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Monteverde One Day Tour from La Fortuna
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Monteverde One Day Tour from La Fortuna

By Jacamar Naturalist Tours
About

Ages 7-99, max of 20 per group
Duration: 9–12 hours
Start time: Check availability
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English, Spanish


  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Naturalist guide
  • Transportation in an A/C bus
  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Entrance tickets


Departure details
  • Traveler pickup is offered.
  • Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Return details
  • Returns to original departure point

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 15373P40

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Please inform the age of kids under 12 years.
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

What you can expect during your visit
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.

If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 15373P40

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Itinerary
  • You'll get picked up
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    Monteverde
    Stop: 5 hours
    Departing from the hotel at 6:30 am taking a route around the coast of Lake Arenal, enjoying on the way breathtaking panoramic views of the Arenal Volcano and the wind power towers, traversing mountains and picturesque villages surrounded by cattle and coffee. Once in Monteverde you will visit "Don Juan" farm to learn about all the process that precedes having a good cup of coffee, from the harvest, through the roasting, the use of the "chorreador", until reaching the table. You can also get on the oldest and most representative transport in Costa Rica, the ox cart, concluding with the tasting of traditional snacks and a well-deserved cup of coffee. The adventure continues by embarking on a gondola that takes you to the top of a magical cloud forest. Once at the top one way to go down is by travel 7 zip lines with different speeds, heights and distances, through canyons, forests and clouds until they go down to the starting point.
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  • You'll return to the starting point
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About the operator
Jacamar Naturalist Tours
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Costa Rica
Joined in February 2012

