Arenal Volcano Experience Full-Day Tour from San Jose

Sadly the tour wasn't very fun. We were rushed through all the markets and stands and we didn't really learn much about the architecture of history. The coffee house was cool, we got to see an old machine. Besides that, it was rushy and time was wasted standing outside markets and then finally rushed through. In order to talk to anyone or buy anything, we fell behind and had to catch up. Finally we left the tour early as it was not very good at all. Would only recommend to people who may not go out anywhere alone. Other than that, you will save $ and have a much better time just ubering and enjoying your own day.

This trip was was very refreshing and an absolute pleasure of an experience. Juan was absolutely amazing, truly grateful to him for his knowledge and hospitality.

Our guide Fernando was excellent! Very knowledgeable and kind. Safe driver. Lots of Cost Rica history. Would definitely recommend!

Francisco is an incredibly gracious and knowledgeable guide. He made the day long excursion so fun and memorable. I would highly recommend him to anyone that wants to get a wonderful tour of Costa Rica.

This tour was the perfect way to end our trip. Visited some amazing waterfalls, viewed wildlife, ate delicious food and relaxed in the hotspringS. FRANCISCO is the best, he made the trip fun!!

THIS WAS THE BESTTTTTT TRIP EVERRR! We stayed in San Jose at the AC Hotel and it wasn’t even listed but Juan our tour guide made an exception and still came to get us. We started off going to a very beautiful coffee farm. Then we headed to La Paz waterfall. On the way there we stopped to see several sloths 🦥 only one came to say hi tho. The waterfalls was breathe taking ! We stopped by a hot spot for beautiful birds and saw several hummingbirds & Tuscans ! So beautiful. After that we headed to get our first meal which was AMAZING! I had the traditional costa-rican dish chicken fajitas with rice and beans, and other sides. The lunch was directly in front of Arenal Volcano 🌋 Once we left lunch we went to Go Adventure zip lines which was apart of everything. We didn’t initially book the zip lines but most of our crew had it so they were VERY understanding and allowed us to pay an additional $28 per person to be apart of that AMAZING FUN! It also included rock repelling down to this beautiful river! SO WORTH IT but not mandatory. If you’re not interested in the zip line tour Paradise Hot Springs would be the next destination . May I say BEAUTIFUL place to visit. I really wanted to go to Tabacon Hot Springs but because it’s so popular we wasn’t able to go. Paradise Hot Springs is just as AMAZING! Perfect place for pictures, cocktails, and enjoying the volcanic mineral hot springs! That’s where we went of course after zip lining. Once we left the hot springs we had a long ride back to our destinations. We stopped by the biggest souvenir shop and bought amazing things. The crew I was with was soooo AMAZING! I’m in the store buying my stuff and walk out and they randomly started singing happy birthday to me!! I was sooooo SURPRISED! and Juan our tour guide gave me a free gift for my birthday! Not only that but when we left we headed to get dinner and that was AMAZING but they also surprised me with a delicious piece of carrot cake and sung HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me again! JUAN WAS HANDS DOWN AMAZING, INFORMATIONAL, AND NICE! It was a LONGGGG DAY but filled with SO MUCH ADVENTURES!! And the crew I did it with made every part of my day special. THE BEST BIRTHDAY EVERRRRRRRRRRRR! ILL NEVER FORGET SUCH AN AMAZING TIME! BOOK ASAP

All went great and we had a great time. As it was late, Frisch drove us the 2-blocks to our condo, instead of dropping us off at the hotel where we were picked up.

Our tour guide and driver Juan did an amazing job guiding us through our full day adventure. We had several stops along the way for food, souvenirs, and pictures. He was so patient in answering any questions and accommodating our needs. If you’re going to do any tour, this is the one to get that full Costa Rican experience.

Let’s start out with “WOWWWWW”!!! From the pick up to the drop off was such a fun and pleasured experienced! Francisco is such a bright and beautiful soul with the passion to share his beautiful country with anyone and everyone he comes across! He shared so much knowledge, was so helpful (even opening and closing the doors every time - and sharing a hand to get in and out of the van, a true gentleman) and he is accommodating to our limitations to make sure we didn’t miss a moment of enjoyment on the trip! Even though the ride was long - he filled it with sooooo many surprises on the way that it did not feel like 14 hours! I will definitely come back and recommend Francisco as a tour guide to everyone I know coming to Costa Rica!!!!

This trip was OK but not great. Francisco was the guide and he was fantastic. This is a 14 hour day with probably 8 hours of driving. We were in a 14 passenger van with 6 other people and we all got along great. Don't be fooled you will only see the volcano from the ground level. It does NOT drive you to the top. We stopped at a zipline and it was very cool. And Hot springs, OK. The iguanas were on the side of a restaurant. We saw one sloth along the road way up in a tree. Lunch and dinner was good at local restaurants.