One Day in La Fortuna, Costa Rica | A Waterfall Adventure

[@TatonoMusic]

Great Video Gabriel! And thanks for using my music!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Absolutely, great stuff as usual.

[@Drydo90]

What is the music playing at 15:00 please?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

@@Drydo90 It's titled "The 3rd Door" by Jay Varton.

[@MrAdamsanto87]

My wife and I are watching from frigid Pennsylvania. We're living the tropical life thanks to your videos. Keep em coming and stay well.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Stay warm!

[@ChrisMustList]

I love the simplicity of your videos. Entertaining and educational! You're in my top 3 (travel people). Maybe I'll bump into you somewhere in the world, I'm on a mission to see every county in the world and I'm half way there now. Anyhow, all the best and happy new year!

[@denacollins352]

I went to Costa Rica years ago on a tour. The tour was fabulous. We were told there are seven kinds of poisonous snakes in Costa Rica. So be careful where you walk.

[@MITsolar]

been to the waterfall many times....I miss Costa Rica...Love the rain forests and animals...just beautiful

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

The water in that waterfall location, is sooooo ever-clear! Loved seeing it.

[@PercyisGolden]

Must of felt great standing next to that waterfall and hearing it's roar! Absolute freedom! 👍

[@BuddyRevell455]

Make sure to soak in the hot springs. Go where the locals go.

[@MarianoLopezSu]

Amoebic Meningoencephalitis is extremely uncommon but Costa Rica's hot spring are a habitat for the microorganism (Naegleria fowleri) that causes it.

[@BuddyRevell455]

@@MarianoLopezSu what does this cause?

[@MarianoLopezSu]

@@BuddyRevell455 if goes to your brain and then kill you, it was on the news , the owners of those hot springs were mad, because they were shut down, they had to put signs warning people to do not put their heads under water, if they do, to do it squeezing their noses.

[@paganpriest4792]

@@MarianoLopezSu wtf!I am not getting in any hot springs then if I am ever in Costa Rica.

@@paganpriest4792 amoebas exists in every untreated hotsprings.

[@ZSharkPH]

That is a impressive waterfall.. I would spend all day there.

[@billg7205]

Should camp out too, for what you pay!

[@millvee1005]

Such natural beauty, a very beautiful peaceful looking town full of attractions.

[@hotrod5622]

Just saw your video about 3 decades of traveling, Gabe. Like I've said before, what an amazing life you've lived! I guess some people were just born to travel, and you're one of them. Hope that when we all near our eventual end, we can all look back with no regrets, and say that we've seen it all................

[@thom.thunder]

you're a 2020 legend! thanks for all the hard work you put in this year making cool videos, it kept us sane and entertained. stay safe and have fun!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Right on Tom, glad you've enjoyed the content.

[@DougPVlogs]

I dislike that just because a country is popular with tourists the prices go up. Same problem with Belize where I am from.

[@gutimolina72]

Costa Rica is a expensive place in general, a lot of taxes going on make everything expensive even for us the locals

[@tesla220vac]

There is also better and free places to visit. Also cheap restaurants called sodas and cheap hostels or rooms.

[@Jenny19Fer]

You can find good prices and good deals always . It is like a supermarket ,you can get cheap bread or expensive bread , cheap salt , expensive salt . It depends , what are you looking for and how much are you willing to pay for whatever you want . Saludos

[@MARC-FENIX]

@@gutimolina72 Then maybe you should consider to have less tourism and more other type of economy, like productive economy.

[@cronictraveler4257]

One of my favourite places I traveled to in Costa Rica. Take advantage of spending time at a hot spring....it was soooo relaxing...Pura Vida!

[@2011vortex]

Loved the ominous music when you showed the skeletal remains lol.

[@dennis1345]

Happy Playboy and Travels this year in 2021 Gabe. !!! You're a good man thanks for sharing all the good times with us all see you soon Happy days Dennis

[@karmathegiant]

Absolutely beautiful waterfall and jungle.

[@thefruitofuscolonialism5870]

Hi Gabriel, I've been watching your videos for a few years now. It looks like our paths will almost be crossing as I bought tickets to Costa Rica a few weeks ago! It was a pleasant coincidence to see that you were exploring the area. Keep those vids coming and thanks!

