In just one day, it’s possible to visit top Costa Rica attractions like Arenal Volcano, La Paz Waterfall, and Arenal Hot Springs when you book this guided tour from San Jose. All-inclusive private transport smooths over otherwise tricky transportation logistics, and your guide keeps you well entertained and informed as you explore. This tour includes all entrance fees plus two meals, adding up to a great value.

See top Costa Rica attractions from San Jose in a day—great for a short trip
Learning about the rain forest is made fun on a zipline course
Guide shares information and leads you every step of the way
Avoid the hassle of public transit or navigation with included transport

What's Included

Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
Hotel pickup and drop-off (most San Jose area hotels)
Professional Bilingual Guide
Lunch
Dinner
Coffee or Tea with local snacks
Entrance fees

Gratuities
Services not specified

Meeting And Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

San José
San José Province, San José, Costa Rica
Centrally located San Jose hotels. Hotel pickups commence at 7:00 a.m.approximately; the exact pickup time for your tour will be advised on a reconfirmation message.

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

07:00 am

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

La Casa del Café

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

La Paz Waterfall

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cinchona

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Centro Turístico Las Iguanas

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Go Adventure Arenal Park

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Paradise Hot Springs

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not recommended for pregnant travellers
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travellers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
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
Minimum age is 5 years
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Most travellers can participate
Dress code is casual smart, comfortable walking shoes are recommended
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/activity will have a maximum of 20 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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TJUANATHOMAS70

Our Tour guide Harlem/Harlum was amazing. He was very informative and made sure we didn't feel rushed at the stops. I would highly recommend this tour. The views are amazing ..oh and we got lucky and was able to get a clear picture of the volcano which we were told doesn't happen often. The tour is all day and worth every penny. The food we had for lunch and dinner was amazing at both locations not to mention the fresh juice.

Reviews

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2,144 reviews

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We wouldn’t recommended,

Tracy_N, Sept 2023

It was a long rough ride , the meals were not good . At least they should offer a cold water bottle during the trip beside . ! We wouldn’t recommended,

Amazing experience

AliSa_A, Sept 2023

Absolutely 100% one of the best tours we ever had. Driving in the scenery road, the waterfalls, the food, the knowledgeable guide, wold animals and birds, the zip lining, and the hot springs, all were mesmerizing and amazing. It is a highly recommended tour.

The whole tour was...

Kirsten_R, Sept 2023

The whole tour was amazing but especially the zip-lining! Our guide was so personable and knowledgeable, too.

Great tour of the countryside & awesome zipline!

Melissa_J, Aug 2023

Fernando our tour guide/driver was great! He made the tour fun. It was nice seeing the country side. Food was good . This is a long tour so be prepared to be out for hours. We added on the zipline and it was awesome going through the jungle high up in the air. Others did the natural springs. We arrived at the springs afterwards to see that it’s a bunch of pools at a resort. Not what we thought so definitely add on the zipline.

Amazing

TJUANATHOMAS70, Aug 2023

Great experience

Ernika_V, Aug 2023

This was a great experience, I felt like I truly saw Costa Rica and experienced more than what the city has to offer. Sites were beautiful! Would definitely recommend this and yes it is actually a full day so bring a change of clothes.

This was a great...

Janet_C, Aug 2023

This was a great experience the food was great and the zip lining experience was definitely something someone should try overall. Hott Springs was definitely needed after the zipline. It was a long excursion so be ready to be there all day you’ll prob get back to your hotel by 8:30 or 9:00pm

A full and great day

Beth_P, Aug 2023

Harlan was very attentive and went out of his way to make sure that we learned a lot and had many fun experiences- some of which aren’t even listed on the description. We spent most of our week on the coast and had only one day to see Arenal and the hot springs. We were able to do that and much more. It’s a long day, but if you are up for it, it’s basically 3 tours in one. Will was a great driver. The bus could have been more comfortable, but it did get the job done. If you get car sick easily, you might consider a remedy because some of the long ride is over curvy mountain roads.

A day full of adventure

Violeine_S, July 2023

I had an amazing time. It was a day full of adventures. Juan Prado was a welcoming, attentive, and wonderful tour guide.

A great experience

Syed_H, July 2023

Our tour guide Harlem was great and very informative. Even though our tour bus broke down the tour company sent us a replacement bus Farley quickly (1.5 hours) we were still able to do all our tours. Overall a great experience.

Well rounded experience

Shama_P, July 2023

It was a packed day filled with all the things you would want to do while in Costa Rica and great food!

Great variety of stops and the best guide!

Kiersten_W, July 2023

This is one of the best tours we have ever taken. Our guide Harlem was so knowledgeable and entertaining. Warren was an excellent driver who made the ride as smooth as possible. The highlight of the trip for me was seeing nine sloths, including two babies. This probably isn’t typical on this trip, we may have just gotten very lucky, but Harlem and Warren were great at spotting wildlife. Zip lining was great, but all of the stops on the way gave us a real taste of Costa Rica. It was great to have the drive there broken up by so many unique stops.

HARLEM IS THE BEST TOUR GUIDE!!!

Pamya_F, July 2023

Best tour ever! Our tour guide, Harlem, made sure our experience was AMAZING!!!! Just book it, you will not regret it!

What a day!

Sam_G, July 2023

Jam packed with fun, knowledge, food, waterfalls, zip lining, coffee, snacks, lunch, dinner, etc. Fernando was great! Just an incredible experience you won’t regret it!

Marvelous one day tour

Tawny_W, July 2023

Zip lining was great! It was long and fast enough. We loved stopping and seeing so many things. Hot springs with the vegetation and different temperature pools was very enjoyable. Our guide, Harlem, was super informative and was great! We had enough time at the different spots and loved our day!

Best Zip Line tour - Don’t miss

Joel_E, June 2023

I didn’t realize I hadn’t reviewed! You do not want to skip this Zipline adventure. Nothing better than Zipping through the Rain Forest. L

Full day

Steve_H, May 2023

Driver was great, food was great, stops were great. It was a full trip from start to finish. Beautiful scenery along the drive.

Fun!

Lauren_W, Apr 2023

Our tour guide juan was incredible and the day was packed with fun events! Not a dull moment and you felt like you got to see a lot.

long tiring and low class

Robert_B, Apr 2023

I have not been on Costa Rica tours before, however I have traveled pretty much around the world. The tour guide was knowledgeable, the van that we rode in had lots of issues. The seating was cramped to say the least... worse than airlines. Suspension put my head in the roof every bump and there were tons of them. meals were mediocre at best. And the hot springs ended up being a hotel pool that they said came from the hot springs.

zipline and rappel heaven

Elizabeth_T, Apr 2023

the ziplining and rappelling was epic this was the highlight of the trip. we got a bit sick from the food but the tour guide was phenomenal highly recommend Fernando and the adventure was so fun def do this tour

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