![]() What to Wear/BringĬlosed toed shoes, a rain jacket: a waterproof backpack or a rain cover, especially if you are bringing camera equipment, camera, long pants, hat, scunscreen and sunglasses. With the entrance pass, visitors have access to the hiking trails, museum, hanging bridge, waterfall, visitor center and observation tower.Īrenal Observatory Lodge also offers a day pass where visitors can visit the pool and jacuzzi and lunch is included. The Arenal Observatory Lodge day pass costs around $12 USD per person. Then the Arenal Observatory Lodge also has hiking trails and is open to the public. The national park is open only until 4 PM and must enter before 230 PM. However, the Arenal 1968 private reserve has one advantage over the nationa park in that it is open everyday until 6 PM. Arenal 1968 vs Arenal Volcano National Park vs Arenal Observatory LodgeĪll are great trails so whichever one you choose, it will be a wonderful experience and the views are excellent! Do NOT touch any trees or plants with your bare hands as there are snakes. Just please make sure when you are hiking, do NOT stray off the path. It is also very nice to have transportation included in the tour.īut that being said, you can also perfectly visit Arenal 1968 without a guide and you will be able to hike both trails on your own time, not on a schedule. We appreciated having a knowledgeable guide so that we learned more about the volcano and forest and point out wildlife. We have always gone with a guide to Arenal 1968 for a couple of reasons. ![]() If you don’t have a car, grab a taxi/Uber or book a tour with transportation included. We do not recommend this option because you have to walk and then you need to wait for a bus going back to La Fortuna and there are only a couple of those buses a day. Get off and walk 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) to the private reserve. If you do want to get there by bus, you must take the bus from downtown La Fortuna to Tilaran and ask the driver to drop you off at the crossing to the Arenal Volcano National Park. Just make sure to return it so others can use them Tip: If you have trouble walking or aren’t in the best physical condition, there are walking sticks at the entrance by the sign free of use. The lava flow 1968 trail is extremely interesting for visitors since it’s not often they get to hike through lava! The walk starts off fairly easy, going past open fields but once you enter the rain forest, you will start seeing the trail getting steeper and steeper. Arenal Volcano Hike: Lava Flow 1968 Trail (2.5 kilometers) If you really love hiking, you can go on the Los Patos trail but the Lava Flow is enough to get a good sweat and to see the volcano. We recommend to hike the Lava Flow 1968 Trail only. It is a little bit more challenging so I recommend it for those in better physical condition. The other one, Trail Forest 1968 goes around to the Lake “Los Patos” and through the rain forest. The trail tour companies will take you to is the Sendero Colada 1968 or the Trail Lava Flow 1968. Here is the map of the hiking trails in the reserve. This reserve is open every day from 8 AM – 5 PM. The Arenal 1968 entrance fee is $25 USD for adults, children under 12 are free. With two trails going through the rain forest and lava fields, visitors can see the leftover lava rocks and boulders and walk through the forest to get impressive views of Arenal Volcano and Lake Arenal. The reserve is one of the best places in the area to observe and witness these lava fields. The forest on the west side of the volcano was gone as lava took over. The eruption destroyed 3 towns and killed several people, but it also changed the topography of the area. ![]() This park got its name from the Arenal Volcano eruption of 1968 which was one of the most important and crucial events in Costa Rica’s history. In case you would like to do this as a tour with transportation and guide, you can book and get our La Fortuna tours discount here! Arenal 1968 Park Use this guide to plan your visit to the Arenal 1968 park to hike Arenal Volcano. It’s right next to the national park, offering impressive views of Arenal Volcano and lava fields. One of the best places for an Arenal Volcano hike is the Arenal 1968 private reserve. ![]()
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