Arenal Volcano Hike

Introduction

Before the active period of 1968, a lavish canopy of vegetation covered the Arenal Volcano. People that climbed Arenal ' s summit related that inside the crater there were big trees and at night, they slept in places where there was some heat due to small steam outlets.

Right now the green area is located at the east side of the Mountain, and other little green parts can be seen on the north and the south of the volcano.

Enjoy the most extraordinary view of the Arenal Volcano on a gentle Hike along the base of this marvelous “Mountain of Fire”. The Hike begins on the active side of the volcano, that takes you through the forest over recent lava flows and to the destroyed area now in the process of regeneration.

We offer two different Hikes: the first one is a 3½ hour trail and gets as close as five hundred meters from the lava flows, the other one is a 1½ hour trail, and from this trail we can see the Volcano about one kilometer far. If the customers want to take the long Hike it will be better to start it in the morning. The short one could be done in the morning or in the afternoon.

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