Tours and Trips in La Fortuna

See for yourself why more than 100,000 visitors flock to La Fortuna Waterfall each year with an admission ticket to one of Costa Rica's most prized natural attractions, located inside Arenal Volcano National Park. After admiring the falls from a distance, hike down a steep path to stand at the base of the mesmerizing 230-foot (70-meter) cascade, where you can feel the power of the Fortuna River and feel its mist spraying into the surrounding jungle.

Walk among the treetops on this tour of the Arenal's Hanging Bridges. Take in a bird's-eye view of Costa Rica's incredible biodiversity as you traverse 15 different bridges that stretch across the rain forest canopy. Get up close with native wildlife and admire an unforgettable perspective of the active Arenal Volcano while your local guides shares secrets of this incredible landscape.

Visit the Arenal Volcano and the Tabacon Hot Springs in the northern lowlands of Costa Rica on this all-day guided tour. Arrive in the town of La Fortuna and enjoy lunch, which is included, while catching views of the Arenal Volcano. Then, visit the Tabacon Hot Springs, one of the area's popular relaxation spots.

Learn about the natural charms that make the Arenal area famous on this 4-hour hanging bridges tour. Walk with an expert guide along a series of 15 bridges, which vary in length from 16- to 130-feet long (5 to 100 meters), that allow for a unique perspective on the rain forest plants and animals. Your guide will point out wildlife along the way for a tour as entertaining as it is educational.

Walk across the rain forest canopy, hike to a waterfall, and relax in natural thermal hot springs with this 3-in-1 tour of Arenal Volcano from La Fortuna. Inclusions such as lunch, dinner, and entrance fees ensure that you don't have any unexpected expenses, while a choice of hot spring sites lets you choose how you want to spend your afternoon.

Go deep into the rainforest surrounding the Arenal volcano with a 7-hour, 2-in-1 combo tour that includes a safari float, canopy walk and the scenic La Fortuna waterfall. Watch for monkeys, sloths, iguanas and caymans while navigating a gentle river, then get a bird's-eye view of the forest as you walk between tree tops on a series of narrow suspension bridges. Continue to a jungle waterfall, slip into clear water fringed with lush foliage, then enjoy a traditional Costa Rican lunch and locally grown coffee before returning to your hotel.

Spend a delightful day soaking in the dramatic vistas and relaxing hot springs of Arenal. Explore Arenal 1968 Park with an easy hike and take in awe-inspiring views of the active volcano and lush jungle. Then, unwind and give your muscles a good soak in the natural pools of nearby volcanic hot springs. Choose from three different hot springs to suit your style, and finish the night with a dinner of traditional Costa Rican cuisine.

Test your limits on an extreme canyoning expedition in Costa Rica! On this thrilling, 6-hour tour from La Fortuna, journey to a remote rain forest canyon where you'll rappel down cliffs, leap from waterfalls and trek through a jagged, slippery landscape. Prepare to get soaked as you splash into jungle pools and swim under cascades in an extraordinary natural playground. Numbers are limited to 10 for a personalized small-group adventure.

Spend a half day learning about local wildlife and conservation during this once-in-a-lifetime Costa Rican volunteer opportunity. Enjoy the lush landscapes just outside La Fortuna and have the chance to  observe some of the country's most exotic species. Prepare food, and help maintain the grounds as you learn about local wildlife from area experts. This 3.5-hour tour of the property is sure to be a memorable part of any Costa Rican adventure!

See the best of Costa Rica in a single day on this 12.5-hour four-in-one tour that's perfect for outdoor adventurers. Cross the famous hanging bridges, where you'll experience the beauty of walking high above the jungle floor. Take in the incredible wonder of La Fortuna Waterfall and hike to the top of a nearby volcano where you'll capture incredible views of Costa Rican countryside. This tour includes a stop at Tabacon Hot Springs and a traditional meal of regional cuisine prepared in the home of a warm and welcoming local. It's the perfect way to experience the beauty, excitement and adventure of Costa Rica in a single day.