[@effie-Toronto]

Gabe your videos are so informative and relaxing

[@kamkarter8821]

I really miss nature. Costa Rica looks so nice and lush.

[@stefanexplores]

Yay went to La Fortuna in 2018! Brings back so many memories. Thank you, Gabe :)

[@quannguyen89]

I went there in August 2018! really want to go back

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Your traveling courage vim and vigour are eternally impressive, and these videos are bright spots in my days!

[@DustinBackpacks]

It seems like they really take care of that area I didn't see any trash , really nice foot paths too

[@DamonVagabond]

So nice. I miss Costa Rica! I went there 4 years ago and swam at that same waterfall and swam in that same river. So cool you are there now. Check out the cloud forest in Monteverde. You are really close to it. Have fun Gabe.

[@yetti399]

and buy your ticket at the cloud forest you can get ziplining for the same price as just the sky bridge walk and gondola would cost from a agency found out the hard way ps it about a 3hr drive

[@wilfredotorres6628]

Hi Gabriel, It's a beautiful rain forest much to see the incredible landscape of incredible natural beauty. I'm surprised there are no fruit trees around.

[@RUSLexplorer2020]

Wow! Love to visit this country one day !

[@nicolaskottis5245]

That was gorgeous. Thanks Gabriel, I wish you a Happy new traveling year!

[@KMETC1116]

Such a beautiful place!

[@bsr6823]

Loving the Costa Rica videos!

[@aigarsvavere5859]

happy new year, and thank you for the entertainment you provide.

[@NomadAdventureBiker]

Thanks for all your work Gabriel . All the best for 2021 !

[@Keep-on-ok]

Thank you so much. We miss traveling.

[@NomadShifu]

Costa Rica is known for its incredible national parks, where tourists can enjoy some thrilling activities like river rafting, canyoning, cave tubing, and zip lining. It's also one of the best places for animal lovers to discover some interesting wildlife like macaws, sea turtles, and adorable sloths

[@Deutschland-Fly]

Beautiful place ....and beautifully captured video enjoying it to watch🤘

[@AdventureElliot]

Chifrio is the absolute best way to end an adventurous day like that. Btw Gabe most of that river has hot spring water from the volcano.

[@mouhssinemouhssine8080]

I've never heard about this place .it looks amazing .Thank you gabriel👍.

[@jeangonzalezhidalgo7967]

@Gabriel Traveler greetings from Costa Rica! hey you can also explore a zone called "la zona de los santos" which has more of a mountain terrain (similar to a "tropical swiss alps feel") and its full of biodiversity (you can google it). There is also a town called "Las Catalinas"up northwest in Costa Rica, which is a mediterranean town (also its mostly pedestrian) that you can take awesome hikes with beach views and its free!! Anyway i hope that you enjoy your visit and that you have a wonderful time!

[@scubaguy5389]

Amazing all the years yo have been traveling, you have never been seriously injured or come across any wild animals.

[@fernandobreneszamora222]

Hola amigo seas siempre bienvenido a Costa Rica,Saludos desde san Ramón de Alajuela.

[@notsure1276]

I went there 15 yrs ago just when tourism started. Looks way more things to visit now.

[@karltraveldude7817]

Costa Rica is green and wet for sure . I went to the volcano and it was cloudy and could not see anything , same as there on your trip ! Enjoy be safe !!!

[@chrisbrown8748]

Happy New Year, Gabriel🥳. You have long been my favorite travel vlogger and I can’t wait to see what you have planned for 2021.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks a lot for watching Chris, have an epic 2021.

[@TravelwithMonicaLazar]

Happy New Year, Gabriel! Many wonderful experiences shared with us in 2021!💖

[@live.love.travel5720]

I love waterfalls😍

[@digarcia1890]

Now that makes Costa Rica worth going to! When you were concerned about predators I kept wondering " snakes "?

[@dolorescardenas3853]

I love Costa Rica, I did a night hike in the Monte Verde area that was awesome. Only other place outside of Galapagos were I saw amazing wildlife and fauna. Have always wanted to go back, enjoy your time there!

