Top Guanacaste and Northwest Cultural Tours

Grab your passport and head over the border for a whistle-stop tour of Nicaragua’s best bits from Costa Rica. Take in the views from Catarina Volcano, haggle over handicrafts at the Masaya Artisan Market and visit the active Masaya Volcano. After a delicious lunch of typical Nicaraguan cuisine, explore the colonial town of Granada, where you can marvel over the historic architecture and admire views of Mombacho Volcano. Finally, set sail across Lake Nicaragua for a 1-hour sunset cruise, stopping to meet the friendly monkeys of Monkey Island along the way.

Discover the natural beauty and heritage of Nicaragua with a full-day tour that travels round-trip from northern Costa Rica. Visit the active Masaya Volcano and the extinct Apoyo Volcano, cruise by boat to small islands on Lake Nicaragua, and view picturesque Spanish colonial architecture in Granada. You’ll benefit from border-crossing assistance and hassle-free transportation that allows you to make the most of your day.

Learn about Costa Rican wildlife and culture in one tour with an immersive visit to the Diamante Eco Adventure Park. Here you'll get the opportunity to learn about wildlife preservation at an animal sanctuary, tour a botanical garden, and even participate in a guided, hands-on coffee and chocolate experience.

Combine two popular activities in one on this guided tour. First, visit Santa Rosa National Park and learn about this tropical dry forest and the wildlife and plant life that call it home. Following that, head to a local restaurant for lunch, and then stop in Liberia for a tour of the city and to shop for souvenirs.

Get close to animals in their natural habitat on this river cruise through Palo Verde National Park. After a scenic drive through the park, see exotic birds, crocodiles, monkeys, iguanas, and other animals on a 2-hour river cruise on the Tempisque River. Then, enjoy a lunch of typical Costa Rican dishes cooked over a fire. On the return journey, make short stops to learn about indigenous pottery techniques and taste local coffee.

Get an up-close look at Costa Rica's hidden natural wonders on this Rio Celeste and Llanos de Cortes waterfall tour. Follow an expert local guide through breathtaking scenery, rugged trails, and truly beautiful attractions. This is the perfect way to explore outside the city and see what makes Costa Rica a top attraction for nature lovers.

Enjoy the thrill of this all-day adventure that includes some of the best outdoor fun. Get your adrenaline pumping on an exciting zipline tour, horseback riding through epic landscapes, and tubing along a flowing river. This memorable tour includes a visit to natural hot springs, a volcanic mud bath, and a full buffet lunch. It's the best way to experience the natural wonder of Costa Rica!

Discover the incredible birds and biodiversity of Palo Verde National Park on this boat tour with lunch. Spot native wildlife such as crocodiles, iguanas, monkeys, and a colorful parade of bird species during a 1-hour and 20 minutes cruise down the Tempisque River led by a naturalist guide. Afterward, discuss your sightings with fellow travelers over a traditional Costa Rican lunch at a local restaurant.

Experience the thrill of hiking near one of the most active volcanoes in the Western Hemisphere! On this full-day trip from Guanacaste, get an up-close view of Costa Rica's famous Arenal Volcano and the surrounding tropical landscape. Rejuvenate with a dip in volcanic hot springs and enjoy stellar evening views of the volcano and emerging stars. Round-trip hotel transport from Guanacaste included.

Encounter Costa Rican wildlife on a jungle safari cruise along the Tempisque River. A nature guide is on board to help you spot monkeys, coatis, crocodiles, and many species of migratory birds that make their home on this waterway bordering Palo Verde National Park. You'll also learn about Costa Rican culture on a drive through sugar cane fields and traditional villages, plus get a taste of local cuisine with included lunch.

Explore one of the world’s most diverse collections of species gathered in one place with a visit to the animal sanctuary at Diamante Eco Adventure Park in Guanacaste. From adorable three-toed sloths to scaly reptiles and sleek jungle cats, see an amazing array of animals rescued by the Costa Rican Ministry of Wildlife, and learn about the park’s conservation projects. The naturally designed habitats include hummingbird gardens and a large butterfly observatory teeming with jewel-toned beauties.

Adventure seekers will enjoy this full-day tour to Vida Aventura Ranch and Nature Park, nestled in the scenic mountains of Guanacaste. Fly through the treetops on a series of ziplines, and then return to solid ground for a horseback ride complete with stunning vistas of two active volcanoes. Unwind after your adventure at our beautiful thermal pools. Your tour includes a traditional Costa Rican lunch.

Exchange the sun and surf for for a high-flying adventure in the misty Monteverde Cloud Forest on this full-day combo tour. Fly through the forest canopy on a 15-cable zipline course featuring a gravity-defying Superman cable and a Tarzan swing, and slow down for a closer look at Monteverde's rich biodiversity while walking through the tree tops along a series of hanging bridges. In between adventures, replenish your energy with a typical Costa Rican lunch.

Experience Costa Rica’s longest ocean view dual zipline with admission to Diamante Eco Adventure Park, where you can ride side by side with family and friends. Your experience includes access to the 4,461-foot (1,360-meter) zipline, as well as a Tarzan swing, ‘Quick Jump’ free fall, and a hanging bridge that dangles over crocodile-infested waters.

