Travels to Northern Region
For all you serious anglers, May is the best month to fish Lake Arenal. The water level is low, rainy season hasn’t quite set in, and the lake is positively roiling with large, hungry guapote – also known as rainbow bass. Our fishing captain, Marc Belgas of Mapache-Ecoterra tours, teased me with this enticing tidbit of August information. With more than 20 years experience fishing the lake, this man knew what he was talking about. If May doesn’t fit into your vacation plans, he advised any month between March-July, though I had landed a monster …
Location: Arenal and La Fortuna, Northern Region »
Activities: Sport Fishing, Volcanoes »
A trip to Arenal would not be complete without the high-flying fun of a Sky Trek canopy tour. Every day—rain or shine—hundreds of tourists rocket more than six miles over treetop canopies at speeds topping 50 mph. The tour’s zip lines span up to 2,475 feet (that’s half a mile!), and crisscross some of the country’s most spectacular scenery.
As we boarded the gondola for our ride up into the rainforest, I cautioned my sister on the addictive nature of adrenaline. This was my third visit to Sky Trek and it certainly wouldn’t be my last. …
Location: Arenal and La Fortuna, Northern Region »
Activities: Canopy Tours, Waterfall Rappelling »
“Let’s go somewhere fun – I’d love to go fishing and do some cool adventure tours, but I’ll leave it up to you.” And with that simple request, I knew exactly where I’d be taking my little sister on her first visit to Costa Rica: Arenal. One of my all-time favorite vacation spots, it is the epicenter of adrenaline-pumping activities and hedonistic pleasures, all wrapped into one explosive destination. Less than three hours from my hometown of Atenas, Arenal is the ideal choice when you’re short on time.
We hit the ground running, and in the …
Location: Arenal and La Fortuna, Northern Region, Recent Trips »
Activities: Canopy Tours, Day Spas, Hot Springs, Sport Fishing, Volcanoes, Waterfall Rappelling »
