Today you will go on an amazing PRIVATE half day of adventure at the Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park. The bridges and trails are located in the rainforest near the majestic Arenal Volcano. All of the 12 bridges vary in height and length and provide an interesting way to observe the rainforest canopy.
Set in the rainforest near Lake Arenal, the Mistico Park is on the fringe of the Arenal Volcano National Park. While the park and surrounding area is better known for the volcano, this is an area that protects many species of wildlife. With a little luck and cooperation from Mother Nature, your bilingual guides will point out wildlife such as armadillo, toucans, deer, raccoon, coatis, sloths, and hopefully a few monkeys. Several wild cat species such as puma, ocelot and margay have been spotted in the park, though sightings of these elusive felines are uncommon.
In addition to wildlife and jungle, this is also an interesting tour as you will learn about the natural history of the Arenal Volcano area. Be prepared to hike a few kilometers of moderate terrain and bring a sense of adventure. From start to finish including round trip transportation from your hotel, the tour is expected to last around four hours, though keep in mind this can vary based on a variety of factors. It is also important to mention that for safety reasons open sandals or shoes are NOT permitted on this tour.
This supplier maintains a zero-plastic policy, so no water bottles will be offered, only a refrigerated water dispenser for visitors to refill their own reusable bottles. Food during the hike trail is not allowed, and running or jumping on the bridges is not allowed. Use of radio, speakers, and similar devices is not allowed in the park.
IMPORTANT: From April 15 - May 31, 2025, we will carry out preventive maintenance that cannot be postponed on the El Tolomuco Suspension Bridge. The access to the main trail will remain open as normal as a side trail will be open to pass by the bridge. Thank you for your understanding while we continue to improve our offerings.
The PRIVATE Arenal Hanging Bridges Tour is available from Arenal, Arenal Zone 2, Arenal Zone 3, Chachagua Rainforest Hotel, and Nuevo Arenal
All Ages
Latitude: N 10° 29' 17.03"
Longitude: W 84° 45' 14.2"
06/11/2025
Loved it!
05/18/2025
Another good tour and beautiful scenery. I was a little disappointed that the driver and guide talked amongst themselves instead of talking to us on the drive to and from the park. We had been learning lots of extra tidbits from the guides who were also the drivers.
05/09/2025
Joe, our guide, did a fabulous job at spotting wildlife and taking great pics for us. Glad we had a guide, would have missed out on seeing many wonderful animals without one.
05/05/2025
Samuel was again our guide (by request), and was just as good as the previous day. May is an excellent month for this tour as the crowds were very small and the weather was spectacular.
05/03/2025
Francisco was an excellent guide
04/17/2025
We were surprised about the amount of hills involved and did not get to all of the bridges, but what we did do was great
04/05/2025
Amazing tour! Our guide was super knowledgeable.
03/29/2025
Great tour for families with tweens/teens.
03/28/2025
Park was very busy but we did see many animals that we didn't see in Manuel Antonio.
03/21/2025
Excellent guide Jason was patient with our little ones.
02/12/2025
I had done this excursion previously. This time we did not see anything other than a few birds and a bat at Mistico - Joedan, however did take us a short drive from our resort where we saw monkeys, sloths and toucans. He was very personable as was our driver Bolivar - they both did gave their best efforts to ensure that we enjoyed our outing - kudos!
02/09/2025
Roy was a very good guide.
01/31/2025
Excellent guide, less animals then expected
01/28/2025
Very beautiful place, amazing bridges, guide was cool and knowledgeable, but still had lines at every bridge and groups around every animal sighting, so we’ll just keep those expectations for next time.
12/05/2024
Excellent, especially early in the morning. I would have been really great if we could have large umbrellas from the tour (as the tour staff said that it was not possible, we managed to get some from the hotel).
02/02/2019
Beautiful forest, great wildlife and very knowledgable duide