[@dhobby7771]

Thanks for your concise, no fluff videos. Good Travels to you from frosty Chicago. 😎

[@dreammfyre]

4:06 I bet someone went there, walked out on that balcony and was like “yep, that’s it, let’s go home”.

[@elchicharron9503]

I'd get to the $20 fee and be like "yep, that's it, let's go home." Who am I kidding, I would never set foot in that country to begin with. Too many tourists.

@@elchicharron9503 You can go as a backpacker as well, a explore everything in your own for little money, the fee was to be able to use those convenient stairs and infrastructure, but you could find your way down there and enjoy the waterfall.

[@juanmlsanabria]

You need to check some other waterfalls, they are more beautiful and less expensive: at the Bajos del toro area, El Toro Waterfall, Las Gemelas waterfall, Paraíso de Manantiales waterfall, besides Heading for Guanacaste near Bagaces there is Llanos de Cortes Waterfall, and if you're Heading to the south Nauyaca Waterfall

[@jennyoshea1958]

Beautiful 🌱

[@slkonnaris8477]

Very cool video! Thank you Gabriel for showing this fascinating location. Wishing You a Very Happy New Year!!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks and Happy New Year.

[@imom007]

I love it when you visit a new country!

[@walkmandu]

Thank you Gabriel that waterfall is beautiful thank you for showing us something because right now some people are a little lockdown looks awesome🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳this is a cool not packed location you found!

[@kora132]

Thanks, Gabriel! Not that I care for this kind of climate, but enjoy watching your video from far away.

[@marafarnham595]

Beautiful Gabriel! Thank you! Stay safe 😊🙏❤

[@iammaxhammer]

Gabe, if you go to Tamarindo and feel like scuba and/or snuba diving, I would be happy to host you. No diving license is required. Having to have a license to dive is a common misconception.

[@Andrij_Kozak]

Zum ersten Mal sehe ich einen Deutschen in der comment section auf diesem Kanal.

[@iammaxhammer]

@@Andrij_Kozak Tja, die Welt wird immer kleiner 😂

[@nautiboiscuba]

What dive certification do you have?

[@iammaxhammer]

@@nautiboiscuba Rescue diver. I would not be the official guide 👌🏻 it would be with my friend’s company I used to work for.

[@nautiboiscuba]

@@iammaxhammer I just completed my dive master and now getting ready to start my instructor certification.

[@millvee1005]

That shack really gave me the creeps I kept thinking something was about to jump out in that place.

[@imrannaser3020]

What a crazy place the 🌧️ rain forest , the huge trees and vegetation gone beserk . Nice 👍

[@emilye126]

Oh and ty for filming your trips..keep us homebounders informed

[@emilye126]

Costa Rica is on my bucket list..snakes and crocs, flora and food!

[@RoseN-CJ]

Happy New Year :) and Many Safe Travels!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks and Happy New Year, stoked for 2021.

[@huacamaya119]

Though you are in Costa Rica right now and not Panama, I would recommend you to research the story about the Dutch girls that disappeared in the jungles while hicking in the hills near the border with Costa Rica. Don't puck around too much solo. Happy trails 2021

[@four33]

The ‘Questa una Fortuna’ Waterfall!

[@eggimal]

Another awesome video. Watching from another rain forest, temperate, from here in Vancouver.

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

Probably plenty of tarantulas in the vicinity. My very first one was an aphonopelma seemannii, aka Costa Rican zebra spider. Beautiful, but rather skittish.

[@leonardoluga5434]

WELCOME TO LA FORTUNA GABRIEL NICE COUNTRY SIDE

[@manimalworks7424]

Great videos and info. But dude, please slow down the panning action a bit, it's making us dizzy and cannot see clearly what there is.

[@dianalewis8548]

I agree.

[@crg233]

This is probably the 500th request about this that I've seen over 3 years of watching his videos. He ain't gonna do it.

[@NcWcN1]

My visit to the Arenal back in 2001 was complemented with one or two rumbles that did startle the people that were there (ten or so, including my family). My grandma was the least impressed as she recalled louder rumbles from the Irazú Volcano's eruption back in 1963.

