| Imagine waking up to the view of a steaming | | | | you'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 hot | | | | see. 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 when | | | | mountains. |
| you're in La Fortuna, CR. Most people wouldn't | | | | Plan your Arenal Volcano Hike followed by Baldy |
| consider this a relaxing day of vacation, BUT not | | | | Hot Springs for around 5 pm so you can rest |
| only will you have the opportunity to do all of this | | | | after the repel. A tour guide will take you along |
| in a single day, YOU can do it without scrambling | | | | the 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 you | | | | Howler Monkeys, and other cool things. Bring a |
| choose to waterfall repel, and get ready to travel | | | | raincoat 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 the | | | | After your hike, you can take a bus to Baldy Hot |
| downtown and happily bring you to the starting | | | | Springs for a serene few hours in what are |
| place of your repel. The guides are very happy to | | | | basically enormous hot tubs. Be sure to ask your |
| be with you and are filled with great stories of | | | | driver to stop along the way for an opportunity |
| growing up in Costa Rica so don't be shy (like | | | | to get a shot of the Arenal Volcano with lava |
| how to decapitate a Fer de Lance snake). Once | | | | streaming down the side of it. DO NOT miss the |
| you get over the jitters of what you're about to | | | | 3 water slides located in the back of Baldy. These |
| do, you will really enjoy the entire repel trip and | | | | are the fastest slides I've ever experienced and |
| the humor of the guides. There are plenty of | | | | even witnessed a few people get shaken up |
| activities other than repelling along the way. Be | | | | going down them. They are WELL worth the risk. |
| sure to bring only waterproof cameras because | | | | |