Bike Arenal
About
Bike Arenal is Costa Rica’s leading Bike Tour and Multisport Tour Operator. Located in La Fortuna, near Arenal Volcano we offer multi-day bike tours including accommodations and meals. Visit active volcanoes, rainforests, waterfalls, small rural villages and tropical beaches. Multisport Itineraries include biking, white water rafting, rainforest hikes, zip lines, surf lessons and more.Custom designed Adventure Holidays and Active Family Vacations.One-day mountain Bike Tours in Arenal Volcano and Arenal Lake.
La Fortuna de San Carlos, Costa Rica

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2023

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Matthew
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Couples
Great adventure exploring Costa Rica with Alejandro and Brayner. We visited some beautiful places, staying at lovely small independent hotels whilst cycling across varied terrain. Brilliant organisation by Alejandro from way before the trip when we first started planning it and he and Brayner were great company - highly recommended.
Written 18 February 2024
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D K
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Family
We did the full day tour with Mauricio including the volcano hike, hanging bridges, waterfall and hot springs. Our guide was awesome - not only friendly but went out of his way to make sure we had everything we needed, and more. He also was great at spotting wildlife, pointing them out, getting us great pictures of both the wildlife and our family. I would fully recommend the full day tour with Mauricio and Bike Arenal.
Written 25 January 2024
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Linda
Toronto, Canada2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Family
We had a fantastic visit to Costa Rica with Bike Arenal. Alejandro and Diego, our guide and driver, helped us get closer to the land and the people of this beautiful country. Our family of four has done a fair bit of self-supported bicycle touring (inn-to-inn tours). This was our first time with a guide and support driver and it really helped us absorb what we were experiencing. Alejandro helpfully provided cultural and natural context as we peddled on paved and back-country roads. In addition to cycling near Arenal, we had a half-day of hiking in Arenal and two days on the beach of Samara. The three-star hotels were exactly what we were looking for and Alejandro's restaurant recommendations were impeccable. Highly recommend.
Written 14 January 2024
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christian c
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Family
My son and me have use to go around the world to make bike ans this year was Costa Rica. I recommend strongly Bike Arenal in order to rent bikes in this very nice region. They propose good bike ready to be used even already used, they are in order. The team, Evelyn, Alejandro, Manuel pay great attention to help you and supply the support to fix any problem and the bikes are appropriate for the topography rather difficult in a very nice landscape. If I go back to Costa Rica, I know where I would like to go and where to rent good bikes. Pierre and Christian Charlier from Belgium.
Written 13 January 2024
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GabsLau
Hong Kong, China15 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Solo
I had a great time doing the 1968 Single and Double Track with Bike Arenal. They picked me up from the hotel in the morning and drive to a carpark beneath the volcano. The bike I was given was pretty good, gears shifted well and fit my size. We proceeded to the MTB trail. There are many challenging parts which we are encouraged to choose whether we want to take them on or push the bike to through. But I would say 60% of the route is moderate and enjoyable terrain. Our guide also share interesting information about animals and plants we saw on route. Notes that you have to like getting muddy to enjoy this route.
Written 22 December 2023
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plava_laguna89
Atlanta, GA331 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Couples
We did an easy 4-hr tour around the volcano. It was entirely flat except the very end where you could choose to ride in the car. Our guide and support driver were excellent. We saw lots of animals, had some fun in the river and had a nice snack break. Highly recommend.
Written 20 December 2023
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FellowTraveler559527
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Couples
We choose the Lake Arenal to El Castillo ride for a shorter distance. The scenery was beautiful and it was perfect weather. The guide was professional and a lot of fun. We pointed out wildlife and flora along the way. Very generous with the snacks!
Written 2 December 2023
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Debbie B
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Family
Lovely bike ride for our family (15,16 yr old boys + mum and dad), lovely to stop on the way to see howler monkeys a viper snake toucans and a coati. The guides were great explaining to us about the volcanic eruption and the local animals and plants. The stop at El Castillo to rest and have snacks was great - pineapple sweet and tasty! All of the guides were very friendly and looked after the group so well on the roads keeping an eye on the occasional car that passed by calling it out for us. It was a lovely mix of wildlife observing in between quite challenging but fun sections of hill followed by lovely refreshing downhill glides! Really fun excellent morning! Thanks to all - Diego and his team xx
Written 13 August 2023
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shannon m
3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023
We had a fantastic time riding to El Castillo and back. The pace was perfect for our family of six (ages 9, 15, 15 and 17) plus parents. We had a nice picnic at the lake and then headed back. The van follows you the entire way in case someone needs a tire change etc. it was a top notch tour. The bikes were excellent (specialized). Very well maintained. Highly recommend.
Written 12 April 2023
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Carlo Z
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3.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023 • Couples
Short review:
Guide and driver, 5 stars
Owner, 3 stars (prompt communication but lack of transparency on bikes)
Bikes, 1 star

Long review:
The tour itself was fine although all on paved roads and with a fair amount of traffic, so not really a “MTB tour”. Ore guide, Antonio, is a great guy and he and the driver made the tour worthwhile. Antonio speaks good English, Italian (the main language during the tour), and German and he entertained us with interesting facts about local history and culture.

The bikes quality is a very different and much worse story. I reached out ahead of time to find out about the bikes offering and I was provided with no information. Once I saw the bikes I realized why: we were offered old, hardly maintained, hard tail clunkers:#1 had water spurting out of the fork seals! Bike #2 skipped the chain on almost all gears due to a worn out chain and cassette. The fork felt very stiff, with no regulation and a broken lock out. It gets even worse but no point in beating a dead horse.

If you can get Antonio as a guide and a better bike, Bike Arenal is a decent option for a fun bike tour, although the course options are limited and not always require a mountain bike.
Written 12 March 2023
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