Costa Rica
La Fortuna Travel Guide
Arenal Volcano's gateway town — rainforest hikes, thermal hot springs, and waterfall trails radiating out from a still-perfect conical volcano.
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Top Attractions in La Fortuna
Highlights included in EME itineraries
Nature & Outdoors4h
Arenal Volcano National Park
A near-perfect 1,670-metre volcanic cone surrounded by lava-field hiking trails through secondary rainforest. Wildlife sightings include howler monkeys, coatis, toucans, and over 850 bird species across the park's biodiverse forest and wetland zones.
Nature & Outdoors6h
Cerro Chato Hike
Strenuous all-day hike up an extinct volcano next to Arenal, ending at a turquoise crater lake. Cloud forest on the upper slopes, dense wildlife corridors on the lower trails, panoramic viewpoint at the summit.
Food & Dining2h
Don Olivo Chocolate Tour
Family-run cacao farm where you grind your own bean-to-bar chocolate, walk plantation trails alongside rainforest wildlife, and taste fresh tropical fruits between courses.
Nature & Outdoors2.5h
La Fortuna Waterfall
A 70-metre waterfall plunging into a swimmable jungle pool, reached by 500 steps through dense rainforest with wildlife and birdsong the whole way down.
Nature & Outdoors3h
Mistico Hanging Bridges
Suspension-bridge canopy walk through pristine primary rainforest — eye-level with sloths, toucans, and the wildlife layer most ground trails never reach. A photographer's biodiversity playground.
Nature & Outdoors3h
Tabacón Hot Springs
Naturally heated thermal river flowing through landscaped rainforest gardens at the foot of Arenal — geothermally fed, no chemicals, surrounded by tropical wildlife.
Planning Your La Fortuna Itinerary
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Currency
CRC
Language
Spanish
Visa
Visa-free for many nationalities up to 90 days.
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