La Fortuna Costa Rica Tour Description5
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Van-Boat-Van
Please note: We charge an additional pick up and/or drop off fee for a few hotels located outside our normal pick up areas. Let us know where you need to be picked up and dropped off and we will tell you if any additional charges are involved.
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Departure: 8:30am, 2:30pm |
Adventure Connection: Rafting the Rio Toro or Sarapiqui
• San José + Río Toro + Arenal Volcano = $83
We pick you up in San José, take you rafting & you’re checking into your hotel in Arenal before 4pm – what a great travel day!! For either of our rafting tours, you’ll be on the water for exactly the same amount of time as our normal rafting excursions that leave out of La Fortuna/Arenal Volcano. In fact, you’ll meet up with the rest of the rafters from La Fortuna at our private put-in for each tour.
You’ll receive a safety talk, get your gear all set (helmet, life-jacket and paddle) and you’ll have the time of your life paddling down Costa Rica’s best rivers! You’ll be on the water for about 2 to 2.5 hours. You’ll finish up with a delicious spread of fresh, tropical fruit and then we take you to our river house for an exclusive, home-made, natural, buffet lunch. You’ll get to your Arenal Volcano hotel by 4pm.Want to return to San José the same day or traveling in the opposite direction? Please add $30 per person to the above rates.
Includes: Transport from San José (please indicate hotel so we can confirm pick-up time); rafting Río Toro class 3-4; excellent raft guides; fruit break; delicious lunch; transfer to La Fortuna hotel.
Duration: Full-day hours
Price: $82
What to bring: Clothes to get wet in; secure shoes; change of clothes for after the tour; a little extra spending money in case you want to buy some beers and the photo CD of your tour; and a big smile!
Adventure Connection Rafting Rio Balsa Class 2-3
Need to get from San José to the Arenal Volcano? Go rafting on the way and get your transport included!
We pick you up in San José, take you rafting & you’re checking into your hotel in Arenal before 4pm – what a great travel day!! For either of our rafting tours, you’ll be on the water for exactly the same amount of time as our normal rafting excursions that leave out of La Fortuna/Arenal Volcano. In fact, you’ll meet up with the rest of the rafters from La Fortuna at our private put-in for each tour.
You’ll receive a safety talk, get your gear all set (helmet, life-jacket and paddle) and you’ll have the time of your life paddling down Costa Rica’s best rivers! You’ll be on the water for about 2 to 2.5 hours. You’ll finish up with a delicious spread of fresh, tropical fruit and then we take you to our river house for an exclusive, home-made, natural, buffet lunch. You’ll get to your Arenal Volcano hotel by 4pm.Want to return to San José the same day or traveling in the opposite direction? Please add $30 per person to the below rates.
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Includes: Transport from San José (please indicate hotel so we can confirm pick-up time); rafting Río Balsa class 2-3; excellent raft guides; fruit break; delicious lunch; transfer to La Fortuna hotel. |
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Adventure Connection Rafting Rio Sarapiqui La Virgin Class 2-3
The class 2-3 section of the Sarapiqui River is ideal for families with young children. You’ll get plenty of splashes on this fun, 2-hour rafting trip as you pass by beautiful rainforest and lush farmland. At the end, enjoy fresh, tropical fruit and a typical Costa Rica lunch.
Rafters should be ages 10 to 65 and in good physical condition. Although you don't need experience, rafters should know how to swim and bring secure shoes along with dry clothes to change into.
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Departure: 8:30am (7:00am San Jose hotels on our connection that meets up with the rafters coming from La Fortuna area). |
Horseback Ride La Fortuna-Monteverde (either direction)
*Please let us know your level of riding ability from novice to expert and your approximate weight and height, so we can properly fit you for your horse.
Departure: 8:30am
Includes: Healthy, well-cared for horses, horse guides, tropical fruit break, transportation to the Lake Arenal dam, boat ride on Lake Arenal to the town of El Castillo and then a beautiful day riding along Lake Arenal. You then travel for 1 hour by ground transportation to Monteverde and your luggage is transported directly to your Monteverde hotel.
Duration: approx. 5 hours
Price: $75
What to bring: For safety and comfort, please bring secure shoes and long pants, sunscreen, any personnel medicine you may require, such as allergy pills, etc. Please don't bring valuables such as passports or expensive jewelry. We are not responsible for lost, damaged or stolen items.
Mountain Biking to Monteverde
Bicycling as a means of transport between La Fortuna and Monteverde.
We have two riding options, depending on your adventure level: The first and more-intense ride is about 3-hours long or about 25 miles. We’ll start at the Lake Arenal Dam where you drop off your luggage with Captain Marquez, our boat driver. From there we ride past the rural community of El Castillo until we get to the pristine Caño Negro river that runs alongside Rancho Margot. From here we do a technical river crossing and continue riding through rolling hills along the edge of picture-perfect Lake Arenal until ride to the small town of Río Chiquito.
