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Arenal Volcano at Dusk & Tabacon CRTSAVR-101 Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge
CRTSAVR-102
Includes: Day Hike to the Arenal
Volcano CRTSAVR-103
Horseback Ride to La
Fortuna Waterfall CRTSAVR-104
One day White Water Rafting tours Sarapiquí River CRTSAGB-105 Experience the full explosion of excitement which is the thrill of white water rafting!. The scenery while rafting is just marvelous. The vegetation that will surround you plus the power of the waters will transport you into a great wild adventure. The equipment will be supplied , and a specialized guide will instruct you on how to manage yourself into the strong currents of the river. After a fun and exhilarating day of big waves, hydraulics and stunning scenery, you'll finish your trip with a stop at our Operations Center for a delicious lunch, showers, optional drinks and souvenir store before the return drive to Arenal. It’s a lot of tour. Start out by learning about the natural history of Costa Rican butterflies such as the Blue Morpho, Monarch, Owl Butterfly, Swallow-Tail, and many more. Get a close look at a wide variety of tropical plants and traditional organic crops. You will see close of plants including medicinal plants, spices, orchids, and more. This is a special spot for birdwatchers, and other animals !! Includes : Roundtrip Transportation, refreshments, guide and entrance. Sport Fishing in the Arenal Lake CRTSAVR-107
Canopy Tour CRTSAPRS-108
During the tour, you will have the opportunity to appreciate the tropical forest, while you enjoy our cables. Finishing the tour, you will want to do it over and over again !!
There are
several Canopy schedules during the day, please check with us and let us
know your preferred time.
Venado Caves
CRTSAVR-109 Includes: Maleku Indigenous Reserve
CRTSAVR-110 The malekus at Palenque Tonjibe had open their harts and their community to all visitors, this way, sharing with us a little of their culture, language and traditions, they are giving us the chance to know the roots of our Costa Rican been. By taking a hike with a maleku guide through enchanting rainforest and pre-Columbian burial grounds oÿSMB/????È????????????8ÿþ…Ðÿ?ÞÞÀ???ÿÿÿÿ??????NŒ@?????OŒîs, nature from the maleku's point of view and also visit one of their cemeteries. This hike is narrated in the Maleku language (maleku jaica), and translated into English. Actually most malekus speak Spanish, but they also learn about their culture and take classes in maleku jaica since primary school. Tour includes: Arenal Hanging Bridges
CRTSAVR-111 Visitor who love nature can enjoy 15 bridges from 5 to 100 meters long, friendly design along 3 km rain forest circuit of interpretive trails built with paving blocks to prevent slipping. The bridges are build of aluminum, galvanized steel and concrete, to ensure maximum security for their visitors. They were designed by structural engineers with the most demanding safety margins in the world.
Tour includes: Boat Rides on the Arenal Lake (minimum 4 pax) CRTSAVR-112
Sometimes mammals can be seen in the surroundings. This tour offers a combination of the Arenal Lake and the Arenal Volcano, it starts at the Dam, and from there we will have the chance to enjoy a 2-hour boat ride. Going around the lake we will see the burned site of the Arenal Volcano.
This service could be at any time
before 4:00 p.m.
Mountain Bike in Arenal CRTSAVR-113
At the end of the trail we will arrive at the entrance of the Arenal Volcano National Park and then get on the way to the Observatory and back in the main road.
Transportation from and back to
the hotel Fourtrax Adventure La Fortuna Tour (ATV Tour) CRTSFRTX-114
We will take you to a beautiful natural clear water swimming hole where you can swim and cool off. And then to an amazing look out point where you will see one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the area. We will continue our trip to a butterfly farm where they not only have an incredible variety of butterfly's but also raise Agouti Pocas or Tepezcuintles.
