Arenal Volcano Region Tours & Activities 2019

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1 Arenal Volcano Region Tours & Activities 2019

2 Index Sky Tram / Sky Trek / Sky Walk...3 Sky Tram / Sky Trek...4 Canyonig...5 Arenal Volcano National Park Hike...6 Arenal Hanging Bridges...7 Canopy & Tarzan Swing...8 Rafting Class II-III...9 Sarapiqui River Class III-IV...10 Fortuna Waterfalls by Car...11 Fortuna Waterfalls by Horse...12 Caño Negro by Boat...13 Safari Float Peñas Blancas...14 Venado Caves...15 Night Natural Experience...16 Maleku Indigenuos Tour...17 Biking Tour Arenal Lake...18 Stand Up Paddle Arenal Lake...19 Kayaking Arenal Lake...20 Celeste River & Tenorio Volcano Hiking...21 Combination Tour / Tabacon...22 Tabacon Grand Spa Hot Springs...23 Fly Board...24 Wild Bikes...25 River Drift...26 Gravity Falls...27 Tour & Volunteering...28 Campesino Farm Tour...29 Birdwatching Tour...30 Sky Limits...31

3 Sky Tram / Sky Trek / Sky Walk 3 Duration: Full Day Includes: Transportation, naturalist guides, entrance fee. Difficulty Level: Medium What to bring: Comfortable clothes, camera, binoculars and insect repellent. Notes: Sky Trek: 5 years minimum age and 300 pounds maximum (If the child apply must pay the child rate) Sky tram- Sky walk free for infants. Board the Sky Tram for the 15-minute aerial ride through the rainforest and take in magnificent views of the volcano and the Arenal Lake. Embark on one of Costa Rica s top canopy adventures as you glide down 7 zip lines for a total of over 2 miles of cables. You will then enjoy the Sky Walk Tour which is a hanging bridges tour through the rainforest.

4 Sky Tram / Sky Trek 4 Includes: Transportation, naturalist guides, entrance fee. Difficulty Level: Hard What to bring: Comfortable clothes, camera, binoculars and insect repellent. Notes: Sky Trek: 5 years minimum age and 300 pounds maximum (If the child apply must pay the child rate) Sky tram- Sky walk free for infants. Board the sky tram for the 15-minute aerial ride through the rainforest and take in magnificent views of the volcano and the Arenal Lake on your back. Embark on one of Costa Rica s top canopy adventures as you glide down 10 zip lines for a total of over 2 miles of cables.

5 Canyoning 5 Includes: Rappels in a rainforest, hiking on beautiful trails in the canyon between rappels, bilingual professionally trained guides and Tipico lunch. Difficulty Level: Easy What to bring: Fast drying clothing (surf shorts, outdoor hiking type synthetic clothes), adventure sandals, tennis shoes, or light hiking boots, camera or video and change of clothes. Enjoy one of the most popular tours in the region. There are 4 rappels (3 waterfalls and 1 canyon wall) ranging in height from 50 meters (130ft) to 20 meters (45ft); all are guaranteed to get your blood moving!.

6 Arenal Volcano National Park Hike 6 Includes: Bilingual naturalist guide, transportation, park entrance fee and water. Difficulty Level: Easy What to bring: Comfortable clothing, hiking boots or tennis shoes, binoculars, camera, sunscreen lotion, insect repellent and rain gear. The Arenal Volcano National Park Guided Hike begins with a hike on the Toucans Trail located on the western side of the volcano. It is possible to observe a great variety of plants, wildlife and magnificent lava rock formations. Enjoy the history of the Arenal Volcano (lava has not been seen in a few years, so do not expect to see any on the visit).

7 Arenal Hanging Bridges 7 Includes: Transportation, naturalist guide, entrance fee and water. Difficulty Level: Easy What to bring: Comfortable clothing, hiking shoes, insect repellent, camera, binoculars and sunscreen. This tour takes place on a 600 acre reserve filled with lush vegetation and a variety of birds and animals which your experienced guide will help you spot. The trail itself is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) in length, crossing nine fixed bridges and 6 suspension bridges and is laid out at a maximum grade of 7 degrees so that anyone can walk it.

8 Canopy & Tarzan Swing 8 Includes: Transportation and water. Difficulty Level: Medium What to bring: Long pants, closed toed shoes or hiking boots. We suggest you use a sun block and insect repellent. The canopy tour consists of 13 cables and 15 platforms which are divided into three sections that are found mostly in the trees in the middle of the rainforest. As a option, swing away like Tarzan does in the movie.

