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:…
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Venado Caves
About: A very unique experience, especially in Costa Rica, which is not known for its caves. It is quite a vast cave system. You can only enter with a guide on an authorized tour. You can see bats, spiders and other insects. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna Time to reach from starting location: 52…
Jaguariders ATV Tour
About: You are guaranteed to have a blast on this tour riding through the countryside. First you get to ride around the muddy trails before you take off for a long loop. There is a stop about half-way at a river that you also get to ride through. It is very exhilarating but a safe…
Arenal Volcano National Park
Note: This national park has two sectors, the volcano sector and the peninsula sector. Here we will focus on the volcano sector. Check out this post on the peninsula sector. Your ticket to the park will grant you access to both sectors for the same day. You cannot do one sector one day and the…
Arenal Volcano Ecological Park
About: There are various trail loops going up the volcano to the old lava flow measuring distances from 2 kilometers to 6 kilometers. There is also a small lake where you can kayak, canoe, stand up paddle, swim, and jump off the tarzan swing into the lake. Camping is possible here. Province: Alajuela Starting from:…
Top 10 in Monteverde
My top 10 picks for Monteverde, all kid-friendly: Honorable mentions: Restaurant picks:
El Tigre Waterfalls Zipline Bike
About: A one-of-a-kind adrenaline experience in Costa Rica, you will ride on 3 different cables ranging from 100 to 150 meters long, and up to 70 meters above the ground. Province: Puntarenas Starting from: Monteverde Time to reach from starting location: 28 minutes Time needed for activity: 1.5 hours Kid friendly: Must be 1.4 meters…
Monteverde Orchid Garden
About: A guided tour through a garden that focuses on orchids, though there are other plants as well. The guides are extremely knowledgeable and very informative. On a given day there are over 120 orchid species in bloom. Some orchids only bloom for one day, if that, so you never know what you will get…
Monteverde Frog Pond
About: Here you will receive a guided tour through their frog exhibits where you will see a wide variety of species from the cloud forest as well as other microclimates in Costa Rica. The guides are very knowledgeable and extremely informative. They offer both day and night tours since some frogs are diurnal and some…
Monteverde Butterfly Gardens
About: You get a guided tour that first starts in a live insect exhibit where you get to see a lot of unique insects common in Costa Rica. Then you go through a series of 4 butterfly gardens that each contain different species of butterflies. It is a short hike where you will likely see…