COSTA RICA · VOLCANO TOURS
The 12 best costa rica volcano tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and how much of it is uphill. Number one is first for a reason; start there.
Walk Mistico Park’s hanging bridges near Arenal Volcano for rainforest views, wildlife, waterfalls, family-friendly trails, and practical planning tips.
“Enjoyed the beautiful flora, fauna and wildlife here. We did a self guided tour but if you want to really see the wildlife, it would be better to take a guided tour where they point them out and teach you about them. Plan to take your time as you Read more”
Review of the 13-hour Arenal Volcano and hot springs tour from San Jose, with transport, meals, Sarchi, hiking, value, and practical tips.
“This tour makes for a long day. We were picked up at the hotel at 8:30, and weren’t back until 10:30. I was really expecting a relaxing experience at the hot springs, and a lunch with a view of the volcano (like the pictures)- neither happened. We drove 45 mins or so to Sarchi and the Ox Cart Factory (by far the highlight of the tour), and then 3 hours to lunch (not at the Arenal 1968 as advertised), then to a view point at the hotel hot springs - Los Lagos (not the advertised Baldi). The hotel hot springs were not peaceful, or relaxing- lots of families and kids…”
Review of the Poás Volcano, Doka coffee plantation, and La Paz Falls tour from San José, with practical advice on weather, timing, and value.
“Wow!! What a great experience! Our tour guide, Victor, was excellent- great knowledge, patient and very accommodating. He provided great recommendations for coffee breaks, food and souvenir shopping. Once we got to Poas Volcano, we were not allowed to enter due to gas activity from the volcano. However, Victor was determined to wait it out until it cleared to provide us the experience which we finally did. No regrets- met great people, took great photos and overall my husband and I had an awesome day!”
Review of a Poas Volcano, waterfalls, and coffee tour from San Jose, with practical advice on weather, value, guides, and a long day.
“Wonderful experience. We've been a small group of 5 people. Weather was pleasant. Beautiful exotic places - Volcano, waterfalls, jungle. A good professional guide. The cofee tour and the explanation of the making process was very interesting. Recommended.”
Review of the Irazú Volcano half-day tour from San José, with crater views, Cartago’s basilica, transport, snacks, price, and practical tips.
“We had a good tour to Irazu Volcano. There were only five of us tourists, so it was a manageable group. We were the only ones when we got to the volcano site. It was pleasant to have the whole area to ourselves. It was a beautiful place t”
Hike near Miravalles Volcano, swim at Llanos de Cortes, cross jungle bridges, explore fumaroles, and relax in volcanic hot springs.
“Absolutely amazing experience!! Guide was phenomenal... kept everyone engaged and provided some knowledge as well!”
Review of La Fortuna’s full-day safari float, waterfall, farm lunch, and Arenal Volcano hike, with practical tips on fitness, value, and timing.
“Wonder trip and guide! Very knowledgeable and engaging. Pointed out wildlife and shared the local culture, economy, and history.”
Review of the Arenal Volcano Hike in La Fortuna, with trail details, price, guides, wildlife, difficulty, timing, and booking advice.
“In general the volcano hike was fun! However, on a second thought we would have made a self-guided hike. Our tour started one hour late and as a result we had to do the shorter path. Our guide was not so enthusiastic about the nature and the volcano. It is not the tour to spot animals.”
Review of La Fortuna’s 3-hour guided ATV tour, with Arenal views, jungle trails, river swimming, safety tips, price details, and honest advice.
“My husband and I had the best time on this tour. It was so much fun and we also got to see a sloth and some monkeys! Would recommend!!”
Review of La Fortuna’s hanging bridges, Arenal Volcano hike, and waterfall tour, with practical advice on fitness, value, timing, guides, and what to expect.
“This was an amazing tour with our guide Marco. We saw monkeys, snakes, etc on the hanging bridges part. The view of the volcano on the hike can’t be beat and the waterfall was spectacular. Lunch was provided; the fresh fruit after the bridges was delicious. Marco was super knowledgeable and truly wanted to make sure everyone enjoyed the experience.”
Review of Guanacaste’s private mega combo: zip lines, bridges, horseback riding, waterslide, Costa Rican lunch, mud bath, and hot springs.
“Santos was our guide and he did a fantastic job! We were not rushed at all, but he kept everything moving and ensure we were first to each experience. This allowed maximum time to enjoy every aspect of this trip, and provided a smaller/private setting. I would suggest this excursion (and Santos) 10 times out of 10!”
Zipline, tube rapids, meet Maleku culture, and unwind in hot springs on this four-hour La Fortuna adventure.
“Amazing experience. We did the zip lining/ rappel and tubing down the rapids plus hot springs at the end. So much fun. We have done zip lining several times in the past and these lines seemed really fast. The tour guides on both experiences were amazing. The tubing in the rapids has been the highlight of our trip so far. My group was my family of six ages, 21, 23, 24, 43, 44 and my mom 67! The compassion that was shown to my mom on the rapids is un heard of. She flipped over (which most of our group did) and one of the tour guides said “(Mama) I’m…”
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