We also offer, a slightly-more-expensive, but shortened, 15-mile ride that includes a boat ride across the Lake Arenal to the mid-way point. This man-made lake is the second-largest lake in Central America. To get from one side of the lake to the other by land, there are several bridge-less river crossings. The scenery is a combination of secondary rainforest, farmland and great views of the lake and volcano. Your eagle-eyed bike guide will help point out some of the local wildlife indigenous to the area, such as wild boar, sloths, toucans, Oropendolas and iguanas.
Upon arrival to Río Chiquito, you will be reunited with your luggage and Freddy, our driver, will drive you in his mini-van the remaining 1.5-hours up the steep, gravel roads to your hotel in Monteverde. This is a truly adventurous ride – the terrain is rugged, the scenery is incredible but this is the perfect way to travel between La Fortuna and Monteverde.
NOTE: We can make arrangements for more-demanding local rides and special equipment needs. Please ask for special trip quote.
Departure: 8:30am from La Fortuna only
Includes: Brand-name, professional suspension mountain bikes, gloves, helmets, bike guide, transport up to Monteverde, water break, small snack
Duration: approx. 6.5 hours
Price: $75
Adventure Connection Rafting Rio Tenorio Class 3-4
FROM LA FORTUNA / MONTEVERDE:
Arrive to the isolated rustic Guanacaste backroads and then take a rugged, 4x4 ride to the the river put-in at the bridge over the Río Tenorio.
You’ll receive a thorough safety briefing and get fitted for your equipment -- helmets, life jackets and paddles. Practice with your guide and then enjoy a beautiful 2.5-hour rafting trip along the impressive canyon of the Tenorio River in Costa Rica’s picturesque Guanacaste province. Get over 20 fun, exciting rapids, a fresh fruit snack, hike to a local waterfall, and plenty of wildlife along the way like iguanas, tropical birds and monkeys. This unique rafting tour finishes with a thrilling, 10-foot waterfall drop!! When you arrive to the river exit, do a quick hike to the 4x4 vehicle to drive out of this isolated, unspoiled region of Costa Rica. Have a delicious lunch, use our changing rooms and then head on your way to your hotel in the Guanacaste beach area for a glorious Pacific sunset.
You’ll arrive to our meeting point along the Pan-American highway prior to heading to the river put-in about 20 minutes away.
Please note: Our river trips run rain or shine – you’re going to get wet anyway!! If river conditions are unsuitable for the Río Tenorio, our head guide might make the call to change to a back-up river of a similar level and/or offer another tour – you're always guaranteed a fun, but safe day! You get a full refund if no tour is run.
Departure: 7:00am (varies according to hotel location) This tour also departs from Guanacaste beach hotels.
Includes: Transport from the Arenal Volcano area (please indicate hotel or we can confirm pick-up time); rafting tour on the Río Tenorio; excellent raft guides; fruit break; delicious lunch; transfer to Guanacaste beach hotel. Your luggage stays safe and sound with our driver in the van while waiting at our private river exits.
Duration: approx. 7 hours
Price: $91
What to bring: Clothes to get wet in; secure shoes; change of clothes for after the tour; a little extra spending money in case you want to buy some beers and the photo CD of your tour; and a big smile!
Adventure Connection Rafting Rio Balsa Class 2-3
Need to get from La Fortuna to Manuel Antonio or Jaco? Go rafting on the way and get your transport included!
We pick you up in La Fortuna take you rafting & you’re checking into your hotel in Manuel Antonio or Jaco by sunset – what a great travel day!! For either of our rafting tours, you’ll be on the water for exactly the same amount of time as our normal rafting excursions that leave out of La Fortuna/Arenal Volcano. In fact, you’ll meet up with the rest of the rafters from La Fortuna at our private put-in for each tour.
You’ll receive a safety talk, get your gear all set (helmet, life-jacket and paddle) and you’ll have the time of your life paddling down Costa Rica’s best rivers! You’ll be on the water for about 2 to 2.5 hours. You’ll finish up with a delicious spread of fresh, tropical fruit and then we take you to our river house for an exclusive, home-made, natural, buffet lunch. You’ll get to your Jaco or Manuel Antonio hotel by.
Includes: Transport from La Fortuna (please indicate hotel so we can confirm pick-up time); rafting Río Balsa class 2-3; excellent raft guides; fruit break; delicious lunch; transfer to Jaco or Manuel Antonio.
Duration: Full-day
Price: $90
What to bring: Clothes to get wet in; secure shoes; change of clothes for after the tour; a little extra spending money in case you want to buy some beers and the photo CD of your tour; and a big smile!
