Arenal Volcano & 1968 Reserve Guided Hike, Arenal/La Fortuna

Our guide belonged to an indigenous tribe from Costa Rica, and explained how a lot of the plants in the area have been used for years and years. We did the 3-mile loop, and had a really nice time.

This was amazing. Our guide was knowledgeable. The hike was more difficult than expected. Very hard for my mom.

Mariano was wonderful. The private tour was a treasure! I would recommend spending the money for a private tour.

The weather was awful and the whole tour was cut short. We came back drenched and cold. Can't really see what would have been very interesting about the tour even if the weather had cooperated.

I'm a kimkim staff member, and I was on a work trip and experienced this activity. I was in a small group with five other people, which was a great size to hike and experience nature with our guide. The guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. I give this hike four stars because you can't hike up the volcano (local law prohibits it), so it was just at its base. The hike was very easy, and I wanted to go faster, but the guide would constantly stop and talk about different things, which was fine because we were on a tour. We did get to see a tiny viper.

Our guide was very helpful and attentive! We saw monkeys, snakes, and a sloth with him.

Our guide Kenneth was the best of our whole trip.

The guide did not seem very knowledgeable of the area.

The hike was not too difficult, and it had 3 levels of difficulty to choose. I chose the longest route, and it was still a pleasant hike although it rained and we didn't have a view of the volcano or lake.

Had a very good two hours hike with a small group of other travellers. This was well organised. Although if you have your own transportation, it is not difficult to get to the start of the hike, having a guide will greatly help with actually seeing any of the wild life, in addition to lots of interesting information about the volcano itself. . It is next to impossible to spot any of the wild life by yourself. The guide carries a telescope lens allowing to see the animals very closely and take good pictures. We made an improptu stop on the way to the volcano because our guide knew that a number of sloths were in trees next to the road, and was excited to show them to us. They are very few sloths left in the wild and they are very difficult to spot. It was a a very good start of the trip.