victor our guide was excellent. Also recommend using a guide. You most likely would not see any animals without them. I have a pretty good set of binoculars and even with those I couldn't find animals unless it was pointed out by the guide.
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Minnesotamngirl
Mar 28, 2023
The tour is a fun way to get acquainted with the area, and decide what to do next. - We had great weather and a fun tour guide. The trail is easy enough to do in sneakers, if that is all you packed. The trail could be muddy if it had been raining, but was in prime condition when we went. We didn't read well enough that we would be able to soak in the Ecotermales (hot springs). Towels are provided, but bring your suit! half of our party was prepared, the other half just soaked their feet.
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Terra_r
Feb 22, 2023
Great way to see the highlights! - Great way to see La Fortuna on a compressed schedule. Minor and Luis were AMAZING tour guides, super knowledgeable about everything we saw. Luis even stayed with my aunt who had knee trouble and walked with her up and down the stairs to the waterfall, so sweet. Lunch was also really good, with a great view of the volcano!!
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Alan_v
Feb 24, 2024
Very informative and a really full day. - Covering all three areas in one day was a lot. We had two different guides and one driver. They were all excellent and knew the area well. The waterfall and hanging bridges were the best. The trail for the volcano was very rugged and with the rain, kind of slick. If I were to do it again, I would do the volcano on a different day. We are good walkers, but 500 stairs on the waterfall and the volcano trail climb was pushing it, We were pretty sore the next day, but we handled it fine. Our group was two couples in our 60's.
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