Alajuela tours, things to do and tickets

Discover the dense forests and volcanic landscapes of La Fortuna on a day trip. Enjoy a guided hike to sights like the La Fortuna waterfall and end your journey with a hot springs soak and cocktail.

Hacienda Alsacia is our first and only coffee farm. We came here to work the soil, learn from the land and channel our passion into positive change.

Now we invite you to rediscover coffee through the human experience. Once you visit, you too have ownership in its future.

Experience a hands-on program, that lets you eat all the chocolate you want. Discover the ancient secrets of chocolate: from its discovery and use in tropical America to the processing of the product we know and enjoy today.

Discover the Arenal National Park on this guided morning tour. See the Arenal Volcano, an emerald lake, have a lunch of local food, and visit a small resort to relax in natural hot springs.

Enjoy a full-day Rio Celeste tour. Experience the natural beauty of Tenorio Park as you navigate trails that wind through stunning landscapes.

Discover the majestic Poás Volcano and visit La Paz Waterfall on a day trip from San José. Enjoy lunch along the way and stop at a coffee farm before heading back to San José.

Become immersed in the Costa Rican jungle landscape with a trip around the La Fortuna area. Walk across the Mistico hanging bridges and Arenal Volcano's lava fields, then relax at serene waterfalls.

Enjoy a beautiful walk immersed in nature with a very fresh atmosphere through the Poás Volcano National Park. Take in wonderful views of your surroundings and see the Poás Volcano.

As the sun is just starting to fall, enjoy the mystical way the light disappears leaving you in the peaceful darkness of the jungle on a slow river.

A guided safari tour in which you will have the opportunity to witness both two-toed and three-toed sloths in their natural environment. You will also have the chance to witness toucans and colorful frogs on this rainforest tour.

Walk through a tropical rainforest canopy with this ticket for the Místico Arenal Hanging Bridges in La Fortuna. Venture down a 3-kilometer trail and cross 6 bridges at the foot of a volcano.

For this full day tour, we will visit three incredible places that are completely unique to this area. As well as learning more about Costa Rican coffee, we will visit Poás Volcano, one of only seven active volcanoes in the country. We will then see over 100 species including rescued sloths and hummingbirds in the La Paz Waterfall Gardens. This is my favourite trip in the San Jose area, providing you with a great combination of picturesque scenery and the chance to get up close to many species found in Costa Rica.

Explore the nature of La Fortuna in a different way with this tour with a certified guide that takes you through the rainforest after its spectacular wildlife wakes up for the night.

Enjoy a thrilling zip line adventure with 7 cables and 9 platforms from La Fortuna with hotel transfers. Later, swim in the hot springs pools at the Montaña de Fuego Hotel.

Try your hand preparing the best Costa Rican dishes and fully immerse yourself in local culture with this authentic cooking experience. Learn about traditional Costa Rican food and local produce such as yucca, tiquisque, mamón chino, and sugar cane.

Soar over canyons, through lush forests, and above waterfalls on a zip-lining adventure in La Fortuna's Arenal Mundo Aventura Park, and enjoy zipping along 7 different thrilling canopy zipline cables.

Discover history, flavors and unique traditions on a multisensory walking tour of the Arenal Bee Garden in La Fortuna. Try chocolate, coffee, and honey that were extracted directly the garden.

Discovering the wonderful secrets hidden in this forest means finding a wildlife sanctuary; the high density of biodiversity makes our trails a unique place for observing species.

Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center offers visitors beautiful natural landscape, with tropical gardens. During the visit you will see and learn about a number of animal species that have been rescued and for diverse reasons cannot be released for reintegration into their habitat.

This is an amazing educational experience for anyone in love with nature!

At an additional cost, you can enjoy a guided tour (by reservation only), rental carts for children, souvenir and coffee shop, ice cream parlor, and a delicious restaurant with a variety of dishes. All of the proceed go 100% back to our rehabilitation and conservation efforts.

Prepare to be amazed on an excursion to the La Fortuna Waterfall. Explore a little village of the Maluku Indians. Walk across a hanging bridge, and enjoy a typical lunch.