Set sail on the big blue Pacific with this deluxe catamaran cruise from Tamarindo or Playa del Coco. Sunbathe on the spacious deck and stop to swim and snorkel in the warm tropical waters. Enjoy lunch freshly prepared onboard by an attentive crew, and stay hydrated with unlimited drinks from an open bar. Cruise back into port just as the sun is setting for a memorable end to a another day in paradise.

Hike to the edge of a steaming caldera on a full-day trip to Rincón de La Vieja volcano, where bubbling mud, sulfurous ponds and simmering lagoons are warmed by underground activity. Follow your local guide on a 2-hour hike along the mountainside, and get an up-close look at the otherworldly features of this “gently active” volcano. Enjoy sweeping views of the Guanacaste mountain range, eat lunch inside the park, then finish your day with return transfer to your Guanacaste hotel.

It doesn't matter if you are on a tight schedule or flirting with the idea of making Tamarindo your home, I assure you will experience what for me and thousand others, do it one of the greatest place to be!

Situated on the slope of the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano, Buena Vista Lodge combines several quintessential Costa Rica attractions into a single location. During this combo tour, you can zipline through the canopy, fly down a massive water slide, ride a horse through the forest, shop in Liberia, and relax at the onsite spa with its sauna, mud bath, and hot springs. FULL DAY TOUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: • Departure: 7:00 am to 5:00pm • Tour duration: 1.5 hour drive approx • Bilingual guide • Water • Costa Rican style lunch Recommendation to bring for the tour: • Change of clothes • Bathing suit • Insect repellent • Sunscreen • Camera • Tennis shoes

A boat tour inside the Palo Verde National Park will help you explore this amazing habitat, where hundreds of species of birds, animals and trees coexist. A visit to Guanacaste´s capital city of Liberia will allow you to observe the daily way of life of its people, and the colorful stores, handcrafts and history surrounding this city. Recommended for elderly people and families. Handicap friendly.

Be part of Costa Rica Cigar & Rum Tasting Experience (2 in 1 tour). We specialize in creating genuine 'pura vida' experiences by immersing our guests into the local community. Be part of 2 different experiences in one day. Our first stop is at the only handcrafted cigar shop in the region, who produces some of the best premium quality cigars in the world. Second stop is at a private Hacienda and an 1800's Casona. Walk through sugar cane fields, learn the history, the cultivation, distilling process, and the steps to creating an aged rum. Tour includes cigar-rolling workshop, tasting of any of their three different leagues: light, medium, and full-bodied cigars, your own rolled cigar, rum tasting, your own personalized infused cocktail, a traditional Costa Rican lunch in an 1800s (Former Presidential Casona) Casona, and roundtrip transportation in the ONLY 4x4 limousine in country.

Delve deeper into the bio-diverse wonders of Palo Verde National Park, home to 15 different types of natural habitat, on a tour that increases your chances of spotting native wildlife. With the help of your guide, you’ll look for crocodiles, monkeys, iguanas, and exotic birds, and learn more about local culture and history than you would with the guidebook alone.

Small scale family run eco-tourism project set on an organic farm, located in the northern rainforests of Costa Rica. Hiking trail are surrounding by beauty gardens, lush vegetation as: bromeliads, mosses, lichens, orchids, heliconias. Through our work we have created a haven for birds and animals including hummingbirds & toucans, sloths, frogs, lizards, mammals like two toad sloths, three toad sloths, monkeys, skunk, bats. Amphibians like red eye frog, dart frogs, toads. Ecofarm have small butterflies and snakes gardens. Hike is around 1 hour and a half hour with local expert guides. Leaving the small factory towards the ``cacaotal``. At the beginning we will have an explanation of how a cocoa and coffee planting starts from the beginning, the process of grafting, tree development and harvest. We will have a broad explanation about the process of cutting the cocoa fruit, coffee in the field . You able to peel the grain of cocoa, grind it and taste a natural cocoa- coffee cup snacks.

Where better to immerse yourself in language learning than the Costa Rican beach resort of Tamarindo? Brush up on your Spanish with a 1- or 2-week immersion program in Tamarindo and spend your free time topping up your tan or practicing your Spanish with the locals. These intensive courses include 20 lessons each week and are suitable for all levels, from complete beginners to advanced learners. Best of all: class sizes are limited to 6 students, ensuring a tailored learning program and plenty of one-to-one attention from your teacher.

This private tour starts 7:45 am and drives about 2 hours to Rio Celeste 10:00 We start a 1 mile hike to the blue waterfall, this hike is moderated intensity and you walk the same 1 mile trail to get out of the park 12:15 pm End of the hike and drive to Bijagua 1:00 arrival to Bijagua village for lunch 2:00pm end of lunch and behhing of the tour to find sloths,our guide brings binoculars,telesvope and ilustrative guides 3:00 end of tour and drive back 4:30 Pass by Liberia without stopping on the way back to hotel