Local Tours

There are many amazing adventures and tours to enjoy in Costa Rica. We can arrange everything from relaxing on a private white-sand beach to extreme watersport activities.

Below are some recommended tours available for our guests through our recommended tour guide. For your information about booking a tour, please contact us.

BOAT TRIPS

For those who really want a unique and unforgettable beach and ocean experience. Take a boat trip to the most secluded and pristine beaches in the Papagayo Gulf and enjoy a delicious barbecue prepared by experienced chefs and with the freshest and best products available.  While others are reading their books on the beach, you can stay active with a game of Frisbee, soccer, beach tennis or horseshoes, or even snorkeling, waterskiing or standup paddling. This tour is perfect for a group with different interests, and having the full day at your disposal allows everyone a chance to enjoy their favorite activities. Whether you want diving, snorkeling, fishing or surfing, we offer exclusive private charters and professional, personalized service that cannot be found anywhere else.

SUNSET TOUR

The catamaran will set sail and you will hear the waves slide along the giant catamaran as the sun sets, illuminating the clouds left in the sky. Silently glide along Costa Rica’s Gold Coast while passing some of Guanacaste’s exotic bays, white sand beaches, tropical jungles and rain forest. Gaze off the bow with a cold tropical drink prepared and served by our crew as you scan the seas for dolphins, sea turtles, flying fish or even a breaching whale. Stop in a tranquil bay, drop anchor and frolic in the blue Pacific. Stand up paddle through sea caves, float on a raft, snorkel in the bay or run down the deserted white sand beach while the ever helpful crew prepares a feast of chicken or pasta salad, fruit, chips, pico de gallo and guacamole.

SCUBA DIVING

The Gulf of Papagayo offers some of the Pacific Ocean’s most interesting marine diversity. The plankton-rich waters support numerous species from big to small. On any given day you may see frogfish, harlequin clown shrimp, seahorses, and octopus, or you might have a lucky encounter with schooling eagle rays, white tip reef sharks, giant Pacific manta rays, or a passing whaleshark. We provide private tours customized for small groups with experienced and knowledgeable guides.

 Private instruction for beginners.

PALO VERDE

Monkeys, exotic birds and crocodiles!  This adventure is a MUST when you visit Costa Rica!  

Enjoy Palo Verde National Park, which protects over 33,000 acres and is known for its ecological diversity, preserving wetlands and providing a refuge for a myriad of wildlife. Board a covered riverboat for a 2-hour ride down the slow moving Tempisque River. Be on the look out and ready to shoot those one-of-a-kind photos. The mangrove swaps and the marshy lagoons provide a welcoming habitat and nesting ground to the greatest concentration of waterfowl and shorebirds in Central America.

Over 300 bird species including the black-crowned night herons, jabiru stork, spoonbills, egrets, ibis, grebes, black-bellied tree ducks, scarlet macaws, keel-billed toucans and parrots have been recorded. If luck is on your side, you and your guide can feed the wild monkeys and crocodiles. Enjoy a traditional family style Costa Rican meal with a natural fruit beverage before or after your riverboat ride.

BORINQUEN

Upon arrival to Borinquen you are welcomed with a natural typical fruit drink. Then, you will gear up for the Borinquen Canopy Tour. Experienced guides will lead you through the rainforest to the series of treetop platforms and the excitement begins! Enjoy this bird’s eye view of Costa Rica’s wild life, flora and fauna. It’s truly a breathtaking experience!

Afterwards, take a thrilling ride down the 420-meter long waterslide that snakes through the rainforest floor and shoots you into a fresh water pool. After working up an appetite, sit down and enjoy a buffet style lunch, comprised of a variety of typical Costa Rican dishes and a natural tropical fruit beverage.

Your adventure continues with a scenic horseback to the natural spa and thermal water pools. Reap the benefits of a natural sauna and volcanic mud prior to relaxing in the various thermal pools. Throughout the day you’re welcome to explore the grounds of the ranch and see the myriad of birds, howler monkeys, coatimundies and other wildlife.

