Puentes Colgantes Arenal, Mistico Park

We had a fantastic experience on the guided Hanging Bridges. Spend the extra money and book the guided tour, it’s absolutely worth it! You’ll see several animals and have excellent close-up views. We would have missed them on our own. Our guide Roberto was very knowledgeable friendly, professional, and enthusiastic. At the end of the tour, he shared several photos and videos with our group. The tour exceeded our expectations and highly recommend him and this tour!

I cannot write enough good things about our experience. Myself + my Mom visited here at the end of September. We chose the 8am guided tour (7am was too early and it looked like 9am was going to have a lot more ppl). And we got so lucky! It ended up being just the two of us and our amazing guide Jorge. He was very knowledgable about the area, the plants, animals and ecosystem. We observed howler monkeys, countless birds, insects, frogs, a snake and even a tarantula!! It was just incredible. The views of the volcano and walking up high amongst the rainforest canopy cannot be described in words. Highly recommend.

My family and I truly enjoyed this park. We purchased a self guided tour and we managed to complete our hike in about 2 hours. Sadly, we didn't encounter any animals on our hike but we all truly enjoyed this nature trail. The trails were easy to access and well marked. It felt safe and secure. The pathway was paved and with a safety railing on the edge. There are a total of 6 hanging bridges and you have the option at several markers to loop back to end your hike. There's a public restroom at the entrance and a gift shop which were very convenient. I highly recommend it when in La Fortuna area!

This was so much better than we were expecting! We booked a guided tour and I'm so glad we did. Our guide Alfonzo was FANTASTIC! He was so knowledgeable and clearly loved what he did. He was so excited about the wildlife and was able to spot things we never would have noticed. He got us some cool pictures with his lense and told us all about the wildlife we were seeing and some about the trees and different plants. We were lucky enough to see spider monkeys, an anteater, and a few different types of birds.

Fransisco was fantastic! Saw many variations of wildlife to include a sloth which as I understand is a rare sighting in the highlands. Great park and beautiful. Would recommend to anyone looking to exploring the open jungle with a well groomed trail and bridges. A guide is highly recommended, we wouldn't have seen but a tenth of the animals without Fransisco. Lot of added info as well.

This was such a fun experience for my family (ages 11-46yo). We arrived about an hour before our guided tour and ate lunch at their restaurant. They were doing some remodeling (so not their full menu) but still had something for everyone. We did the 1pm guided tour with Luis A. he was so kind and knowledgeable. He took so much time to talk about Costa Rica, the rainforest, and help us find animals. We LOVED every minute and the hanging bridges are such a cool experience. Don't miss out on this experience!

We had a wonderful experience on the guided Hanging Bridges tour and came away with new knowledge and beautiful photos. Spend the extra money and book the guided tour — it’s absolutely worth it! You’ll see many more animals and enjoy incredible close-up views through the guide’s binoculars and scope. We spotted two types of sloths, several birds, and even a viper — all things we likely would have missed on our own. Our guide Alonso was friendly, professional, and genuinely enthusiastic. We highly recommend him and this tour!

We had a great experience with our tour at Mistico. Our guide, Indira, was amazing. Very knowledgeable and made the trip memorable. We did the tour with an eight-month-old and a three-year-old, and we were happy we went with a guided tour as we got to see much more than we would have ourselves.