A private day of Sarapiquí's rainforest, combining a river boat safari, an aerial tram, and a guided nature walk.
See the Sarapiquí region three ways in one relaxed private day: a boat ride along the river with a naturalist guide, an aerial tram into the rainforest canopy, and a guided nature walk.
A private full-day tour devoted to experiencing some of Costa Rica's best nature without over-planning. Enjoy a scenic boat ride on the Sarapiquí River with a naturalist guide, ride an aerial tram into the rainforest canopy, and take a guided nature walk, with lunch included at a rainforest restaurant.
A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.
Hotel pickup in San José.
Cruise the river with a naturalist guide pointing out real wildlife-spotting opportunities.
Ride an open-air tram up into the rainforest canopy for a bird's-eye view of the forest.
Explore rainforest trails on foot with your guide's insight into the local ecosystem.
Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.
See the Sarapiquí region three ways in one relaxed private day: a boat ride along the river with a naturalist guide, an aerial tram into the rainforest canopy, and a guided nature walk. A private full-day tour devoted to experiencing some of Costa Rica's best nature without over-planning. Enjoy a scenic boat ride on the Sarapiquí River with a naturalist guide, ride an aerial tram into the rainforest canopy, and take a guided nature walk, with lunch included at a rainforest restaurant.
Sarapiquí sits in Costa Rica's northern lowlands, in Heredia province, wedged between several of the country's most significant protected areas — Braulio Carrillo National Park, the La Selva Biological Station, and the Central Volcanic Range. It's a genuinely different kind of rainforest from the cloud forests further south: lower, warmer, and wetter, which is part of why the broader region supports such a dense range of life, with well over 100 mammal species and roughly 2,000 plant species recorded across it.
The aerial tram itself has a real, slightly unusual origin. It was built in 1994 by American biologist Donald Perry, who had spent years developing ways to study the rainforest canopy up close, including an earlier rig that wasn't practical for public visitors. The tram was his answer: open-air gondola cars gliding roughly a mile along a cable strung through the treetops, about 56 feet above the forest floor, bordering Braulio Carrillo National Park as a buffer between the park and the farmland around it.
On the river portion, your naturalist guide will be reading the banks for the Sarapiquí's usual residents — herons, kingfishers, basilisk lizards, and caimans sunning themselves at the water's edge are common, genuine sightings, alongside the chance of spotting sloths or monkeys in the trees overhanging the water. Nothing in the wild is scripted, but this stretch of river is known for real, frequent activity, which is exactly why it's paired with the tram and the walk rather than offered on its own.
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