Note: There are two Sky Adventures locations: Arenal and Monteverde. They offer similar activities but there are some differences in what tours they offer. Make sure you book the right one. Also, the climates are different, making the experience at each one unique. About: This is a 4km trail loop with several hanging bridges. You…
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Rio Celeste Hanging Bridges
About: This is a short trail of about 1 kilometer, including 200 meters of hanging bridges above and across Rio Celeste, allowing you to see the unique blue river from a bird’s eye view. These are the only hanging bridges in the area and the only hanging bridges above Rio Celeste, so it is a…
Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges
About: Trails covering 3.5 km, 6 bridges, a hummingbird garden, a waterfall. You have the option for a guided or self-guided tour. There is a restaurant and a gift shop. They also offer birdwatching, twilight and night tours. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna Time to reach from starting location: 28 minutes Time needed for…
Heliconias Rainforest Lodge Hanging Bridges
About: These hanging bridges are a part of a hotel, but they do allow visitors a day pass to visit the hanging bridges and hike on the 2 kilometer trail. You are likely to see plenty of local flora and fauna. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna Time to reach from starting location: 1 hour…
La Fortuna Food Tours
Options for food tours in La Fortuna:
Two Little Monkey’s Chocolate Tour
About: A very in-depth, hands-on chocolate tour. It first takes you on a tour of the farm, followed by an interactive session where you make different chocolate products as well as sugar cane juice. Of course, they sell chocolate products you can purchase as souvenirs. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna Time to reach from…
Tree Chocolate Tour
About: This cacao farm provides interactive, hands-on tours of the chocolate-making process, teaching you everything about cacao plants and how the chocolate is extracted and made into different products. You’ll also get to taste many different things besides chocolate, including sugar cane juice and spices and ingredients that get added to the chocolate to make…
Rainforest Chocolate Tour
About: A hands-on tour that teaches all about the chocolate-making process and allows you to participate in making the different stages, and of course try them along the way. They will also point out wildlife along the trail on the property. There is a small gift shop where you can purchase chocolate of course. Province:…
North Fields Coffee and Chocolate Tour
About: An interactive tour of a local farm where you get to experience the coffee-, chocolate-, and sugar cane juice-making processes. You will receive plenty of information as well as participate in making and tasting the coffee, chocolate, and sugar cane juice. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna Time to reach from starting location: 5…
Juan Jarquin’s Coffee Tour
About: This coffee tour is run by a family farm. It is informative and interactive, explaining the entire coffee-making process. You have a good chance of getting lucky and seeing some local wildlife, like sloths. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna Time to reach from starting location: 1 hour 29 minutes Time needed for activity:…