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Arenal Hanging Bridges: An Exploration of Tropical Forest Levels with Optional Hot Springs
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69 Ratings
Arenal Hanging Bridges
Explore the different levels of the tropical forest through suspension bridges. Trails adapted for the enjoyment and safety of all physical conditions. More levels of exploration = greater opportunity for species observation.
Explore the different levels of the tropical forest through suspension bridges. Trails adapted for the enjoyment and safety of all physical conditions. More levels of exploration = greater opportunity for species observation.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Arenal Hanging Bridges - The guided walk at the Arenal Hanging Bridges takes place in a 600-acre (243-hectares) reserve, filled with lush vegetation and a big variety of fauna. The trail is 2 miles (3 km) long, crosses 10 fixed bridges and 6 hanging bridges with lengths between 16 and 328 feet (5 to 100 meters) and up to 180 feet (55 meters) high,…
- Arenal Hanging Bridges - The guided walk at the Arenal Hanging Bridges takes place in a 600-acre (243-hectares) reserve, filled with lush vegetation and a big variety of fauna. The trail is 2 miles (3 km) long, crosses 10 fixed bridges and 6 hanging bridges with lengths between 16 and 328 feet (5 to 100 meters) and up to 180 feet (55 meters) high, allowing the exploration of the different levels of the forest (undergrowth, sub-canopy and canopy) and offering the opportunity to observe a greater number of species, the design of the trail has a maximum slope of 7 degrees, there are no steps, they have protection rails, the surface material is Non-slip concrete, so you can walk without difficulty and feel safe even at heights. All these conditions make this trail suitable for the whole family.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Bottled water
- Transportation
- Fruit
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Bottled water
- Transportation
- Fruit
Additional Information
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Arenal Hanging Bridges
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(69 Ratings)
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Travelhoundportland
Dec 1, 2024
Great guide in Melany - We did three tours all in the same day through Jacamar. Melany was our tour guide and she was AWESOME! Cannot recommend her highly enough. Not only is she super knowledgeable, answering all sorts of questions re. botany, animals (particularly birds), and all things Costa Rica, she is just a great person to spend a day with. At the end of the day, it felt like we had met a new friend. We have done nature hikes in countries all over the world and it really special to have someone with you like Melany who gets as excited about spotting something as you do. We did the hanging bridges tour, the Arenal hike tour, and the waterfall. We enjoyed each of them. Do note, however, that you likely will not see nearly as many animals or birds on the Arenal hike. But you will see a ton on the hanging bridges tour. Doing all 3 in one day is definitely doable in one day if you are in shape. (I think we put in about 20,000 steps that day, but it was so beautiful, you hardly notice.) PURA VIDA MELANY -- it was great to meet you!
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Jvk50
Nov 9, 2024
A great private guided tour - We would highly recommend this tour. The guide was excellent. Her education background was biology. You see so much more with a guide rather than wandering on your own. She knows what to look for, what has recently been seen in the park which helps her locate things, and does not hurry you. We took a private tour because my husband has mobility challenges. We walked at our pace. My husband rented an electric scooter from the park. Part way through the tour, the scooter died but a park employee quickly brought him another one that worked just fine.
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S7425ejvanessab
Oct 30, 2024
Incredible tour guide - Nelson Navaro - This was an incredible experience! We did the hanging bridges tour and the volcano tour with Nelson Navaro. He went above and beyond. Throughout the two tours, he did an excellent job of telling us about the plants, culture, animals, and safety precautions. He went above and beyond what I thought our experience would be! We could not have enjoyed ourselves more. This experience was unforgettable, and he made this experience delightful for us. We hope to return and have him be our tour guide again someday!
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Kroos2006
Sep 21, 2024
Hanging Bridges - We had a wonderful time doing the hanging bridges with Andres! He was amazing, he even made the ants interesting!! I am deathly afraid of heights and was so nervous but it was beautiful and worth it for sure. Highly recommend this tour.
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Adam
Aug 14, 2024
Very very very fun - The hanging bridges were a little scary but still fun it is great for adventures people even kids if you go with a guide they show you insects and creatures like:
Eyelash viper snake
Glass butterfly’s you can see through the wings
Hard to spot lizards
Owls
Poison dart frog
And more. The guide was great !!!!!!!!!!!!!
they picked us up from our hotel and took us there and the whole trip lasted 3h
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Adventureswithkidsuk
Aug 5, 2024
Massive thanks to jacamar tours! - An incredible experience from start to finish - greeted by Marco who really welcomed us and then a short journey to pick up other guests for the tour. We split into 2 groups of 10 and started the tours. Our tour guide was Kevin - you could not have asked for a more lovely guy - polite, patient, informative and highly knowledgeable about the rain forest. Over the 2 hours we were taught about all the flora & wildlife wise; we saw a sloth, owl, tarantula, red frog, toucan & snakes - none of which we would have seen if we self guided. Oh and he was a brilliant photographer too / plenty of great pics for the gram. Would not hesitate to recommend this tour company!!!!!
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Y2934ggcindyc
Jun 17, 2024
Jacamar Naturalist Tours - Mistico Park & Hanging Bridges - David was our tour guide for the Arenal Hanging Bridges tour in Mistico Park. He was wonderful - kept a good pace for the group, made sure we saw as much of the wildlife as possible, and shared lots of info and history. A snack of fresh watermelon and pineapple after the tour was much appreciated. Shout out to Miguel, our driver, as well! Both were great.
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Linda
Apr 21, 2024
Better experience than in the Amazon! - What a great experience! After spending one week in the Papagayo Peninsula area, we loved our excursion tour of the Hanging Bridges at Mystique in La Fortuna. The rain forest walk over several hanging bridges was amazing. The guides were very knowledgeable, and help us locate the wild life there. They also had when them a spotting telescope which really helped us view the wildlife closer.
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Chalfontscott
Apr 19, 2024
Walking among the rainforest canopy. - This was the third private tour we purchased from jacamar this week. All have been highly educational and fun filled. The jacamar guides are experts in describing what you are seeing and in the identification of wildlife that the uninformed would not even notice. Our tour guide was Gustavo who has been a guide for over 20 years. Fluent in English as a second language, as we have found with all our guides, made the three hour hanging bridge a wonderful learning experience as we walked in the rainforest canopy. A delightful experience.
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M3146ifreneeh
Nov 17, 2024
Small group great photos - We very much enjoyed our tour. The group was only four people so we were able to take our time and ask questions. Originally the group was to be eight but our guide felt that was too many for a good experience Our guide Bernardo was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the rain forest. Only let down was instead of the full tour and dix hanging bridges we only did three due to maintenance. However it is good to know that the bridges are well maintained. The pictures Bernardo took for us using his telephoto lens were phenomenal. I highly recommend Jacamar Tours
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