Fantastic. Seriously up close and personal nature experience. You will get wet and dirty and that’s a part of the fun. Elvis our guide was amazing: bilingual, super knowledgeable, and showed us some extra cool areas with our small tour group. Me encantaba! Do not miss this.

The Venado cave tour is a must do if visiting the La Fortuna area. It is a spelunking tour, so it is guaranteed to get you wet and dirty. Our guide, Wilmer, was excellent with us. There were only four of us on the tour, so Wilmer was able to answer all of our questions and show us a lot of detail, such as fossils, beautiful calcium stalactites, bats, and types of spiders. You don’t need to have any experience, this was a first for my wife and I. And there are choices on how difficult the tunnel you wish to take. The facilities are great with showers and a nice pool to cool off in afterwards. The meal was traditional CR and quite nice. All in all, a most awesome experience!

This was an incredible adventure and our family absolutely loved it. Mauricio was our guide and he was very passionate about the caves and all the creatures in it. He was very patient with our seven year old child and very encouraging to all five of us. We saw bats, huge spiders, scorpion spiders and crabs. We crawled, climbed and squeezed through small gaps (these are optional) opening into various chambers with interesting formations. They provide showers and soap afterwards too, so don’t worry about getting dirty. One of the highlights of our trip and incredibly good value!

Great experience, some very tight squeezes, and wet crawls, so unusual as cave tours go. Our guide was friendly, although English was not great, but the uniqueness of the experience more than overcame the language barrier. Suggest wearing pants, boots are not necessary if your shoes can get wet.

Absolutely breath taking! Albert is a fantastic guide. Very patient with my 8 and 10 year old plus my claustrophobic husband. He made us feel safe and eased our journey so we stayed comfortable. We have been recommending this tour to other travelers we meet throughout our trip.

Venado Caves will certainly be a major highlight of our CR tour. We are a family of 5 with 3 teenagers and I never thought I’d have so much fun in a cave. Our guide, Mauricio, was very knowledgeable and we had a great time. He took the time to explain everything and made sure we were safe at all times. The « birth canal » was awesome!! Thanks for this wonderful and memorable experience :-)

Exciting cave tour with some tight squeezes, climbing and crawling in water. The hardest parts are optional, and so this tour is suitable for most people. Wilder was a fantastic guide and kept us safe. If you have a car, book a tour with the cave owners directly and drive to the caves. The road is fine. This is a must do activity in Costa Rica!

My 13 and 14 year old boys LOVED this cave tour!! I feel like this is a hidden gem in the La Fortuna area. Many people don't seem to put this on their itinerary, but it was so, so cool and fun. A real highlight of our trip. We've been to caves all around the U.S., but this immersive and interactive experience is unlike any others we've done. Climbing and traipsing through the water, being taken into "hidden passageways", only the light of a headlamp.... just incredible fun. It's a nice change of pace too from the standard rainforest walks/ hikes in the area. My 72 year old parents did this as well, and the guide was amazing with them. He was patient and helped my mom safely navigate the caves. (My parents did bypass some of the more challenging sections and waited for us, but the guide was great with personalizing the tour to the different levels in our group.) Highly recommend for adventurous kids, pre-teens or teens!!