9 Rafting Class II-III 9 Duration: Full Day Includes: Transportation, professional bilingual guides, snacks, water, and lunch. Difficulty Level: Medium What to bring: Clothes to get wet in, bathing suit, secure shoes (sports sandals and water shoes are best), towel, sunscreen and dry clothes for after the trip. Experience the excitement and adrenaline of white water rafting on this half day adventure on the Balsa River with class II & III rapids. After meeting with your river guide at the hotel, we will drive you for 30 minutes to the river where the fun begins! Enjoy up to two exhilarating hours of white water rafting action on this beautiful, tropical river.

10 Sarapiqui River Class III-IV 10 Duration: Full Day Includes: Bilingual-experienced guides, equipment, transportation, lunch. Difficulty Level: Hard What to bring: Water clothes and secure water shoes, sun block, towel and change of clothes, water proof camera. Relax during the picturesque 90 minute drive to the river. Received the safety talk and the required gear. Enjoy the expedition down the rapids and take in the beautiful scenery. Experience the adrenaline rush of the class III- IV white water rafting.

11 Fortuna Waterfalls by Car 11 Includes: Transportation, entrance fee, water. Difficulty Level: Medium What to bring: Comfortable clothing, hiking shoes, insect repellent, swim suit, camera and binoculars. Arrive at the National Park via car. From here, you will contemplate the 230 foot waterfalls. Then, begin the hike down to the trail (and many steps) through the rain forest until you reach the cascading pool. Enjoy a quick swim and the beauty of the Park. Save some energy, because once the visit is complete, you will have to hike up the many steps again.

12 Fortuna Waterfalls by Horse 12 Includes: Entrance fee, water, horses, transportation, equipment and local guide. Difficulty Level: Medium What to bring: Long pants, closed shoes, swimsuit, sunscreen, towel, cap, insect repellent and camera. Enjoy a 60 minute horseback ride in open areas until you reach the main entrance of the National Park. From here, you will contemplate the 230 foot waterfalls. Then, begin the hike down to the trail (and many steps) through the rain forest until you reach the cascading pool. Enjoy a quick swim and the beauty of the Park. Save some energy, because once the visit is complete, you will have to hike up the many steps again.

13 Caño Negro by Boat 13 Duration: Full Day Includes: Bilingual naturalist guide, transportation, picnic lunch and water. Difficulty Level: Easy What to bring: Comfortable clothing, sandals or tennis shoes, binoculars, camera, sunscreen lotion and insect repellent. This area is considered to be one of the best sites on the continent for bird watching. In addition to an abundance of birds, Caño Negro is also home to myriad other animals, such as sloths, three types of monkeys, caimans, lizards, bats, and a variety of flora native of the wetlands.

14 Safari Float Peñas Blancas 14 Includes: Bilingual naturalist guide, transportation, lifejacket, water and fruits. Difficulty Level: Easy What to bring: Comfortable clothing, sandals or tennis shoes, binoculars, camera, sunscreen lotion and insect repellent. Experience the peacefulness of the forest traveling on the Peñas Blancas river. Observe many animals like: monkeys, sloths, iguanas, tortoises, crocodiles, and several types of birds. The boat doesn t have a motor; this way you will enjoy of the journey quietly rowing and taking pictures, without disturb the animals. You will be accompanied by an experienced naturalist guide, who will explain many fascinating details about the trees, plants, birds and other animals you will observe.

15 Venado Caves 15 Includes: Bilingual naturalist guide, rubber boots, helmet, flashlight, transportation and water. Difficulty Level: Hard What to bring: Comfortable clothes (that you are ok with getting very dirty), sandals or shoes (they will get wet), binoculars, water proof camera, sunscreen lotion, insect repellent, a change of clothes. For those who don t mind getting wet and muddy, this fascinating underground adventure will take you through a labyrinth of passages and chambers in which you will see an interesting rock formation called, La Papaya, stalactites, stalagmites, bats, spiders and proof that the caves were at one time at the bottom of the ocean.

16 Night Natural Experience 16 Includes: Transportation, guides, entrance fee and water. Difficulty Level: Easy What to bring: Hiking boots, insect repellent and long pants. The night walk takes place at the Ecocentro Danaus or EcoCentro Oasis, small reserves whose focus is conservation and education. A visit to the center at night will allow you the opportunity to observe some of the more prominent nocturnal fauna in action, such as sloths, caimans, spiders, frogs, bats, butterflies and birds. You will also learn the way these species interact with each other.

