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Arenal Volcano (by night) and Hot Springs
Enjoy the ride through the rolling plains of San Carlos. At Arenal you'll be visiting the hot springs at Tabacón Resort. After a good swim in the hot water you'll have dinner with a delicious dinner buffet.
Barra Honda National Park (Caves) Tour
Walk through one of the few remaining tropical dry forests of Costa Rica. Once you reach the entrance of the cave called Terciopelo, you'll descend about 18 Meters (50ft) down on a sturdy aluminum ladder to enter into a different world.
Canopy Miravalles Tour
Ride through the mountains of Guanacaste, (breakfast on the way is optional),visit the Macadamia farm Finca La Anita. From there visit an Art Gallery, and get the Adrenalin going at the Miravalles Canopy Tour.
Canopy, Rappelling, White Water, Volcanic Mud Bath Combo Tour
First comes the Canopy Tour with different rappelling and climbing stations. At the hotel a delicious lunch-buffet is waiting for you. You'll receive a horse, ride to the river canyon, and on a tube ride a few white water rapids that will get your adrenalin going. Back on the horse, or bus, you'll reach the volcanic mud holes where you can apply the volcanic mud onto your body and face.
Congo Trail Canopy and Río Tempisque River Safari
After the guided Canopy Tour the tour continues to Puerto Ballena. In a covered boat you'll reach the Río Tempisque. See large crocodiles and capuchin monkeys, all kinds of water-fowl, iguanas, bats, and basilisks. At the end of the boat-ride a typical country-lunch is waiting for you.
Canyon Rappelling, Climbing, and Canopy Tour
Near Rincón de la Vieja, a short walk from the hotel Guachipelín starts the Canopy- Rappelling and Climbing tour. You'll swing over the canyon on a rope, zip on a cable along the river and climb back up.
Chorotega Pottery Tour to Guaitil
You will stop at a place where an indigenous potter will show you the process of how these people maintain the tradition of their art since many generations. Please take the time to visit the many other potters. The black items are more difficult to make and therefore a little more expensive like the rest. We recommend to just buy them for decoration purposes.
Chorotega Pottery Tour to Guaitil and Río Tempisque - Palo Verde Tour
You wiill stop at a place where an indigenous potter will show you the process of how these people maintain the tradition of their art since many generations. In a covered boat you'll reach the Río Tempisque. See large crocodiles and capuchin monkeys, all kinds of water-fowl, iguanas, bats, and basilisks.
Macadamia Farm, Art Gallery, and Miravalles Canopy Tour
In the mountains of Guanacaste you'll reach Finca La Anita a Macadamia farm. After an informative hike, you'll drive on to the Miravalles Canopy Tour. On the way there you'll stop at a well known art gallery, and wood-shop.
Miravalles Volcano Tour
A scenic drive will take you the boiling mud-holes, from there you can choose to take a horse or sit on a wagon pulled by a tractor up the volcano to the waterfalls and the crater of the volcano. After lunch, an application of volcanic mud, and a bath in the hot-springs, you'll get to the Miravalles Canopy Tour. On the way there you'll stop at a well known art-gallery, and wood-shop.
Nicaragua, Masaya Volcano, Granada City Tour
On the way to San Jorge you'll see the Laguna de Apoyo, visit the Indian market Masaya and the impressive crater of the active volcano Masaya. From there you'll reach Granada. At the famous hotel Alhambra right next to the Cathedral you'll get a fine lunch. One of the romantic horse-carts called Volanta, together with a bilingual guide will take you around the city. On the way home you'll be driving through Rivas.
Oropendola Waterfall Rincón de la Vieja Tour
You'll receive your horse at the stables of the hotel Guachipelín. From there is goes up almost to the entrance of the National park Rincón de la Vieja. There you leave the horse for a short hike down to the bottom of the waterfalls. If you like you can take a dip into the crystal-clear water there. Back to the hotel again it is on your horse.
Palo Verde, Río Tempisque Tour
After a ride to Puerto Ballena on the Peninsula Nicoya you'll take a comfortable seat in a covered boat. If you are interested in taking some incredible pictures of animals, this is the tour for you. Not just crocodiles in all sizes and monkeys, also water-fowl, iguanas, bats, and basilisks. At the end, enjoy a typical country-lunch.
Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park, Pailas Tour
This tour gives you the opportunity to witness first hand, secondary volcanic activity as you walk through a dense forest. Besides a large amount of the gigantic Matapalo Trees, you'll see several fumaroles, boiling mud, boiling water, and of course the Fauna and Flora of this tropical forest.
Sport-Fishing and Deep-Sea, off-shore Fishing
For Black Marlin, and Blue Marlin, the waters of Papagayo in Guanacaste are considered some of the finest in the world year round. Most catches are made during the month of December, January, February, March and April. Apart from billfish, trophy-size roosters are taken from waters around Ocotal more than any other place in the world.
Tenorio National Park, Río Celeste Tour
The hike at the north-east flank of the Tenorio Volcano will take you to one of the most amazing gifts of nature.This rainforest receives up to 7000mm Rain during the year. At the point called Borbollones, two different rivers join and turn the water of a new and larger river light blue. This is due of a high concentration of certain substances like sulfur etc. in these volcanic waters.
Tizote Wellness Garden Hot Springs Tour
Enjoy this Wellness Center with its Hot Springs near the Volcano Rincón de La Vieja en Guanacaste.
Volcanic Mud-Bath near Rincón de la Vieja
On horseback you'll reach the hot mud-holes of the active volcano Rincón de la Vieja. There tie down your horse and proceed to a place where you can change cloth, take a steam sauna to open the pores and hopefully you come with a partner that will apply some of the fresh mud all over you.
Waterfall Hike and Volcanic Mud Bath at Rincón de la Vieja
Get your horse at the stables of the hotel Guachipelín. Almost at the entrance of the National Park Rincón de La Vieja leave the horse for a short hike down to the bottom of the waterfalls. Proceed to a place where you can apply some of the fresh volcanic mud all over you. Then jump into a pool to wash it off again.
White Sand Islands Tour
This tour starts right at the beach of Playas del Coco. In a double-decker boat you'll ride several islands. You'll reach a coral reef island where you'll be able to do some snorkeling only 6 feet deep. On another lonely island you can explore several caves carved out of the rock by the waves, and have a delicious BBQ lunch. After lunch you'll continue to a mangrove.
White Water River Tubing
If you're an Adrenalin junkie and don't mind cold water, this tour is for you. Ride on a horse for one hour to the starting point, then for over one hour down a white water cañon on a large rubber-tube. My personal recommendation for this crazy tour is that you should at least know how to swim, you should feel comfortable with water, close your mouth when you're under water and it helps if you keep the shoes on.
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