The Arenal and La Fortuna area is one of the most popular destinations in Costa Rica for good reason. Visitors can explore and experience an active volcano, the rain forest, waterfalls and other natural attractions. If you’re visiting Arenal, you’ll want to take advantage of our special deal below!
Jacamar Naturalist Tours Partnership
Jacamar Naturalist Tours is one of the biggest tour companies in Costa Rica with a focus on Arenal. We have a partnership with this great company to give Arenal tours discounts to all Mytanfeet readers. Get 10% for groups of 1-4 and 15% off for groups of 5 or more for tours in La Fortuna!
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Arenal Tours Discount FAQ
Which tours do you recommend to do?
The Arenal and La Fortuna area is best for hiking, outdoor adventure and wildlife. For specific recommendations, you can read our favorite things to do in Arenal post. A few of our favorite activities are canyoning, the river safari floats and the Arenal Volcano hike.
I’m traveling alone. Can I still get the 10% off?
We do require a minimum of 2 people in order to give the Arenal tour discount but if there is already a tour running, you can join as a solo traveler. Please fill out the form and let us know you are a solo traveler so we can check if there is a tour already operating that you can join.
It says tours include transportation. I have my own car, can I drive and meet the group?
Even if you rented a car, we recommend taking the transportation as some destinations are not open to the public (Rio Frio, Penas Blancas). If you are doing multiple activities in one day, it is best to stay with the group since tours are on a schedule and they cannot wait if you are late.
The best option if you have a car is to drive to their office in La Fortuna to meet the shuttle for pick up.
I’m staying at an Airbnb/vacation rental. Can I still get picked up?
No, Jacamar does not pick up at Airbnbs and vacation rentals. You will need to go to the closest hotel for pick up and drop off. If you rented a car, you can meet at the Jacamar office headquarters in downtown La Fortuna.
**Please note that Jacamar only picks up in the La Fortuna and Arenal area. If you are staying in Monteverde or anywhere else, you need to be in La Fortuna to get picked up.
Can I pay in cash or credit card?
In order to give the 10% off, all tours must be pre-paid via Paypal in full. We will give you payment instructions when we receive your booking request.
If you don’t have Paypal, you can pay directly at the Jacamar office in La Fortuna with cash or credit card. Payment must be done before 5 PM the day before the tour. Please write your email address in the Paypal section and make a note in the special instructions section that you’d like to pay at the office.
Pamela Thomas says
Can we book these tours on christmas day? (dec 25/18)
Sammi says
Hi Pamela, yes definitely, the tours will be running.
Heather says
Hi,
Is there a combo for
The hanging bridges trail
The national park hike
Hot springs
and Cannyoning?
If not, how long is the Pure Trek Cannyoning tour?
Thank you!
Sammi says
Hi Heather! Due to time, you can’t do all the activities. You can do 2 out of the 3 so hanging bridges, national park and hot springs or canyoning, hanging bridges and hot springs. It’s because the canyoning is an entire half day and the volcano hike is a bit longer too.
Pure Trek canyoning is a half day and they have it in the AM and PM. If you do AM, pick up is around 730 AM depending on your hotel and return is after lunch time.
Syeda says
Hi! My boyfriend and I are planning on staying at Tabacon Hot Springs Resort for a week in July 2019. How can we create an itinerary for that week without doing too much in one day? Also, since we’ll be staying at Tabacon already and I see that some tours include hot springs day passes, I assume we don’t need to pay for those day passes? And another very important question, we both have Celiac disease so our diets are completely Gluten Free. Would it be possible that the meals that come with certain activities be gluten free?
Sammi says
Hi Syeda, my recommendation would be to dedicated a few days to tours and alternate so you have one day tour, one day relax. Since most of the activities are not very far away in La Fortuna, you can do multiple activities. The combination tour is a great one but because you’re staying at the Tabacon Resort, you can do the hiking lovers tour (hanging bridges, La Fortuna waterfall and volcano hike). That alone will get you some good hiking in and a lot of nature. Then another day you can do an adventure like canyoning, rafting or ziplining if you’re interested.
For the meals that’s totally fine. Most of Costa Rican food doesn’t have gluten and the meals they serve for lunch is typical Costa Rican so that’s rice, meat, salad and beans but when you make the reservation, write a note so that we can pass it to the tour company just to be 100% sure.
