Tours

The tours we book

These are the ones guests ask for most often. Tell us which and we arrange it — you book the house here and settle the tour with us directly.

Surf lessons
About 2 hours
From
$50
Two hours, a board, and a bilingual instructor in the water beside you. The tide sets the start time.
ATV tours
2, 3 or 4 hours, or a full day
From
$80–$380
Two hours to a full day on the trails behind Jacó. Rides of three hours and up reach the waterfalls; half-day and longer include lunch.
Zip line
Herradura, 10 minutes north of Jacó
From
$60
Ten minutes north in Herradura: geared up at the base, tractor to the top, then the treetops back down. About two hours.
The crocodile boat
The Tárcoles River, 30 minutes north of Jacó
From
$45–$65
A boat on the Tárcoles River, thirty minutes north. About an hour and forty minutes, and the birds are as good as the crocodiles.
Manuel Antonio
Manuel Antonio National Park, an hour south
From
$135–$150
An hour south by air-conditioned van, a walk through the park with a bilingual guide, time on the beach, and lunch on the way back.
White water rafting
Two rivers near Quepos, about an hour south
From
$100–$125
Class III on the rivers behind Quepos, an hour south. Half day or full day, and you need to be able to swim.
Tortuga Island catamaran
Los Sueños marina, Herradura; hotel pickup 7:00–7:10 am
From
$145
Out of Los Sueños marina and across the Gulf of Nicoya. Breakfast on the way, lunch on the island, snorkelling in between.
Bijagual waterfall on horseback
Bijagual, in the mountains east of Jacó
From
$70
Four hours into the mountains east of Jacó. Swimming pools at the top, and a 25-minute hike down to the falls themselves.
Sportfishing
Ten boats, 27 to 52 feet
From
$765–$10,500
Ten boats out of Herradura, Los Sueños and Quepos, from a 27-foot Morgan to a 52-foot supersport. You charter the boat, not a seat.
Nauyaca waterfall
Near Uvita, in the south
From
$80
The southern falls, reached on horseback or by 4×4, with pools at the bottom to swim in. Transport is not included — ask and we will quote it.

Tell us which and we will arrange it

You book the house here and settle the tour with us directly. Every price on these pages is our own catalogue, read on 27 August 2026 — send us your dates and the size of your group and we will come back with the figure you actually pay.

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