We hired Erick Guzman for a hike in the El Silencio Reserve next to Arenal National Park. Erick is an excellent guide. The hike started a 5 PM and got us to the volcano view just as the sun was setting. The rest of the hike was through the reserve in the dark. Very interesting! Erick was able to spot... More

We just came back from a wonderful visit to CR. While staying in the Arenal area we took an evening hike to El Silencio Reserve to see the volcano and wildlife after dark with Erick Guzman. It was one of the highlights of our trip. There is good bird viewing just before sunset and the light is beautiful. After the... More

We were scheduled to go on the Volcano Hike followed by the EcoTermales where we could enjoy the hot springs and also have dinner there. The guide was suppose to pick us up at our hotel at 2:20 (they even left a note on our door the day before to remind us). First of all, he never showed up till... More

We did the Hanging Bridges Tour, Tabacon Hot Spings, Arenal Volanco Tour and La Fortuna Waterfalls. Hosa our tour guidewas with us for all the tours. Excellent Tour Guide. He has a wealth of information and jokes. If you take these tours I would request Hosa. Thank you. The Cornman Family More

My friend and I arranged for the 4 in 1 tour that included the Arenal hanging bridges, La Fortuna Waterfall, the volcano hike, and a visit to Tabacon Hot Springs that included a dinner. Our guide, Froy, was absolutely fantastic. Funny, friendly, engaging, and very easy to talk to about any questions. He knew a TON about every place we... More

Hike was shorter than expected, but easy to walk until you get to the lava flows, then you need to use a little creativity when making your way up, but there are arrows painted. From the top you definitely have a closer view to the volcano and can hear the rumbles. We did not get to see any lava flows,... More

We used Aventuras Arenal (or Arenal Adventures in english) for three tours: Arenal Volcano hike, Cano Negro Tour, and horseback to La Fortuna. I'll review each separately: The Volcano hike was very "meh". The guide was reading a volcano information book that we picked up from the hotsprings for a few dollars. He pointed out some of the plants but... More

A good tour, with arenal adventuras, $40 pp, ~2hours(each way) in bus and 2hours on boat wildlife spotting and lunch and soft drinks. Excellent tour guides, stopping en route to spot wildlife and explain about agriculture and costa rica. More