Hiking Tours La Fortuna, explore some of Costa Rica’s most beautiful landscapes, forests, jungles, waterfalls, blue rivers, Caves, and Arenal Volcanoes.
PACR only offers hiking tours by certified naturalistic guides with years of experience, passion, and respect for Costa Rica and its Pura Vida. Tours range in intensity and are available for people of all ages. A proper analysis will be done to ensure the visitors’ safety. Good physical condition is required for most of the hikes offered.
Costa Rica’s Most Famous Volcano
Arenal Volcano is an active andesitic stratovolcano in northwestern Costa Rica. It measures at least 1,633 m and is conically shaped, with a crater spanning 140 m.
Geologically, the Arenal Volcano is considered a young volcano and is estimated to be less than 7,000 years old. The volcano was dormant for hundreds of years and exhibited a single crater at its summit, with minor fumarole activity, covered by dense vegetation. In 1968, it erupted unexpectedly.
Due to the eruption, three more craters were created on the western flanks, but only one still exists today. Since October 2010, Arenal’s volcanic activity has decreased, and explosions have become rare. Arenal Volcano was Costa Rica”s most active volcano until 2010 and one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world.
Seismologists have studied it for many years. Although the activity nowadays is less damaging, you can still see ash columns and underground rumbling. Its perfect conical shape allows breathtaking views of volcanic action on the summit.
Arenal Volcano Tour (Observatory Lodge) Easy
One of the closest views of the Arenal Volcano and Lake Arenal, the observatory point is a platform in the mountain surrounded by Tropical gardens; in this area, there are some small suspension bridges, a museum, and a waterfall.
The observatory lodge’s property is home to various plants and wildlife. The afternoon tour offers an incredible sunset, looking out onto Lake Arenal and the mountain ranges of Monteverde.
The pre-1968 summit of Arenal forms the peak to the left. Eruptions from four craters on the west flank extending from the summit to 1100 m on the middle western flank constructed the fresh, UN-vegetated cone seen at the right and a lava-flow field on the lower western flank. The volcano is the centerpiece of Arenal National Park. Arenal towers above forests along the Rio Agua Caliente on the WSW side of the volcano. The 12,016-hectare Volcan Arenal National Park lies within the 204,000-hectare Arenal Conservation Area, which combines to protect eight of Costa Rica’s 12 biological life zones and includes 16 protected reserves in the region between the Guanacaste and Tilaran mountain ranges.
Volcano Tour (Lava Fields, 1968) Moderate
A real walk in the rain forest in an area of conservation, crossing rivers to reach Arenal Volcano’s Lava fields of 1968,1993, and the most recent 2010, when the volcano went into another snooze.
*The lava field terrain can be challenging but well worth the effort.
Time: 8 AM or 2:30 PM, Duration: 3 hours
Pricing: $66 for adults, $34 for children ages 4 – 11 (ages 0-3 are free)
Includes: transportation, Entrance fee, bilingual guide, and 2 hours in the lava fields.
*Prices do not include 13% VAT*
The margins of a pyroclastic-flow deposit from an eruption of Arenal in 1993. In addition to the devastating pyroclastic flows accompanying the start of the eruption in July 1968, periods of primary pyroclastic-flow emission took place in 1975, 1987, 1993, and 1998.
Blue River, Rio Celeste, Full Day Guided hiking tour (advanced)
It is a two-hour drive to the entrance of Tenorio National Park. The guide shares information on Costa Rican history, culture, and lifestyle. You will also stop at a giant Cedar Tree.
The hike is 7klm through the tropical rainforest until reaching the Blue River. The hike continues upriver to the sky-blue waterfall, and you continue further down the river, passing calm lagoons and finally reaching the source that gives the river its color. Scientific results claim that the river results from a chemical reaction caused by the thermal steam below the river bed and the calcium carbonate that flows into the river from a small stream.
Time: 8 am – 3:30 pm
Pricing: $119 – Children ages 5 -11 = $90 USD
Includes: transportation, Ceiba Tree, National Park fee, bilingual guide, 4.5-hour hike, and Lunch.
*Prices do not include 13% VAT*
The awe-inspiring Rio Celeste (Light Blue River) is blue due to the emanation of sulfur from the volcano and the precipitation of calcium carbonate. Thermal springs, small geysers, rivers, waterfalls, lagoons, and panoramic views dot the area. Primary cloud forests dominate the upper area of the park, while the lower regions are carpeted with rainforest. The Tapir and the rarely-seen Puma reside in the area.
Venado caves
This 2,700-meter stretch of limestone caves has been traced back over 15 million years. The caves resulted from a shifting tectonic plate and a mighty underground river. The caves were hidden below sea level for years and brought to the surface by more tectonic plate movement when the native aborigines of Guatuzo discovered them. Caves are lined with stalagmites of limestone, bats, fish, spiders, frogs, and marine fossils. *There is a river and waterfall in the Caves; wear light clothing that will dry quickly.
Details: Time: 8 AM or 1 PM, $75 per person, Duration: 4 hours, 1.5 hours in Caves
includes: transportation, National Park entrance fee, bilingual guide.
*Prices do not include 13% VAT*
Thanks for taking the time to discover our newly added hiking tours. They all offer a side of Costa Rica; many come here to learn. PACR is more than an adrenalin-inspired tour company; we are lovers of nature and the rich biodiversity in Costa Rica. We have spent years searching for additional ways to explore the beauty of Costa Rica that are more tamed down then our regular heart pounding, adrenalin inducing activities and this is what we found…These hikes are a perfect balance of exercise, intensity, and beauty, and they will make you want more…
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