INCLUDES: *Price is per ATV (each ATV can hold two people)
BIRDWATCHING & WILDLIFE TOURS CRTSSST-115 Departure: 5:30 a.m. or 3:00 p.m. Return: 10:30 am or 6:00 p.m. Areas around the Arenal Volcano are fantastic for serious bird watchers. Our expert bilingual naturalist guides will find a wide variety of species for early morning birders. You are likely to see toucans, parrots, oropendolas, colorful tanagers and parakeets. For the more experienced birdwatcher, we can focus on seeing royal flycatchers, white- fronted nunbirds, cinnamon woodpeckers and other less commonly seen species. Includes: Transportation and bilingual guide, cookies, coffee. What to bring: Binoculars, insect repellent, camera and light cloth. Description: Birds are most active early in the morning and become active again as the day cools into evening. Join us for one or both of these walks in the La Fortuna area or near your hotel, for amazing display of tropical birds. We will tailor the tour for you. “ Early Bird Walks” include coffee and a fruit snack. We will wrap up both by listing and discussing the birds we have seen. CERRO CHATO VOLCANO LAKE HIKING CRTSSST-116 (Expert hikers only recommended) If you're in excellent condition and enjoy a vigorous hike, how about a trek around one of the most beautiful volcano crater lakes on earth? Our tour includes lunch and swimming at the base of the La Fortuna Caterata (waterfall) AYAK SAFARI FLOAT CRTSSST -117 A very relaxing half day trip Departure: 8:30 a.m. or 12:30p.m. - Return: 1:00 pm or 5:00 p.m Relax and enjoy a day of heightened emotions on the quiet waters of the Peñas Blancas. You will be in full contact with nature as you will be able to experience close contact with many species of birds, monkeys, sloths, iguanas, crocodiles and more. Along the way we will stop to spend time with a typical Costa Rican farmer and his family. They will prepare some wonderful Tico dishes for you as they share their life story. We also enjoy the rare opportunity to explore, and learn more about the many riches of the virgin tropical rainforest on their farm. Finally, it´s back to the river to continue our float to the small town of Boca Arenal. Includes: Transportation, bilingual naturalist guide, snacks What to bring: Comfortable clothes, sandals, camera, binoculars, sunscreen, insect repellent. KAYAK THE REAL CAÑO NEGRO WILDLIFE REFUGE CRTSSST -118 Departue: 6:00 a.m. - Return: Approximately 5:00 p.m Visit one of best places for wildlife in Costa Rica. This area is know as a biological corridor between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. See many species of birds, 3 types of monkeys, caiman, iguanas, sloths, and more. The tour begins with a 2 hour drive to the town of Caño Negro. Along the way our guides will explain many interesting things about the region. The drive takes you past many crops including papayas, yucca, sugar cane, and oranges. Before boarding the kayaks we will stop for breakfast at a typical restaurant, and enjoy some delicious Costa Rican coffee. Now it´s time to begin our exciting journey through the Caño Negro Refuge. You will like you are paradise as you quietly drift through these peaceful waterways. We will explore areas that can´t be reach by motorboats… allowing us to get closer to the wildlife! Enjoy the tranquility as we continue our float down river to the pick up point. Includes: Transportation, bilingual naturalist guide, breakfast, lunch, and cold drinks.
What to bring: Light clothing, tennis shoes or
sandals, hat, camera, binoculars, and sunscreen, and poncho
LAKE
ARENAL KAYAKING CRTSSST-119
Departure:8:00 a.m.- Return: Approximately 1:00 p.m. Bird Watching, Hiking and Lava Flows Enjoy a pleasant morning of kayaking on Lake Arenal with a breath- taking view of the Arenal Volcano. The second part of the tour includes bird watching along the lake. You may observe different species such as: flycatchers, kingfishers, egrets, heroes, cormorants and anhingas. Next we enter the national park. Along the wide flat trails we will see more wildlife, and hopefully watch the Howler Monkeys playing in the treetops. You will learn about the many fascinating medicinal purposes of the rainforest plants. Finally we get to the lava flows from 1992. Here you can wonder around on, and explore the flow. The view is spectacular with the lake on one side of you, and the erupting volcano on the other. Includes: Transportations, kayak, life vest, oars, tropical fruit snack, beverages, and bilingual naturalist guide.
What to bring: Bathing suit or clothes that can
get wet, sandals, and sun block.
MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST - SKY TREK CRTSSST-120 Departure Hour: 7: 30 A. M. from Fortuna. (Please inquire departure time from your hotel in the area) Arrival Time: 6:00 P. M. 1 DAY TOUR. Worldly famous for being the few places where after a short hike, it is possible to observe the resplendence Quetzal within its native habitat. The amazing biodiversity and the natural beauty of Monteverde Cloud Forest will take you into a fantastic journey to a unique spot on earth. Journey: After a 2_ hour-drive from the rainforest you will be taken to the wonderful world of the cloud forest. Our excursion will start by picking you up at your hotel, then a transfer ride on an A/C minibus to Lake Arenal. At the dam, you will board a boat to do a 25 minute-boat ride across the lake up to Rio Chiquito where a 4 X 4 car will be waiting for you to drive you up to the Sky Trek station located at Monteverde Cloud Forest. Here is where the adventure tour starts, get ready for a lifetime experience. Sky Trek is secure system of trails and zip lines in which you glide through the canopy of the forest to see a different perspective of the cloud forest. Sky Trek is similar, in a way, to other canopy tour in Costa Rica, but it incorporates some significant differences such as larger scales with more zip lines and platforms, longer trails, and a suspension bridge. Furthermore, the construction consists of protective and secure materials, including metal platforms with mesh-covered steal rails which prevents from falling off or sliding. Some facts: • Twenty-two platforms above the canopy, connected by zip lines • Two canopy observation towers, 22 meters high (72 feet ) and 28 meters high (90 feet) • 11 cable system, the longest is 750 meters long (2,460 feet), and the shortest is 127 meters long (417 feet) • Sky Trek offers a total stretch of 3 kilometers ( 1.85 mile) of cables • Tour lasts between 2 and _ hours and 3 hours After this ride, we will continue this tour by going to the town of Santa Elena where we will have lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, you are invited to walk the nature trails of La Finca Ecologica de Monteverde where you will be allowed to see a great variety of flora and fauna unique to this environment. Around 3:30 P. M. we will head back to Fortuna, traveling the scenic route on our descend to Lake Arenal shores while enjoying a relaxing view of the cloud forest. Includes: Two way-transportation on A/C minibus (by land or by boat),bilingual naturalist guide, bird field guide, entrance fee to the private reserve, entrance fee to Sky Trek, lunch, and beverages. What to bring: Comfortable warm clothes, hiking shoes, jacket, binoculars, camera insect repellent, and rain gear during rainy days. MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST - SKY WALK CRTSSST-121 Departure Hour: 7: 30 A. M. from Fortuna. (Please inquire departure time from your hotel in the area) Arrival Time: 6:00 P. M. 1 DAY TOUR Worldly famous for being the few places where after a short hike, it is possible to observe the resplendence Quetzal within its native habitat. The amazing biodiversity and the natural beauty of Monteverde Cloud Forest will take you into a fantastic journey to a unique spot on earth. Journey: After a 2_ hour-drive from the rainforest you will be taken to the wonderful world of the cloud forest. Our excursion will start by picking you up at your hotel, then a transfer ride on an A/C minibus to Lake Arenal. At the dam, you will board a boat to do a 25 minute-boat ride across the lake up to Rio Chiquito where a 4 X 4 car will be waiting for you to drive you up to Sky Walk station located at Monteverde Cloud Forest. Here is where the adventure tour starts, get ready for a lifetime experience. Sky Walk is a combination of suspension bridges and platforms built in the cloud forest, that offers an opportunity to explore the forest canopy in a safe and easy manner at your own pace. The tour includes 2.5 km of trails and six suspension bridges across deep canyons at the level of the treetops. The longest bridge is about 243 meters ( 800 feet) in length. After this ride, we will continue this tour by going to the town of Santa Elena where we will have lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, you are invited to walk the nature trails of La Finca Ecologica de Monteverde where you will be allowed to see a great variety of flora and fauna unique to this environment. Around 3:30 P. M. we will head back to Fortuna, traveling the scenic route on our descend to Lake Arenal shores while enjoying a relaxing view of the cloud forest. Includes: Two way-transportation on A/C minibus (by land or by boat),bilingual naturalist guide, bird field guide, entrance fee to the private reserve, entrance fee to Sky Walk, lunch, and beverages. What to bring: Comfortable warm clothes, hiking shoes, jacket, binoculars, camera, insect repellent, and rain gear during rainy days. PURE TREK CANYONING CRTSSST-122 The ultimate waterfall adventure.... Tour Time: Pick ups from hotels start at: 7:15 a.m. Depart: 8:30 a.m. Return time: 1:00 p.m. Upon arriving at our base you will be served a delicious breakfast in view of the Arenal Volcano. You trip begins with a 30 minutes 4x4 drive into a tropical Rainforest outside the town of La Fortuna, in the Arenal Volcano . We stop to see many different indigenous plants and animals along the way. We then trek through the forest on magical trails that lead to some of the most spectacular waterfalls in Costa Rica, a place very few people get to experience.Along the way we will have the chance to see monkeys, toucans, sloths, parrots and discover the secrets that lie hidden deep in the canyon. When we arrive at the waterfalls we will rappel from the top down into the beautiful pristine canyon below. After trekking through the canyon we will rappel down more waterfalls that will rappel down more waterfalls that will take us to the tranquil pools where we enjoy some fresh tropical fruits and snacks, do some bird watching, or just relax in this unspoiled paradise. Then just a short trek out of the canyon, jump in the vehicules and back to your hotel. ADVENTURE INCLUDES: Transportation Breakfast served in view of the Arenal Volcano Professionally down 4 amazing waterfalls Trek along magical trails in a pristine cayon Enjoy fresh tropical fruits and snacks in clear water pools ALL YOU NEED: Water shoes or hiking shoes Bathing suit Change of clothes Insect repellent
Waterproof camera
Arenal Sky Tram and Sky Trek; Arenal Rainforest Reserve CRTSSKTK-123 Come and visit the Arenal Rainforest Reserve, where you will be able to appreciate a natural environment and view waterfalls from the suspension bridges of the Sky Walk. You also enjoy the adrenaline and security offer by rivers and trails trough the Rainforest. Enjoy an Aerial Tram with the best technology available. Schedule: From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m . The tour includes the ascent by cable car to the top of the Arenal Reserve (where you can see beautiful landscapes of the forest, the Arenal lake and of course the Arenal V olcano) and the n return by the Sky Trek zip lines!