17 Maleku Indigenuos Tour 17 Includes: Guide, entrance fee to the park, lunch and transportation. Difficulty Level: Easy What to bring: Hiking shoes or tennis, camera, sun block, insect repellent. Visit up to three Maleku communities (El Sol, Margarita and Tonjibe). At the Tonjibe community visit and interact with a local indigenous family. Learn about about the life style, homes and how they are making a living now a days by selling their handcrafts.

18 Biking Tour Arenal Lake 18 Includes: Transportation, guide, equipment, water. Difficulty Level: Hard What to bring: Light clothes, tennis shoes, sunscreen. The tour starts at the Arenal Lake Dam, where you will take an old trail / road into the forest. Enjoy the beautiful scenery while getting a good workout in while enjoying the rainforest around you.

19 Stand Up Paddle Arenal Lake 19 Includes: Snack, paddle board equipment, guide, dry bag and transportation. Difficulty Level: Medium What to bring: Comfortable clothing that will get wet, change of clothes, towel, camera, binoculars, & sunscreen. Enjoy the West of Lake Arenal while you paddle board. Enjoy excellent views of the behemoth Arenal Volcano in the background for the best picture-taking opportunities. Learn about the interesting flora and fauna of the Arenal Volcano area.

20 Kayaking Arenal Lake 20 Includes: Bilingual-professional guides, snacks, water equipment, transportation. Difficulty Level: Medium What to bring: Water clothes and shoes, repellent, sun block, camera and hat. This experience will provide you with the opportunity to enjoy the mystic waters of the Arenal Lake, Costa Rica s largest and most breathtaking lake. You will embark on a first class tour to enjoy spectacular views of the powerful Arenal Volcano.

21 Celeste River & Tenorio Volcano Hiking 21 Duration: Full Day Includes: Lunch, water, guide, transportation and entrance fee to the park. Difficulty Level: Hard What to bring: Hiking shoes, binoculars, camera, sun block, and hat. The tour begins with a hike through the primary forest in the Tenorio Volcano National Park. Alongside the forested trails, you will be able to spot a variety of plant and animal species. You will continue walking until you reach an impressive waterfall and the light blue colored waters of the river.

22 Combination Tour / Tabacon 22 Duration: Full Day Includes: Hanging Bridges, Waterfall, Arenal National Park Hike, Hot Springs, lunch & Dinner. Difficulty Level: Medium What to bring: Comfortable clothes, hiking shoes, camera, swimsuit and sandals. You will start the tour visiting the hanging bridges. It consists of a hike on a 1.9 mile (3.1 km) trail on which you can enjoy the rainforests flora and fauna. The trail crosses nine fixed bridges and six suspension bridges and is laid out at a maximum grade of seven degrees so that anyone can walk it. Our next stop is the La Fortuna Waterfall. From the trailhead you will hike approximately 15 minutes before reaching this majestic waterfall where you can swim or just enjoy its beauty. Lunch is next and Arenal Vida Campesina is the place. Following lunch you ll have the opportunity to rest before embarking on the volcano hike. You will enjoy a very educative walk, the naturalist guide will introduce you to the geological formation of the area and the regeneration of flora since the last volcano eruption. As an additional you may have the choice of a relaxing dip in the world-famous Hot Springs followed by a buffet dinner at Tabacon Hot Springs.

23 Tabacon Grand Spa Hot Springs 23 Includes: Admission to the hot springs and buffet dinner, transportation not included. Difficulty Level: Easy What to bring: Sandals, swimsuit and change of clothes. A member of the Leading Hotels of the World, the Leading Spas of the World and recognized by both Spa Finder s Readers Choice Awards and Travel & Leisure, Tabacon Grand Spa Thermal Resort is Costa Rica s most renowned hot springs spa. Stroll in the gardens, explore the in-river pools, put on your bathing suit and relax in the thermal waters.

24 Fly Board 24 Includes: Equipment, bilingual guide, transportation from Fortuna hotels. Difficulty Level: Hard What to bring: Swimsuit or light clothes, sunblock. A unique experience of flying over the water, with a propulsion system similar to the character of Ironman! Participants will take less than 5 minutes raise in the air and enjoy an innovative and unparalleled activity. Riding a Flyboard is an experience like none other! Our Flyboard is a device which you will attach to your feet and that works with water propulsion provided from a sports watercraft to elevate you above water.

25 Wild Bikes 25 Includes: Equipment, bilingual guide, transportation from Fortuna hotels. Difficulty Level: Hard What to bring: Comfortable shoes, comfortable clothes, sunblock. Sky Wild Bikes combine sports, adventure and contact with nature. You will be as surprised as delighted with our Biking tour. Not only we will take you to enjoy the nature but also, you will have a close contact with the history and magic of the place. We feel privileged to have these beautiful natural environments so close and we want to share them with travelers.