Get a bird's-eye view of Arenal's amazing biodiversity on a hanging bridges hike. Cross a series of 15 suspended and swinging walkways engineered for safety, moving at a leisurely pace to observe native wildlife including lizards, snakes, monkeys, sloths, and hundreds of bird species. You'll get the vantage point of a canopy tour while being able to slow down and really appreciate life in the Costa Rican rain forest.

Located in Mistico Park, Arenal Hanging Bridges is known as one of Costa Rica's most beautiful environmental projects - a combination of trails and bridges through the rain forest near Arenal Volcano. On this tour you can travel through the park and across elevated bridges, see views of the volcano, and enjoy close-up encounters with native flora and fauna. Your guide, a wildlife specialist, provides helpful narrative along the way.

Spend a day sliding, splashing, and soaking with admission to Kalambu Hot Springs Water Park in the heart of the Arenal region. This admission ticket includes access to all of the water park's attractions, including thermal pools, an interactive play area, and waterslides, along with parking, lockers, and towels.

Explore the pitch-black maze of an underground river on an extreme caving adventure from Arenal. Grab a flashlight and strap on boots and a helmet to enter the Venado Cave system, where a guide leads you on a wet and winding route deep inside the labyrinth. Get ready to squeeze through passages, encounter bats, and pass through mysterious waterfalls while learning about Costa Rica's ancient geologic history.

Explore the dramatic landscape surrounding the Arenal Volcano on a full-day nature tour from La Fortuna that offers a blend of active time and relaxation. Hike Arenal's 1.9-mile (3.1 km) hanging bridge trail, walk to the scenic La Fortuna waterfall, and hike on the Arenal Volcano at sunset. Spend the evening soaking in the hot springs, choosing between Baldi, Ecotermales, Kalambú, Paradise, Tabacón, The Springs, or Titokú, with a buffet dinner at the springs. All transport, entrance fees, lunch, and dinner are included.

Learn about Costa Rica's most remarkable creatures on a 1.5-hour tour of a La Fortuna wildlife rescue center. Explore the center with a naturalist guide, get a glimpse at some of the center's cutest inhabitants, and see how conservation efforts are saving vulnerable species from development and poaching.

Experience the "˜pura vida' of Costa Rica's traditional farming lifestyle with this half-day nature and agriculture tour. Look for native wildlife like morpho butterflies and anteaters on a trek through a private rain forest reserve, and then tour fields of banana, yucca, vanilla, and other crops at a family-run farm. Taste the bounty of the land with a farm-fresh lunch of local, organic products prepared on a wood-burning stove.

Explore a protected tropical rainforest on a 4-hour hanging bridges tour from La Fortuna, and hike a 2-mile (3.1-km) circuit that crosses a series of 15 bridges with extraordinary views of the jungle canopy. Watch for brilliant birds, monkeys, boars and jewel-toned frogs as you follow your guide through the forest, and listen to the sounds of tropical birdsongs and trilling insects. Experience Costa Rica’s rich diversity and lush habitat in terrain that abuts the Arenal volcano, and discover a remarkable world hidden in thick rainforest canopy.

Go tubing on the Balsa River then play in the thermal water at Kalambu Hot Springs Water Park, on a full-day, family-friendly trip from La Fortuna. This 9-hour tour includes pickup and drop-off at your hotel, white water tubing, snacks, lunch at a country estate, and admission to Kalambu Hot Springs Water Park.

Slip beneath the ground on a 4-hour tour through the Venado caves from La Fortuna, and follow underground trails into a series of remarkable grottoes and chambers. Gear up and follow your flashlight along an ancient seabed as you explore the caves with your guide. Get wet and get dirty on your way to fantastic rock formations and bristling stalactites and stalagmites, visit a bat colony that thrives in the cool, dark cave system, then return to the surface to enjoy a snack of tropical fruits.