ARENAL VOLCANO 

Hear and feel the rumbles and wait til you see “fireworks”! Arenal Volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in the Americas and one of few perfect archetypal cones in the world.

Experience the unimaginable at Costa Rica’s most popular attraction, Tabacon Resort and Hot Springs located at the base of Arenal Volcano. Relax in the open –air natural hot spring with waterfall chutes and steaming pools fed by naturally heated waters from Arenal Volcano, sipping a beverage of your choice from the swim-up bar. By day, enjoy the exotic flora and fauna landscaping the secluded thermal “pools” which create a magical wonderland paradise that seems too perfect to be real. By night, enjoy the constant rumbles and the spectacle of Arenal’s bright red lava coursing its way down the volcano. Pamper yourself with a massage, mud wrap, facial, manicure or pedicure at the spa, or enjoy lunch at the open-air restaurant.

*Over Night adventures with accommodations are available

WHITE WATER RAFTING

There are two options for rafting:

The Colorado River is a narrow river where you will pass through canyon walls as you experience water rapids, lush vegetation, wildlife, and pristine isolation. Once you board your 2 person raft, be ready for the adventure and fun. This is sure to be an exciting tour for the whole family. Sit back and enjoy the spectacular Canon de la Vieja while your personal river guide does all the work or grab your paddle and join in on the fun. Along the way, enjoy a stop at a natural well to swim and even dive from the cliffs.

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Take an exciting and breathtaking 2-hour guided tour down the Tenorio River on a 6-person raft. This river will test your courage with its rapids class III and IV (irregular and medium waves, complex maneuverings in fast rapids in its class III; intense and powerful but yet predictable in the class IV). Its continuing challenges await you as you plunge through twists, turns and drops down 10 miles of intense, challenging rapids. All participants must be in a good physical condition.

MIRAVALLES VOLCANO & LLANOS DEL CORTEZ WATERFALL

Can you believe this! Costa Rica’s only life volcano where you can walk around a crater, see and feel the smoke rising out from the boiling, muddy caldrons. Prove the therapeutic properties of the famous mineral clay and the natural hot springs. Enjoy the pristine waterfalls, nature trails, lush tropical scenery, etc. Volcan Miravalles known for its sulfur springs, fumaroles and bubbling mud pots sits 6.653 feet high and is the highest peak of the Guanacaste mountains. The steel tubes from Proyecto Geotermico Miravalles, a power plant that uses geothermic energy to generate electricity, snake through the otherwise typical Costa Rican landscaping. See the steam naturally release from the earth and watch the bubbling mud.

LLANOS DEL CORTES waterfall spans 30 ft high and 40 ft wide, and cascades into a white sand pond. Although Llanos de Cortes is well known to locals, the waterfall has never been part of established tours visitor. So, if you take this very unique tour you’ll be one of the few that will enjoy this getaway in utter seclusion.

TURTLE TOUR

This is an unforgettable, educational experience like no other. Witness the miracle that has played itself out continually at Playa Ostional and Playa Grande since time can tell. By sunset or under the moon and stars watch the nesting process of the Olive Ridgely Turtles and the Leather Back Turtles (Baulas) respectively. The Leatherback Turtle is the largest living turtle in the world and can reach over 8 feet in length. These turtles are an amazing phenomenon and are endangered worldwide. You will witness the mother as she fans away the sand to make her nest and then lays her eggs before returning to the sea.

At Playa Ostional over 400 turtles venture to shore nightly to lay their eggs. Traditionally each turtle lays between 100-120 ping-pong size eggs. A certified, local guide will lead you to the nesting turtles and explain the nesting process and the do’s and don’ts.

This tour is offered between Nov-Jan each year. Please be advised that this tour operates according to the Leatherback Turtles schedule and long waits until the turtles appear are sometimes common.