Pooja says
Hi Sammy, how long is the Pure Nature Safari float? Thanks for all the wonderful info you provide!
Sammi says
Hi Pooja! This one is a bit longer, it’s like a 2/3 day trip because the drive is around 1 hour from La Fortuna to the river. They pick up around 730-8 AM and return is around 2-3 PM. If you’d like to do a shorter one, the Penas Blancas is only about a 20 minute drive from La Fortuna and is a half day.
Pooja says
Hi Sammy, For the combo tour that includes lunch and dinner, are there options for vegetarians? Thanks for the awesome blog!
Sammi says
Hi Pooja! Yes you can definitely get a vegetarian option. The dinner is a buffet so you can choose whatever you like and they have plenty of vegetarian options. Lunch is traditional Costa Rican and we can put in a note for a vegetarian option.
Ana says
Hi Sammy
Love your blog , lots of helpful information, special for me first time travel to Costa Rica. My question can be a little tricky … we are a group of 4 adults and we want to do the Combo tour in Arenal , as we are staying there just for 2 nights. I read a lot of tripadvisor reviews to select with whom we will do the tours. Although Jacamar have very good reviews , for the Combo tour I only found 2 , normally I choose when there’s a significant number of reviews . So I am stuck deciding the tour. I have seen others and they are much more expensive. In fact Jacamar is very attractive in terms of price, and I know you recommend, but this is one of the most expensive tours , one opportunity and I need to increase my confidence . can you help us…
Sammi says
Hi Ana, the combination tour Jacamar offers is a full day. The Jacamar Arenal combination tours consists of the Mistico Hanging Bridges, La Fortuna waterfall, lunch, Arenal Volcano hike and hot springs. I wrote a post about it you can read here: Arenal Volcano Tours
Jacamar offers several different combination tour options but the only difference is the hot springs. They have tours with these different hot springs: Baldi, Ecotermales, Tabacon and the Springs (order from cheapest to most expensive) and you can choose which one you want to go to. You can read about the differences here: Best Arenal hot springs
In the form on this page, we offer the Baldi, Ecotermales and Tabacon with prices listed so you can see how much the price difference is and choose from there.
Latania says
Hi there,
My boyfriend and I are planning are trip to Costa Rica in October and I would like to confirm the price for the guided tours combination of arenal volcano, hanging bridges, and waterfall. Is the total price for two $136.80 or is it $136.80 per person?
Sammi says
Hi Latania! It is $136.80 per person with the 10% discount. Let me know if you have other questions!
Latania says
Hi Sammy, thank you for the reply.
Annie says
Hello there,
Thanks for the info!
I have 2 questions:
1. When the page lists the prices for groups of people (like a group of 5), is the price for everyone in total, or is that price per person?
2. Also, can we pay for the tours in Costa Rican colones at the office instead of U.S. dollars?
Thank you!
Sammi says
Hi Annie! The price is per person and you can definitely pay for the tours at the office instead of US dollars prepaid. We just ask that you still fill out the form so that we can have a record of your tour request on hand so Jacamar can temporarily hold the spot for you until it is paid.
Eva says
Hi! I’d love to book this for 8 Aug; (family of 4), unfortunately i dont have paypal (bad experience-was hacked so i stopped my account). However, i do have credit card. Is there an alternative possible?
Sammi says
Hi Eve, they do require the tour to be pre-paid so you can pay for the tour once you get to La Fortuna. You just have to go to the Jacamar office and pay there and they take credit card and cash. You can fill out the form and make the request now and I’ll put a note that you’ll pay at their office. It does need to be before the tour though so August 7 or before.
Naomi says
Hi mytanfeet,
I put in a request for PureTrek Hanging Bridges and Canyoning. How long does it take to get an acknowledgement email? or confirmation?
thanks.
Naomi
Sammi says
Hi Naomi, it should be right away. Did you receive an automatic email confirmation? If not, then all the required sections in the form were probably not filled out, when you complete the form you should see a big “Thank you for booking your tour, We will get in touch with you shortly” note. Can you try again and make sure all the sections are filled? You will instantly get a thank you email from us if the form went through.
Amy says
Hi samatha, I was wondering what the difference is between the Arenal hike + hot springs tour vs the combination + hot springs tour? The general information section doesn’t have anything for the combination tour. Thank you, I love your blog!!
