Top Costa Rica Outdoor Activities

Best excursion in La Fortuna! The rapids were so fun and Class II/III was more than enough action for us. We had a great time with our guide Kevin A, who taught us a lot about the local vegetation as well and kept us safe on the river. Thanks for a great time!

Great experience. Super nice guides. We (family with 4 children) felt very comfortable and safe. A lot of consideration was shown for our youngest (9)! The place where it starts is super peaceful and we got a super delicious home-cooked meal at the end! There are cute animals at the restaurant.

Great experience and great guide. We interacted with monkeys, saw crocodiles, caimans, a boa, and even a sloth. Our guide was Elliot, super friendly and with very good explanations of the fauna and vegetation. The food offered afterwards was also very good

Amazing tour filled with lots of eating and knowledge. Brian is amazing, so funny and informative. The tour takes you round the farm, showing every process with constant fruit being served! Also get coffee, hot chocolate and rum at the end! Highly recommend!

The team gave us really clear instructions before arriving - particularly with what to bring/what not to bring which was important as the park is very strict with what they let in. The team organised the tickets before which made it a seamless, hassle-free day for us. The guide, Mop, had a great sense of humour and an incredible eye for spotting animals within the park - he has been doing this for 25+ years! He definitely had the biggest scope and was kind enough to take all the photos/videos using his camera and air-dropped them to us at the end of the tour which finished on the beach. It was a slightly larger than initially expected group for us, but this way due to sickness, so took some time getting through everyone seeing the animals through the scope, but all the groups were lovely so wasn't a big problem for us.

We had Avel for our sloth watching tour and Erik for our coffee, chocolate and sugarcane tour. Both of them were phenomenal! Avel showed us a baby sloth and a couple adults, ensuring we saw both kinds. Both guides seemed excited about what they do and were very knowledgeable. Erik answered all of our questions, including those not related to the tour with in depth responses and climbed the cocoa tree to get us the most perfect one he had seen! We highly recommend this tour!

I visited during the rainy season, which made for a cool, refreshing hike—especially during the uphill sections. There were friendly attendants stationed at each of the hanging bridges who were incredibly helpful and even offered to take photos for me. Although I didn’t see many animals (mostly the tiny red poison dart frogs), the stunning landscapes and peaceful atmosphere more than made up for it. Overall, it was a relaxing and rejuvenating experience that I’d definitely recommend for anyone looking to enjoy Costa Rica’s natural beauty.

I really enjoyed this experience, I would say if you are an experienced rider seeking thrills this may slightly let you down. It’s more geared towards all experience levels but the journey and views are incredible. You definitely get your money’s worth in the length of the journey and amount of sites.