Arenal, Costa Rica

Travel Blogs from Arenal (334)

Guestbook posting, La Fortuna, Costa Rica travel blog
Guestbook posting
Jan 23, 2007

Hey girls and boys! We would love to hear from you on the guestbook associated with our travelblog! It appears all that is necessary to post, which is apparently more efficient than forwarding messages through email, is registering a free accoun with this ...

A travel blog entry by dinaboo
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Volcan Arenal, La Fortuna, Costa Rica travel blog
Volcan Arenal
Feb 21, 2006

... here than patchwork together other busses to make it to Managua. We hear the border crossing is awful.... It seems like, in Costa Rica, they lure you in with relatively cheap lodgings and sometimes cheap food, then expect that you will be willing to pay ...

A travel blog entry by andrewandjacque
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The rumbling volcano., La Fortuna and Volcano Arenal, Costa Rica travel blog
The rumbling volcano.
Dec 5, 2004

The small town of La Fortuna is the gateway to Lake Arenal as well as Volcano Arenal (1633 meters), one of the most active volcanos in the Western Hemisphere. The place is booming with tourists, most of them here to watch the spectacular lava flow down the ...

A travel blog entry by stevefn
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Last chance for lava, La Fortuna, Costa Rica travel blog
Last chance for lava
Jan 7, 2007

... ;of the top of the volcano.  First off we did a shortish hike up to a mirador to see the volcano and Lake Arenal.     This was through a bit of jungle but sadly we didn´t see too much wildlife just lots of plants and trees.  ...

A travel blog entry by emanddave
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Forum Discussions on Arenal (10)

Weekend trip to San Jose, Costa Rica
Posted on Sep 18, 2009, 15:16:15
I am building an itinerary for 3 nights and three 3 days to San Jose, Costa Rica. Has anyone from here, been to Arenal Volcanoes? Which tour company should I go... Can I just pick them right there. We are ariving SJO on friday night, Sept 35, and our ...
Weekend trip to San Jose, Costa Rica
Posted on Sep 19, 2009, 17:41:32
Arenal is nice, especially at night. But I would recommend also trying to go to my favorite part of Costa Rica: Tortuguero on the Caribbean coast. There's so much to see and do there. Check out my blogs for pics and more info :-) AND don't ...
Weekend trip to San Jose, Costa Rica
Posted on Sep 19, 2009, 15:54:57
Arenal is nice, especially at night. But I would recommend also trying to go to my favorite part of Costa Rica: Tortuguero on the Caribbean coast. There's so much to see and do there. Check out my blogs for pics and more info :-)
Weekend trip to San Jose, Costa Rica
Posted on Sep 18, 2009, 15:50:09
Hey, I moved this to the Costa Rica section, you might get more help here. If I were you, I would read some blogs on the area: Here: And here:

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