Sammi says
Hi Amy! The combination tour goes to the Arenal hanging bridges, La Fortuna waterfall, lunch, Arenal 1968 volcano hike and then hot springs. I wrote a post you can see it here: Arenal Combination Tour and the Arenal hike is the Arenal 1968 reserve and hot springs.
Frank says
Hello Mytanfeet, we’re planning to be in the Arenal region at the end of July and we were wondering if we really have to book the Safari Float at Penas Blancas in advance, or if this is something we can plan once we are there. We prefer going with the flow, especially with our two kids, as we never know in what mood they will be… Thanks!
Sammi says
Hi Frank! You don’t need to book the tour weeks in advance, but to get the discount through us we do need the request at least 24 hours before so we can process the payment and make the reservation so you can see how your kids feel the day before and let us know! 🙂
Frank says
Awesome, thanks for your quick reply and all the useful info on your blog!
Lily says
Hi,
We would like to book the pure nature tour on the rio frii but do not have (nor want) to get a paypal account. Is there another way to pay? We would live to get the discount as we are travelling on a budget!
Thanks,
Lily
Sammi says
Hi Lily, the tours have to be pre-paid to get the discount so you can go to the Jacamar office in La Fortuna to pay with cash or credit card before the tour date. You can submit the request and I will let the Jacamar team know.
Annie says
How long is the horseback riding tour to the volcano and waterfall ?
Sammi says
Hi Annie, the horseback ride goes around Arenal Volcano and then they will take you to the La Fortuna waterfall via car since you can’t ride to the waterfall. It’s about a 4-5 hour tour total.
Caryl Hudson says
We are planning our itinerary and would like a quote for this tour for 2 people. Thanks
Sammi says
Hi Caryl, you can check the tour prices information in the form (select the tour and the tour description will be below).
Sammi says
Hi Lisa, are you talking about the Mistico Hanging bridges? You have to book the tickets ahead of time at the park. The discounts we have are for guided tours only so if you want to do a self guided hike, you need to go to the Mistico hanging bridges website and book it yourself there. If you want to see the La Fortuna waterfall, you will have to go on your own because the tours we offer in this deal are for guided tours only. You can do both the hanging bridges and La Fortuna without a guide though, it’s more for people who need transportation and would like a guide to learn more about the nature and wildlife. La Fortuna waterfall is easily done without a guide since it’s just a walk down to the waterfall where you can swim or relax.
Lisa says
Hello! Do you need to book the self-guided tickets ahead of time or do you purchase them when you arrive at the park? If you need to purchase in advance, how do you do that? I only see the option for guided tours. We have a rental car and plan to drive to the park from the Royal Corin. Also, if you do the self-guided hanging bridges, does that allow you to see the waterfall as well? Thank you so much!
Lisa
Jill says
which white water rafting company/river? we are looking for the longest day one (8 hours) of class 2/3 rapids- thanks!
Sammi says
Hi Jill, there aren’t any rafting tours that are a full 8 hours of rafting (that is way too long, you will be too tired). Full day rafting tours are generally 3-4 hours plus travel time and half days are 2-3. For class 2 and 3 rapids, there is the River Balsa from La Fortuna or Sarapiqui for Class 3. Pick up is around 9 AM and you will return around 2-3 PM for the Balsa and around 4 PM for the Sarapiqui since travel times are longer.
George D says
Is it possible to catch the “Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge By Boat” tour in Los Chiles, or even the Refuge Rangers station rather than La Fortuna?
Sammi says
Hi George, if you want to drive to this tour, Jacamar requires guests to meet them at their office and follow them in their car because the entrance to the refuge is not easy to get to and clients easily get lost.
Vanessa says
How much per person for this combo
The hanging bridges trail
The La Fortuna waterfall
Lunch on a local farm
The national park hike
Hot springs
Sammi says
All prices are listed in this page when you select the tour. For this combo tour, it depends which hot spring you go to. Tabacon is $155 adults, Ecotermales is $140 per adult, Baldi is $122 per adult (all with dinner).
Karen says
Can we get the discount on the combination tour without the hot springs?
Thanks!
Sammi says
Hi Karen! Yes! The tour is called “Hiking lovers”
t. says
what should I pack for this day trip? extra clothes/shoes?
Sammi says
Hi, which trip are you referring to?
Paula says
Much is the Hot Springs only
Sammi says
Hi Paula, it depends which hot springs but unfortunately we don’t offer any discounts on just the hot springs entrance, just if it’s in a combination with other tours.