Arenal Volcano Experience Full-Day Tour from San Jose
Overview
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14 hours
Mobile ticket
See more of the Arenal Volcano region with the convenience of a full-day tour from San Jose. Take a scenic route to Arenal with views of farms, rain forests, and small towns. Stop at a coffee plantation and sample coffee, as well as traditional snacks. Stop at a waterfall, look for wildlife, and learn about the Costa Rican Native Culture, then have the afternoon to soak in hot springs set in a lush garden near the Arenal Volcano. Lunch, dinner and coffee tasting are included on this trip.
Additional Info
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
This tour includes man-made hot springs pools, filled with natural thermal water
Hotel pickups commence approximately 30 - 60 minutes prior to this time, exact pickup time will be advised on reconfirmation
Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions
Drop off in the Arenal-La Fortuna centrally located hotels is available. Please note that if you choose this option, dinner will not be included in your tour because it’s done in a restaurant on the way back to San Jose. Also, there is an extra charge for drop offs with luggage, but in the case of this tour it doesn’t apply because the cost of the dinner will cover for the drop off charge. If you wish to take this option, you must let us know at the time of booking.
This tour has being designed for those people who wish to do a lot of sightseeing in the morning without much effort, have lunch, and then relax in the hot springs for most of the afternoon
This tour does not include ziplining/rappelling activities (The stop at Go Adventure Park is for the Indigenous presentation only)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Coffee or Tea with local snacks
Entrance Fees
Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
Lunch
Dinner
Professional bilingual guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off (most San Jose area hotels)
Gratuities
Services not specified
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Arenal Volcano Experience Full-Day tour from San Jose
Pickup included
Reviews
1,071 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Nice tour
Sharon H,
Apr 5, 2025
- Viator
4.00The trop is nice, but very long. You will spend at least half your time traveling to the sites and activities. The included meals are good. The views are stellar.
Arenal experince - pros and cons
Tetyana B,
Mar 20, 2025
- Viator
4.00The tour is quite good. Coffee planation is small. If you want to know the coffee process, it's not the case in March when the coffee season is over. The birds gallery is actually not a gallery, but a lot of trees around the place where you have a chance to see some birds flying. The weather was sunny on our tour, so we could see Arenal volcano very well all the way to hot springs. The lunch was good, with three options to choose from. The dinner was a disaster to me - I was the only to choose fish in tomato sauce. When I tried it, the fish or sauce seemed to me spoilt, but the waitress didn't even want to check it, claiming that it was impossible. I was left virtually without dinner, as I ate only fries, not fish. I recommend the tour operator to change the restaurant for dinner as they didn't care about visitors at all. This sad incident at the end of the tour ruined the good impression of the tour, in general.
Tour not was I expected....
Alberto C,
Mar 3, 2025
- Viator
3.00Tour not was I expected. Angie was our tour guide, while she was nice, I feel she was not very enaged in providing basic knowledge to travelers. Stops felt very rushed and not very interactive. We stopped at random spots on the way. The main attraction was the waterfall and hot springs. I feel if our tour guide would have more engaged we would have had a better experience. For the iguana tour center it was practically a small store and saw the iguanas from far away. The way it was described I expected to a park of iguanas. I believe this tour has much room for improvement.
George was great! Such a...
Annette L,
Feb 24, 2025
- Viator
5.00George was great! Such a full day of activity, sightseeing, culture, food, and more. I would definitely recommend.
Great trip of animal watching and nature with good guides.
Brian C,
Feb 18, 2025
- Viator
5.00My family and I enjoyed this tour very much. Harlem was our guide and Victor was our driver. They were both very kind and took great care of us the whole day. Harlem spotted several sloths in trees which was great and we saw a group of white nosed coatis by the side of the road and various birds and iguanas. Overall a great trip with good guides.
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