[@GnarlyBroMr]

Try volcano fuego. Every 10 mins it goes off and the ground shakes

[@Coffee240]

Nice we're Gabriel. Nice to see your healthy and enjoying life The waterfall is gorgeous Worth the walk in the money. 👍👍👍 But where was the flowers and wildlife 🤷🤷

[@JakeMillerDoesTravel]

Arenal is great! You'll need to check out the hot springs. They are also pretty expensive but pretty cool!

[@bradsmith8021]

The hot springs are soo cool!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Next two videos will have hot springs, expensive and free.

[@JakeMillerDoesTravel]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Awesome!

[@hermyt]

I've seen a zipline course going through the park (zip to a station point then connect to another line to another station and on) near Pulhapanzak Waterfalls in Honduras.

[@DustinBackpacks]

It's nice to see you exploring, it looks really nice there, hopefully one day I'll get a chance to go there , take care

[@tigrotom7312]

Looks like a rainy season there now, sky is constantly overcast.

[@CarlHancock]

It's actually the dry season here. But a lot of areas get rain year round. Some places have a wet season and a wetter season. Where I live on the coast of Guanacaste we have a real dry season and likely won't see significant rain until after April. We can go weeks at a time without a cloud during dry season. Meanwhile on the Caribbean side they could be dealing with flooding.

[@normanlee31]

Really seriously considering a trip to CR in the next year! When, in your opinion, us the overall best month to visit?

[@CarlHancock]

@@normanlee31 It really depends on where you are going to go. Even though it's a small country the weather is very diverse depending on location. You can have a good time here year round. The beaches of Guanacaste (Tamarindo, etc.) see nothing but sunshine from December-April but you can drive 3 hours to La Fortuna where Gabriel is and you could get rain. And on the Caribbean side you are even more likely to get rain. May can be a good month. You get the tail end of dry season but aren't yet in the middle of rainy season.

[@tigrotom7312]

@@CarlHancock This is interesting. Such a small country and such varied climates. Still beats having to deal with winter in NJ.

[@CarlHancock]

@@tigrotom7312 Indeed. In my area of the Northern Pacific coast of Guanacaste during the dry season it is like being in Southern California. Hot and dry. During the rainy season it's like being in Florida. Hot, humid and wet. Meanwhile during our dry season it's lush and green in the Southern Pacific where it gets more rain during the dry season and on the Caribbean side where they pretty much have a green season and a greener season. Both sides are of course warms being in the tropics. Then in the Central Valley at higher elevations it is cooler. And surrounding the Central Valley you can have rainforests, cloud forests, volcanoes and mountains stretching the length of the country. You can wake up to the sunrise on the Caribbean and drive across the country and watch the sunset on the Pacific. It's an extremely diverse country for it's size with the different microclimates and biospheres. Beautiful place.

[@noreenoshea2883]

That place looks beautiful!

[@pasqualeabarno]

Hi. Gabriel. Amazing.. Place.. Grazie mille for this excellent video.. Stay safe ❤️

[@GerryDX]

Happy New Year! Great show!

[@Katjanra]

Beautiful video, central America is beautiful, I went to pulhapanzak waterfall in Honduras and they have a tour under the waterfall, that was extreme.

[@waddafuniture7026]

Woooooow

[@idaliedanter3920]

Great job.

[@raitisfreimanis]

0:39 That's not a dormant volcano. It could erupt at any time, even during this video. Wikipedia: Arenal Volcano (Spanish: Volcán Arenal) is an active andesitic stratovolcano.

[@huhwhat9830]

ive been to 26 countries. Costa rica was the most expensive place i have ever been. The food gave me constant indigestion.

[@zammyr6807]

Then you haven't been to Switzerland😂

[@midlifecrisis7888]

@@zammyr6807 Or Norway.

[@zammyr6807]

@@midlifecrisis7888 fr dude

[@TheArtanis7]

@@midlifecrisis7888 Norway? I thought that everything in Norway are almost free because state does not know what to do with all that money. They say that Norway does not have debt. Incredible.