#3 of 58 Boat Tours & Water Sports in La Fortuna de San Carlos
  • garymG8598YO
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    On time pick ups..great guides...and awesome experience....would definetly recomend this tour to do both in a day in reasonable
    On time pick ups..great guides...and awesome experience....would definetly recomend this tour to do both in a day in reasonable time.
  • kristendB8406AD
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    The guides made it amazing
    We originally found Jacamar through the Mytanfeet blog. Everything Jacamar set up fro us was fantastic. This was one of our favorites and it was because of the guides. We had rafted before numerous times and MIguel made this one special. My 12 yr old got to ride the bull (up front) and so did my daughter. My daughter accidentally fell off the raft while riding the bull and Francisco (who was our safety guide in his kayak) was super quick to grab her and her shoe as it was floating away. Miguel also went above and beyond to show us nature including a sloth, toucans, and a monkey. Thank you Diego, Miguel and Francisco.
  • O3779MZmichaelm
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    Wonderful Hanging Bridges Tour
    We traveled to Costa Rica in hopes of viewing the wide variety of wildlife and beautiful flowers the country has to offer. The Jacamar Arenal Hanging Bridges guided walk more than delivered. We saw so many interesting things, birds, tarantulas, sloths, snakes, monkeys, and owls. Our guides Melanie and Alonzo were exceptional. They were friendly, knowledgable and kept the tour extremely engaging. I would certainly recommend this tour to anyone who is looking to spend the morning in a rainforest and hoping to see many interesting things.
  • KurtFukushima
    KurtFukushima
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    Great Experience
    Our last full day in Costa Rica was open. We had yet to see many of the wildlife on our trip checklist. The folks at the Jacamar office in La Fortuna advised this excursion would provide the best chances, so we booked. We were not disappointed. First, all of our previous excursion guides during the week were great. However, "Peka" from Jacamar was the absolute best and was extremely knowledgeable. He took significant time during the long van trip to the boat to enthusiastically educate us on all things Costa Rica and answer all our questions. Additionally, Alan (the boat driver) was a local from Los Chiles, who knew the river well and expertly piloted the boat to offer the best vantage points. We saw numerous Howler and White-Faced monkeys, many of which came within a few yards from the boat. There was also some Caiman, then both a Two-Towed and later a Three-Towed sloth. Not to mention the over abundant amount of interesting native birds. Our binoculars proved their worth and Peka allowed us to use his spotting scope to get some incredible pictures. Would recommend this excursion to anyone. Bring some good optics!
  • annmU1623QR
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    Excellent adventure
    Professional, knowledgeable, personable service. Comfortable van with responsible driver, excellent guide with knowledge of flora and fauna of the area, delicious lunch. Boat ride was relaxing and fun to see local birds, monkeys, caymans. Highly recommend.
  • Corri_N24
    Corri_N24
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    Hellen and Gato Loco are the Best!!
    Hellen was an amazing tour guide!! She found so many animals and insects that we would’ve never seen on our own. She also knows a ton about the animals, insects, the volcanoes and about Costa Rica. My family really enjoyed spending the day with her and Gato Loco. They even stopped on the side of the road for us to see a Sloth!! We were so excited!
  • Gissela B
    Gissela B
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    White water rafting with teens.
    We had a fantastic time today with Francisco and Luis. Francisco was with us for the day and our guide on kayak while Luis was our guide on the raft. Both super knowledgeable about the terrain, local hot spots and agriculture. The rafting was amazing. Our teen kids were laughing and and said that this was our best rafting excursion so far and we’ve done a few. We enjoyed the snacks prepared mid-journey and the lovely lunch in their private park area too. We would definitely recommend going with Jacamar.
  • B1665BTshelleyb
    B1665BTshelleyb
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    Rainbow Bass did not disappoint!!!
    We had the best guides,Jairo Villalobos and Brian. Machaca fish and rainbow bass were caught and released on our excursion. Our pickup was on time and Jairo was very knowledgeable about the lake, area and fish. We highly recommend this company and Jairo and Brian!!! We made some great memories, took lots of pictures and videos!!! 5star all the way!!!!
  • GlynisGlynis
    GlynisGlynis
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    Fabulous fun!
    All of it! We were picked up at the hotel, and taken to the site on a farm area. The guides Raul and Roy coil not have been more fun and friendly. They loaded us up in the inflatable raft, taking great care of the two older members of the group, and off we went! It was peaceful and magical- lots of reptiles and a couple sloths high in the trees- then we had so much fun with our guides who were perfect imitators of howler monkeys- as when we saw them up high they called to the monkeys who called back probably thinking to warn off a rival. At the end of the river safari they took us to a beautiful outside covered area attached to a farm, where we sat at a table and were given cheese, plantains, beautiful banana bread- and the most divine coffee! All around us were free ranging chickens, beautiful birds and friendly little dogs. We weren’t rushed, and enjoyed our trip and the snack after so much. I recommend it highly- the guides were fabulous, the trip was exciting but safe for all ages- and we all loved it. You have to try this safari!!
  • Don F
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    Highly recommend this tour and tour company. Enjoyable and informative.
    Wonderful trip and great guide and driver, Gabriel and Alberth were wonderful. Informed of the history, culture and values of the country, along with interesting information about the plants and wildlife. Very personable, knowledgable and informative. I would highly recommend this company for your experience in Costa Rica. Pira Vida!! ❤️
  • sergeg900
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    Great excursion!!!
    Great excursion!!! They are super friendly and their lunch after the tour was the best of all the other tours we've been to. David, our tour guide is very nice and knowledgeable.
  • higgihawk
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    Wonderful kayaking trip on Lake Arenal with Jacamar
    Had a wonderful kayaking trip with Jason and Adrian from Jacamar today. Stupendous views and lots of interesting information from Jason. Our 3 (older) teenagers all thoroughly enjoyed it and we parents loved it to. Relaxed and fun with a great swim in the lake. Adrian and Jason were friendly and kind and took great care fitting our buoyancy aids. Lovely fresh pineapple and towels to dry at the end - I don't think we could have had a better experience. Highly recommended.
  • munchrn1820
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    Our favorite adventure
    We had an amazing first time experience white water rafting with our guide Carlos. He made sure we were safe and had a good time. His 30 uears.of professional experience was very reassuring. The kids had so much fun and it was their favorite adventure of the entire trip. A must do with Jacamar. Pura vida!
  • jcc8612
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    amazing and fun! please book!
    we loved it super fun and we loved it. our guide on 07/6 was super nice and patient he was very kind and told us tons of fun stuff. we had delicious snack and water which was amazing after a workout. ty! wld rec this tour
  • Pathfinder822896
    Pathfinder822896
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    Perfect non-adrenaline adventure suitable for all
    From start to finish this adventure was incredible. Jose our tour guide was simply incredible. On our way to the river, he shared an immense wealth of knowledge about the people, the culture, the eco-tourism industry, and many other incredible interesting things. He was truly a pleasure to listen to, and had an incredible personality, vitality, and pure joy about him. Once on the river, he was super helpful in not only spotting wildlife (over 30 monkeys - 2 different species), caymans, iguanas, too many birds to list here, Jesus Christ lizards, a mama sloth and her baby, and a toucan. The river tour was very relaxing and the perfect length. Highly recommend!
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Jennifer A
Shelton, WA25 contributions
May 2021
We booked two tours with this group; Monteverde and Cano Negro River. Both trips were spectacular. Our guide, Diego was very knowledgeable about the history, geography and wildlife. We were lucky enough to have him for both trips. His love of wildlife matched our own and we were able to take our time and see a lot. He made sure we were well taken care of, and the meals provided were excellent too. I wish we had been able to go on more of their tours. We even had what Diego called a National Geographic moment with some Howler monkeys. I cannot recommend this tour group highly enough. Thank you Diego!
Written May 31, 2021
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MJWhite_27
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Apr 2019 • Couples
We booked a one-day tour of Monteverde, which included ziplining and a tour of a local coffee and cacao plantation.

They picked us up from our resort four hours away. It was an early morning start (5 a.m.) but very worth it.

The vehicle was very comfortable and the driver and guide were incredible professional and knowledgeable. I was particularly impressed with their ability to spot wildlife on our way to Monteverde. At one point, our guide spotted a Oriole snake in a ditch along the side of the road. Very cool!

The ziplining at Sky Adventures was exhilarating. The guides you do it with are very professional and make it easy for participants of all ages.

The coffee plantation tour was surprising fascinating and our host there was very engaging and informative.

Would highly recommend.
Written May 1, 2019
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