Arenal Volcano and Hot Springs Tour
Tour Price: $140/pp
Quick Intro:
The Arenal Volcano is famous for its iconic conical shape. It’s blessed the surrounding area with naturally owing thermal hot springs and provides the country with clean geothermal energy.
Bright and early, this tour kicks off from Tico Lingo at 6:00am. Once in the mountains, we will stop for a typical Costa Rican breakfast. The restaurant we stop at is home to a butterfly garden, a beautiful flower garden, and many trails students can use to explore the grounds. Leaving the restaurant around 8:45am, we’ll arrive in La Fortuna around 10:00am and stop at the famous Lake Arenal. The lake offers students some of the best views of the Arenal Volcano.
Leaving the lake, we’ll jump back in the van for a short cruise to the hot springs. Arriving around 11:30am, students will have access to tropical forest hikes, butterfly gardens, a frog garden, and many volcanically-heated hot springs and pools. We will eat lunch at the hot springs at 1:00pm. With roughly two hours to relax at the hot springs (or a canopy tour for an extra $60) students will have plenty of time to explore the area on their own.
We’ll be back in the van around 4:00pm to head back to Heredia. With occasional stops along the way for souvenirs and views of the volcano, we should be back in Heredia no later than 8:00pm.
What’s included:
– Private transportation with A/C
– Bi-lingual Costa Rican tour guide
– Entry tickets to all the hot springs resort
– Traditional Costa Rican breakfast near a butterfly and botanical garden
– Guided hike near the Arenal Volcano and Lake Arenal
– Costa Rican lunch at the hot springs
Itinerary:
6:00 AM | Departure from Tico Lingo
7:15 AM | Breakfast with time to explore the butterfly and botanitcal gardens
10:30 AM | Guided hike near Lake Arenal with views of the volcano
11:15 AM | Check-into the hotsprings resort
2:00 PM | Lunch at the hotsprings resort
7:30 PM | Estimated arrival back to Tico Lingo
What to Bring
– Bathing suit, towel, and change of clothes (you can rent a towel for $2)
– Comfortable walking shoes
– Sunscreen
– Sunglasses and Hat
– Water bottle
– Raincoat
– Binoculars
*Important notes
– Times are estimated and can vary per traffic or the preferences of the group (i.e. long breakfast, shorter hike, etc.)
– Visibility at of the Arenal Volcano can be prohibited by the weather