The Adventure Traveler's Guide to La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Imagine waking up to the view of a steamingyou'll have plenty of opportunities to take pictures
volcano followed by a day of Waterfall Repelling,of all the cool spiders, lizards, and waterfalls you'll
Volcano Hiking, Hot Springs, and some molting hotsee. After the tour you'll get a typical homemade
lava picture taking (if your lucky).Costa Rican lunch on a deck overlooking the
Sounds like a lot to cram into one day? Not whenmountains.
you're in La Fortuna, CR. Most people wouldn'tPlan your Arenal Volcano Hike followed by Baldy
consider this a relaxing day of vacation, BUT notHot Springs for around 5 pm so you can rest
only will you have the opportunity to do all of thisafter the repel. A tour guide will take you along
in a single day, YOU can do it without scramblingthe Arenal trail where you will hike the base of
around like a mad person.the volcano to see Toucans, Owl Eye Butterfly's,
Get out around 8 am depending on the time youHowler Monkeys, and other cool things. Bring a
choose to waterfall repel, and get ready to travelraincoat with just in case and enjoy this hour or
on a rugged pickup truck trek up the mountain.so long hike, as you will be engulfed by rain forest.
Your tour guides will pick you up from theAfter your hike, you can take a bus to Baldy Hot
downtown and happily bring you to the startingSprings for a serene few hours in what are
place of your repel. The guides are very happy tobasically enormous hot tubs. Be sure to ask your
be with you and are filled with great stories ofdriver to stop along the way for an opportunity
growing up in Costa Rica so don't be shy (liketo get a shot of the Arenal Volcano with lava
how to decapitate a Fer de Lance snake). Oncestreaming down the side of it. DO NOT miss the
you get over the jitters of what you're about to3 water slides located in the back of Baldy. These
do, you will really enjoy the entire repel trip andare the fastest slides I've ever experienced and
the humor of the guides. There are plenty ofeven witnessed a few people get shaken up
activities other than repelling along the way. Begoing down them. They are WELL worth the risk.
sure to bring only waterproof cameras because