Arenal Volcano Full-Day Combo Tour: Exploring Rainforests, Wildlife, and Coffee Plantations

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Embark on a thrilling full-day Arenal Volcano Combo Tour from San Jose. Discover rainforests, wildlife, and coffee plantations. Experience zip lining, rappelling, and indigenous culture. Relax in the Arenal Hot Springs. Lunch and dinner included.

Duration: 14 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

La Casa del Café - Discover several beauties of Costa Rica in a single day, on this Arenal Volcano Mega Combo Tour. You will be picked up in the morning from your San Jose Hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle. Then drive along the less-traveled “scenic route” to Arenal, with great views of volcanoes, plantations, waterfalls, jungles, and local towns. En route to Arenal, stop in a coffee plantation where your guide will show you the coffee plants, and will give you a briefing about coffee in Costa Rica (coffee degustation will be provided in a rustic restaurant later on).
La Paz Waterfall - Continue your tour with a stop at the famous La Paz Waterfall, one of the most famous natural attractions in Costa Rica. At this attraction, you will be able to admire the pristine Rainforest environment that surrounds the waterfall, and you will have the chance to take pictures of it for a few minutes.
Cinchona - Shortly after another stop will be made at the San Fernando Waterfall look-out point, where you can take pictures of this natural wonder and admire the exotic bird’s gallery that includes several species of hummingbirds. Enjoy a cup of freshly brewed Costa Rican coffee while admiring the amazing waterfall, accompanied by traditional local snacks that Costa Rican people normally eat with their coffee.
Centro Turístico Las Iguanas - The next stop will be at the Iguanas Center, where you will be able to see several of these rainforest animals at eye level in their natural habitat from a bridge viewing point, and you will also go to a place nearby where sloths are normally observed in the wild.
Go Adventure Arenal Park - Following you will savor a hearty lunch of authentic Costa Rican Cuisine in a restaurant near the impressive Arenal Volcano. Then, explore the Rainforest Jungles on a two-hour zip lining adventure that includes a total of 9 cables, a 150 feet high rappel line over the Arenal River, and a short indigenous tribe presentation where you will learn about the culture and traditions of the Maleku People of this region.
Paradise Hot Springs - Continue this perfect day of adventure and sightseeing by relaxing for a couple of hours at the thermal mineral waters of Paradise Hot Springs and Gardens, where you will find small pools, Jacuzzis, and cascading waterfalls on larger lagoons, all surrounded by the most beautiful tropical gardens. After soaking in the hot springs, you will head back to your San Jose Hotel and will have a delicious dinner in a Costa Rican typical restaurant on route.

What's Included

Coffee or Tea with local snacks
Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance fees
Lunch
Dinner
Professional Bilingual Guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off (most San Jose area hotels)

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Services not specified

Additional Information

Embark on a day-long journey to Arenal Volcano with this detailed tour from San Jose. Get fascinated by views of waterfalls, volcanoes, rainforests, plantations, and wildlife as you travel towards Arenal. Get acquainted with Costa Rican Coffee and food; savor some of the world’s finest coffee and authentic Costa Rican meals. Engage in thrilling activities like zip-lining & rappelling in the rainforest and gain knowledge about the indigenous culture of Costa Rica. Unwind in the thermal mineral waters of the Arenal Hot Springs, situated at the foot of the volcano, near the La Fortuna town. The tour includes meals for lunch and dinner.

May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
This tour includes man-made hot springs pools, filled with natural thermal water
Minimum age is 5 years
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Dress code is casual smart, comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Hotel pickups commence approximately 30 - 60 minutes prior to this time, exact pickup time will be advised on reconfirmation
Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions
Drop off in the Arenal-La Fortuna centrally located hotels is available. Please note that if you choose this option, dinner will not be included in your tour because it’s done in a restaurant on the way back to San Jose. Also, there is an extra charge for drop offs with luggage, but in the case of this tour it doesn’t apply because the cost of the dinner will cover for the drop off charge. If you wish to take this option, you must let us know at the time of booking.

Location

San José

Centrally located San Jose hotels. Hotel pickups commence at 7:00 a.m.approximately; the exact pickup time for your tour will be advised on a reconfirmation message.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Fellowtraveler707729

Jul 16, 2024

Wonderful - Wonder experience. We had two guides and they both were very nice. We were only 4 and they really went out of their way to treat us great. We did all of the experience and we did zip lining. We were told to not bring anything so don’t unless you will have something to hold your phone to take the pic with go pro. Rain or shine there is zip lining. We did this in a little rain and it was great. Don’t wear white you will get mud or stain of the leaves you come across. Also we made the mistake to leaving everything in the van but didn’t take money for the zip liners so that we felt horrible. After all they did their job in keeping us safe. The both stops of where we eat were good. We stoped to eat a snack at a restaurant that has hummingbird , . That was amazing. Would recommend doing this tour.