Tours and Activities

Costa Rica has been described as “Heaven on Earth” by some of the people that have visited our country. With approximately 25% of Costa Rican territory protected: National Parks, Biological Reserves, Wildlife Refuges and other government and private protected areas you will have the unique experience of being in contact with the forest and experience an encounter with nature, its amazing rainforest, animals and great biodiversity.

Hiking tours can be done from many destinations in Costa Rica and the length of time can be from 30 minutes walking by your own in short trails, to guided tours through primary or secondary forest and multi-day tours for a rain forest adventure at the Corcovado area.
Corcovado National Park, located in the Osa Peninsula, is one of the last large untouched rainforests left in Costa Rica. The Osa Peninsula is known for offering a great hiking or trekking options through lush tropical rainforest, wild animal and bird viewing. Depending on your schedule and fitness level you can go on an all day hiking tour to Corcovado National Park or on a leisurely stroll along the beach. There are also several beautiful deserted beaches and waterfalls that are just a few hours hike from the resorts. Common sightings include scarlet macaws, monkeys, iguanas, sloths and a wide variety of plants, amphibians and insects.

Hiking / trekking tours trough the rain forest or looking for waterfalls, as well as bird watching, are often combined with other adventure or leisure activities in each area. You can enjoy an Arenal Volcano hike and later continue to a leisure afternoon at the hot springs, or join a horse back riding tour; in Manuel Antonio or Corcovado after a hiking tour you can swim at the ocean or take a sunbath; in Monteverde you can enjoy the butterfly or hummingbird gardens after exploring the cloud forest; in many destinations the hiking is combined with the canopy tours and horseback riding activities.

From Monteverde and Corcovado you can take night tours, which introduce you to an exciting and magical place, surrounded by the night sounds and the new life in the forest.

Another optional tour is the hanging bridges, available from Arenal and Monteverde areas, known also as walkways tour. This activity allows you to enjoy a truly amazing walk through the jungle with spectacular views, exploring the forest canopy in a new manner.
If you rather not to walk but still want to enjoy the forest, from some destinations you can take horseback riding tour, boat safaris or the aerial tram tour. Available from San Jose, going to the Caribbean side of our country, the aerial tram gives you the opportunity to observe the tropical rain forest canopies. Ride in a silent gondola viewing the sub canopy (middle part of the forest), the upper canopy and its hanging gardens, discovering plants and forms of life that are usually hidden in the forest treetops and a great biological diversity. On this tour also you will be taken on a nature walk. Available also from the area of Jaco, the tour offers an interesting and exuberant forest and scenic views of small waterfalls and the Pacific Coast

Contact us directly if you are looking for group adventures combining hiking tours, rainforest, mountain biking, kayaking, whitewater rafting and other adventure activities.

Horse back riding is one of the activities you can do in almost all the touristy destinations in Costa Rica, at the beach or at the mountain, through river, pastureland, rainforest, private trails, side-roads. You can reach streams or hidden waterfalls and beautiful sceneries. These tours will allow you to get in touch with the natural beauty of Costa Rica, observe the rainforest and animals and can be combined with some hiking.

Some hotels have horses and offers private tours on the surrounding areas of the property. Also in some beaches there are horses for rent and you can take a short ride next to the sea.
These tours are usually available for all the people, experienced or novice.