Transfer from La Fortuna to Monteverde by Crossing Arenal Lake
La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Trip Type: Ferry Services
Duration: 4 hours
This service, half tour – half transfer is an scenic, fast and the newest way to go from La Fortuna (Arenal Volcano Area), to the Monteverde area.
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This service, half tour – half transfer is an scenic, fast and the newest way to go from La Fortuna (Arenal Volcano Area), to the Monteverde area.You will be picked up from your hotel in La Fortuna at around 7:30am and go on a 30 minutes microbus drive to the Arenal Lake Dam. There you will aboard into a very comfortable and safe pontoon boat for a 30 to 40 minutes (approximately) ride to Río Chiquito, a little town at the other side of the lake.
Arenal Lake is the largest and the most important lake in Costa Rica, it was man made in 1974 to provide hydroelectric energy for the country. It is also a place where you can find different kinds of resident and migratory birds. Sometimes mammals can be seen in the surroundings, also great views of the Arenal Volcano when it’s clear. Once at Río Chiquito, you’ll leave the boat and make a short break to stretch the legs, after. Then, it will be another 1.5-hour microbus ride to get to the hotels in the Monteverde area, sometimes during the rainy season this transfer could take longer.
Arenal Lake is the largest and the most important lake in Costa Rica, it was man made in 1974 to provide hydroelectric energy for the country. It is also a place where you can find different kinds of resident and migratory birds. Sometimes mammals can be seen in the surroundings, also great views of the Arenal Volcano when it’s clear. Once at Río Chiquito, you’ll leave the boat and make a short break to stretch the legs, after. Then, it will be another 1.5-hour microbus ride to get to the hotels in the Monteverde area, sometimes during the rainy season this transfer could take longer.
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