26 River Drift 26 Includes: Equipment, bilingual guide, transportation from Fortuna hotels. Difficulty Level: Hard What to bring: Comfortable shoes, comfortable clothes, extra clothes. The tour is a journey into the rainforest of Arenal, which includes three canopy cables, a controlled 147ft high fall and a path along the river for more than 3 miles in personal tubing. The tour takes 2 hours and 45 minutes approximately, the cables ride is around 1 km and the path between them is 300 meters long, at the end of the cable segment, you get to a platform in a tree where the controlled high fall descends to the river, once in the water, each one takes their tubing and is carried away by the river current. Taking advantage of the scenic beauty that surrounds us, and the characteristics of the river, the perfect blend is achieved to provide a unique, different, forceful and dynamic activity.

27 Gravity Falls 27 Includes: Transportation, professional bilingual guides & safety kayaker, tropical fruits and lunch. Difficulty Level: Hard What to bring: Clothes to get wet in, secure shoes & dry clothes for after the trip. The Sarapiqui River is one of Costa Rica s most-exuberant rivers for some of the best rafting Costa Rica has to offer! You ll get over 2 hours of paddling with more than 20 continuous, class III & IV rapids along more than 10 kms of lush, vibrant Costa Rica rainforest. Your professional rafting guides will give you a thorough safety talk, get you set up with our top-quality adventure gear such as your Pro-Tec helmet, NRS life jacket and paddle and then you re off. You ll be paddling for more than 2 hours! Make your way through exciting rapids like The Pipeline, The Terminator, and Dos Locos. We ll stop along the way for a refreshing, tropical fruit break. After your Arenal rafting trip, we take you out for a typical Costa Rican lunch.

28 Tour & Volunteering 28 Includes: Snacks, entrance fee. Difficulty Level: Easy What to bring: Comfortable clothes. The daily activity will allow you to not only be close to the animals, but also help in their rehabilitation. The tour has two schedules: 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and starts with an introduction to the rescue center. Then you will walk the trails of the reserve, stopping at each of the different animals to learn more about them. After a snack, you will have the opportunity to volunteer to work directly with the animals and tend to their care.

29 Campesino Farm Tour 29 Includes: Transportation to and from your hotel in air conditioned minivan with Wi-Fi, bilingual naturalist guide, farm entrance fee, bottled mineral water, snacks, traditional Costa Rican lunch, and insure policy. Difficulty Level: Easy What to bring: Hiking shoes or tennis shoes, comfortable clothing, raincoat or poncho, insect repellent, and money for snacks, tips, or souvenirs. After a short 35 minute drive, we will arrive at the incredible area designated for reforestation that lays beside the Mendez Family farm, in La Tigra, San Carlos, near the mountains of the Children s Eternal Rainforest, which is registered as the largest private reserve in Central America. Here, we will walk a short trail to observe the rainforest of the region and in hopes of discovering tinamu, anteaters, coatis, morpho butterflies, several species of birds, and much more. Afterwards we will continue on to visit the farmed portion of the land, where we will meet the family and learn about their lifestyle, customs, traditions, and farming method. We will visit their black pepper, vanilla, yucca, coffee, banana, corn, and other plantations which are traditional to the region. Finally, we will enjoy a delicious authentic Costa Rican lunch, prepared on a wood-burning stove, with some of the finest organic products cultivated on the farm. After lunch, we will head back to La Fortuna.

30 Birdwatching Tour 30 Includes: Coffee, water bottle, naturalist guide, transportation in an A/C bus, fruits juice, snacks. Difficulty Level: Easy What to bring: Running shoes, binoculars, camera. With your experienced naturalist guide, you will be able to view some of the following eye-catching species; The Cattle Egret, Crested Caracara, Laughing Falcon and the Squirrel Cuckoo just to mention a few. Our experiences guides carry binoculars and field handbooks and to help you understand and learn about these magnificent birds.

31 Sky Limits 31 Notes: +150cm height and 242 lbs maximum weight Includes: Transportation, entrance fee, equipment. Difficulty Level: Hard What to bring: Comfortable clothes, insect repellent, and extra clothes. Sky Limit is a high performance circuit that combines a high ropes course, zip lines, canyoning, rappel, Tarzan swing, bridges and many challenging activities in the heart of the rainforest. Sky Limit begins with an ascent in our aerial tram Sky Tram, to then start a circuit that can also serve for competition consisting of twin zip lines, and other defiant challenges as it is walking a tightrope, descending a ladder hanging on trees and other activities in which you will need all your skills and insticts.

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