BIRDWATCHING RIO FORTUNA - CANOA CRTSSST-125
We will pick you up or meet
you early for an exciting morning with the birds while paddling on the Río Fortuna. All trips will return La Fortuna by 9:00 am Includes: Transportations, canoe, life vest, oars, tropical fruit snack, beverages, and bilingual naturalist guide. What to bring: Bathing suit or clothes that can get wet, sandals, and sun block CULTURE (CULTURAL TOUR) CRTSAVR-126 The Culture –A Cultural Tour in a comfortable, tractor-drawn trailer with rooftop. Share with us the culture and true local lifestyle on a unique trip. During our tour in a comfortable, tractor-drawn trailer you will able to learn, enjoy, and become part of local culture and the true Costa Rican soul. We leave daily from the Central Park of the town of La Fortuna and visit along our trip cattle farms, a medical plant where you can follow production of all natural tea soap and shampoo. We visit also a butterfly conservation and reproduction site. Learn how some tubers and roots are prepared for exportation and pass very typical rural settlements where traditional forms and cultivation and rural daily life can still be observed. Visit a typical rural school and a private tropical model garden dedicated to plant reproduction for the local market. At the end of the trip you can enjoy the warmth of Casona Río Fortuna, a historic site with an interesting background. At the Casona you will enjoy a delicious, typical country-style prepared lunch from the wood stove. * Due to the innovative type of this tour it might necessary to effectuate changes regarding the route and the visited sites caused by reasons out of our control Includes: Transportation, Guide, Entrance fees, Typical lunch Duration : 7 hours Departure : 8:00 AM aprox
For further information about reservations contact us at: Contact Us  Turismo Expertos de Costa Rica S.A. is a member of CANATUR Copy Rights © 2007 crtravelsite.com
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Arenal Hanging Bridges is a new tourism attraction in La Fortuna, only 4 km (2.5
miles) west of Tabacón within a 250 hectare (618 acre) reserve of primary
forest.
Guided
by a naturalist, who through the natural history will open for you the doors of
a fascinating and colorful Tropical Rain Forest world. The imposing vistas of
the Volcano from the hanging bridges over the forest, make a perfect combination
for an unforgettable experience.
Arenal
Lake is the largest and the most important lake in Costa Rica, it was man made
in 1974 to provide hydroelectric energy for the country. It is also a place
where you can find different kinds of resident and migratory birds.
Also
it is possible to see incredible eruptions when the Arenal Volcano is clear.
This
is one of the tours we offer for those who want to go on a bike trip to the area
where the forest, the Arenal Volcano and the Lake meet and leads trough a
beautiful trail.
On
this trail we will have the chance to see many different birds, for example:
Squirrel Cuckoos (Piaya cayana), Keel Billed Toucans (Ramphastos sulfuratus),
Crested Guans (Penelope purpurascens), Slaty Tailed Trogons (Trogon massena),
Black Headed Trogons (Trogon melanocephalus), Bare Throated Tiger Herons (Tigrisoma
mexicanum), Laughing Falcons (Herpetotheres cachinnans); as well as howler
monkeys and raccoons.
Come
and enjoy the most unforgettable tour that the Arenal Volcano area has to offer
riding your own ATV (4 wheeler)! Your guide will take you on back roads, riding
through plantations of banana, papaya, plantains, yuca, avocado, black pepper
and fruit tree plantations full of mangos and oranges.
And
remember the ominous presence of the Arenal Volcano follows you throughout your
trip.
