La Fortuna Tours, Costa Rica
Guided wildlife walks, volcano hikes, and hot springs — self-guided or with a certified professional guide.
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Guide Me Around Costa Rica offers La Fortuna tours in the Arenal Volcano region, including guided wildlife walks, the Arenal Volcano hike, hanging bridges, white water rafting, and hot springs evenings. Choose a self-guided tour or go with a certified professional guide like Yarenis Ramirez, who brings over 12 years of experience in La Fortuna, Costa Rica. Private transportation between San José, Guanacaste, and La Fortuna is also available.
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Hanging Bridges Tour
Hanging Bridges Tour Arenal takes you across suspended walkways through the rainforest canopy — spotting sloths, toucans, and coatis above and below. Two departures daily.
Sloth Tour
Sloth Tour La Fortuna is a trained-eye search for wild sloths in their natural habitat, guided by Yarenis herself. Three departures daily. The same forest also delivers iguanas, monkeys, poison dart frogs, and birds.
Arenal Volcano Tour
Arenal Volcano Tour takes you along the 1968 lava trail through Arenal National Park with a certified naturalist guide. Yarenis narrates the volcanic history, ecological succession, and wildlife of this extraordinary landscape.
Hot Springs Tour with Dinner
Arenal Hot Springs Tour lets you soak in geothermal pools at 38–40°C at the foot of Arenal Volcano, with dinner included. The private format adds round-trip hotel pickup.
White Water Rafting — Balsa River
Rafting La Fortuna tour offers Class II-III rapids on the Balsa River with a traditional lunch at a local farm included. Departs around 10:30 AM, returns around 4:30 PM. Available in private format only.
Customizable Tour
GuideMeAround offers customizable tours — combine activities, adjust the schedule, and build a private itinerary around your group's interests and pace.
Naturalist Guide & Local Cultural Expert
Yarenis Ramirez is a certified naturalist guide and La Fortuna local cultural expert with over 12 years of experience in the Arenal Volcano region. Depending on the tour, you can explore self-guided or join Yarenis herself for a private, personally guided experience — sharing her deep knowledge of Costa Rica's wildlife, geology, and culture along the way. Beyond tours, Yarenis also arranges private transportation across Costa Rica — airport transfers, coast-to-coast shuttles, and point-to-point routes.
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Founder & Guides Leader
Since 2013 — 12+ years of experience.
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B.A. in Tourism Education
Universidad Técnica Nacional (UTN).
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Official Tourism License
Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT).
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Naturalist Guide Diploma
Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje (INA).
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Advanced First Aid & CPR
Certified in emergency response.
Private & Shared Transportation to La Fortuna
San José to La Fortuna
Door-to-door transfers from San José — SJO airport or your city hotel — straight to La Fortuna. Around 3.5 hours in a comfortable private or shared vehicle, with no bus changes along the way. You can choose between an electric car or a minibus for your transportation needs.
Guanacaste to La Fortuna
Direct transfers between Guanacaste — Liberia airport (LIR) and beach towns like Tamarindo or Conchal — and La Fortuna. Roughly 3 hours, private or shared, with convenient hotel pickup. You can choose between an electric car or a minibus for your transportation needs.
Customize Your Own Route
Heading somewhere else in Costa Rica — Monteverde, Manuel Antonio, the Caribbean? Tell us your route and group size and we'll build a private transfer around your itinerary. You can choose between an electric car or a minibus for your transportation needs.
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Discover La Fortuna's Hidden Gem: Celeste River
From the turquoise waters of Celeste River to insider tips on Arenal's best trails, our blog covers everything you need to plan the perfect La Fortuna trip.
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Questions About Tours & Transportation in La Fortuna
Baldi Hot Springs and Ecotermales are separate resorts near La Fortuna. Our Hot Springs Tour with Dinner is a guided package that includes entrance to a geothermal pool and dinner — the private format also adds round-trip hotel pickup, all arranged and accompanied by Yarenis.
We offer private and shared door-to-door transfers from San José (around 3.5 hours) and from Guanacaste / Liberia airport (around 3 hours), with electric car or minibus options — see the Transportation section above for details.
The Arenal Volcano Tour takes about 4 hours along the 1968 lava trail inside Arenal National Park. It's suitable for most fitness levels, with both shared and private departures available.
The Celeste River isn't part of our current tour lineup, but check our blog for a full guide to visiting it — and feel free to message us on WhatsApp if you'd like help building a custom itinerary around it.
Shared tours are guided by one of our bilingual partner guides in a small group. Private tours are guided personally by Yarenis Ramirez and are tailored to your pace and interests — they cost more per person but include a more personalized experience.
We recommend booking at least 24–48 hours ahead, especially in high season. Hotel pickup within the main La Fortuna corridor is included with most tours; pickups farther out may have an additional fee — just ask when you book.