CANOPY TOUR

Literally breathtaking! After a short walk into the “El Bosque”, swing from treetop platform to treetop platform on a series of zip-lines for a bird’s eye view of Costa Rica’s wild life, flora and fauna. Full mountaineering gear and experienced guides are provided on location. You have two locations to decide from:

“The Congo Trail”,  A more relax canopy for any level of experience. There are 11 cables and 15 platforms, the longest cable has a distance of 400 mts long, and during the tour we will come across a walk bridge between two platforms, mix yourself with the incredible life of the tropical forest!

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"Witch’s Rock”, longer and faster, it consists of 11 cables and 23 platforms. Some of the cables are over 4 city blocks long, you'll walk across 3 "swinging bridges".  Experience an exciting canopy surrounded by an amazingly changing natural landscape with privileged Ocean View, a beautiful waterfall, unforgettable sunsets.

MONTEVERDE

Visit one of the last remaining cloud forests at the world famous reserve in Monteverde. This wildlife sanctuary includes 8 distinct ecological zones, protects over 400 species of birds, 100 species of mammals and over 30 species of hummingbirds. Then visit the town of Santa Elena founded by a dairy community of Quakers. We’ll also make a quick stop at the Monteverde Cheese Factory, where you have to be sure to sample the ice cream and some of the 14 types of cheese made. Venture into exploring Selvatura Park where you’ll experience the treetop walkways, a 1.5 mile trail that crosses through the cloud forest, and a total of 8 different suspension bridges. Explore a community that gathers more than 20 species of tropical butterflies; enjoy the third world’s largest private insect collection.

SANTA ROSA NATIONAL PARK 

Costa Rica most important historic site

This is a wonderful adventure that combines Costa Rican’s rich history with its world famous natural beauty. In addition to having beautiful beaches, nature trails, plentiful wildlife and four species of nesting sea turtles, Santa Rosa National Park protects the largest remaining tropical dry forest in Central America and happens to be Costa Rica’s most important historic site. It has been the setting of three major battles. The most important was in 1856 when President Juanito Mora called on the citizens of Costa Rica to unite their forces and come together to defend their liberty and Costa Rica’s independence against William Walker and his troops. It was a success and as a result the government declared the Hacienda Santa Rosa La Casona a national monument.

Santa Rosa National Park is home to Playa Nancite, famous for the large number of nesting Olive Ridgely turtles and Playa Naranjo with Costa Rica's best and famous surfing spots, Witches Rock and Ollie’s Point.

ATV TOUR

Enjoy the feeling of driving up and down mountains and hills, of crossing rivers, of being surrounded by the luxuriant vegetation of the forest. Look around and discover the wildlife: tropical birds, howler monkeys yelling in the trees, iguanas crossing your paths and enjoy the beauty of the Nature that is making Costa Rica famous all over the world. The ATV tour is an unforgettable excursion and it is also good for absolute beginners who want to try something different.

TICO TOUR HORSEBACK RIDING

Your adventure takes place with a scenic horseback ride through one of the prettiest beaches in Costa Rica, Conchal beach (the shell beach).The trails take you through a tropical dry forest, where you can encounter a variety of tropical birds, lizards, howler monkeys and white–faced capuchins monkeys. It’s a very relaxing tour for those who want to discover the abundance that Costa Rica offers and be as close as possible to Mother Nature.

We have different locations to choose from.

CUSTOM AVENTURE

YOU DESIGN IT, WE’LL DO IT!

If you know what you want to do, whether it is making changes to one of our current advertised tours or developing a completely new one, we will assist you in planning it and…. We’ll do it! We will do whatever we can to ensure that your time in Costa Rica is truly memorable. Customer Satisfaction is our number one goal.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

• Private transportation
• Shopping trips
• Deep Sea Fishing
• Nicaragua day & overnight tours

For additional information or to book a tour,
please contact Milagro Management & Rentals Concierge Services