[@mexicomiamorymas]

I dont know why but i love videos on places ive been.

[@hetty43]

Interesting and enjoyable as always. I spent a bit of time in Panama so I can see the similarities although I know they are two different countries. I always heard Costa Rica was pricey and more geared for tourists. I always admire your travel spirit and curiosity to explore. I think you are nuts walking in sandals off track though. I have heard there a really dangerous snakes there like fer de Lance for example. Just be careful. I know you are smart enough to look after yourself. Just makes me nervous. I’m always wary of such things like snakes as we don’t have em in my country. As such I’m always cautious when I travel. In reality the most dangerous things are bad drivers people robbers and con men. Though you don’t need me to tell you that. Keep on travelling. Surprised you didn’t have a local beer at the end. Thanks for the video. 🍺

[@waitaminute2015]

A great video, enjoy!

[@italogiardina8183]

Good thing to pass the jungle greener when wearing open shoes, I didn't and got bitten by a snake, lucky to tell the travelers' tale.

[@Dondeestalazapateria]

Thanks for the waterfall. :D

[@JesseStLouis]

So is the rope swing not up anymore at that swimming hole?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

There was a rope there but it was useless for swinging on, too short. Maybe it broke.

[@JesseStLouis]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos oh wow ok. It's so cool to see you in these places!🤙

[@dreamthedream8929]

Thank you for these videos showing Costa Rica. It is good to see so much well-preserved natural places. But just one thing Gabriel...please be careful about entering jungles there too deeply, especially alone. It is best to go with a group of people and a guide. Maybe you have already been, I am not sure but if you are still considering then do not go alone. Not far from where you are now (if you are still in Costa Rica), near Boquete, Panama two Dutch girls Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon lost their lives while going on a hike in the nearby jungle there. What those girls went through was absolutely horrific. And a lot more people have gone missing on that trail and on others there. The jungles in Latin American countries are not safe. Sadly most cases are never properly investigated and these tragedies keep on happening.

[@Frankflores111]

What happened to them though? There's still no answers... My theory is that while being in the jungle alone they were an easy threat or they saw something they didn't have to

[@sebulbo28]

Try to visit Poas Volcano, it's a half day trip from San Jose. Really nice views on the road to get there and in the volcano itself, and lots of restaurants. You can buy the tickets yourself on the official SINAC website!!

[@imom007]

Happy new year Gabriel!

[@secretlake5528]

Slow down with panning the camera you have all the time in the world

[@CarlHancock]

You should be more concerned about venomous snakes than jaguars. You will never see one. I definitely wouldn't recommend hiking on overgrown paths and narrow trails like you were wearing sandals for that very reason.

[@hetty43]

I was thinking the same myself. Some really venomous ones there too. Nuts walking in sandals.

[@Giuchini26]

Thats Americans for you. They dont think about that kind of thing well enough.

[@CarlHancock]

@@Lilith218 Absolutely. But they are elusive and primarily active at dawn and dusk so you’ll unlikely ever see one in the wild. Especially given just how dense the forests are. But earlier this year one was spotted chilling on a beach watching surfers at Santa Rosa National Park. Google “Costa rica jaguar beach” and you’ll find some photos the surfers took from a boat they had used to get to the surf spot. There are 6 different types of wild cats that roam Costa Rica. The Jaguar being the largest.

[@suruunconditionalluv3360]

Happy New Year Gabe 😍❤

[@debhansen3690]

Enjoyed the video. The tracks you showed are Tapir tracks!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Really? Whoa, that's wild. I'd love to see one of them but not too close.

[@ภูผาแฟมิลี่]

happy new year .

[@f5038nat]

Nice video. Thank you

[@dianalewis8548]

Too bad it is so commercial but the revenue protects the park. Hope you find some more wild places. Each of those huge trees is like a mini ecosystem with bees, birds, lizards etc. You should try the zip line. Happy jungle hunting. Food looks awesome.😋 Stay safe. Happy vlogging. Happy New Year🎉🎊🎇

[@Maldives2025]

lush plants!

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Excellent.

[@CoMeFlyWithMeIAS]

Lv from India ❤️