Arenal Vacations, Arenal Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

We awoke to rain, surprise surprise!  I tried to not let the bad weather effect my mood too much, since I did know prior to booking the trip that May is the beginning of the rainy season in Costa Rica.  So, I knew what I was getting myself into.  Because all outdoor activities were no longer an option, we spent the whole day at the Lodge's spa.  Sarah and I both got massages, body wraps with mud from the volcano, and pedicures. ...

Got up early and felt the soared muscles... The weather was definately not good and it was a light rain. Couldn't see the volcano because of the fog... Headed for a huge breakfast: Gallopinto! Just to start up the day...As we ate like it was the end of the world, we left the hotel 1 1/2 hour later.... :) The staff said..."gosh, you guys eat a lot...where are you from...?" lol...we're just warming up-.. We hit the road and headed to MOnteverde. our goal was to do the Canopy on the way there....

My vacation to Costa Rica in the raining season. We were also a few days in Panama. I travelled in a group with 25 persons. I loved it !! About the speed in Costa Rica and Panama: someone told me there that you have slow, than slower, then slowest. After that you get Costa Rica and finally Panama. ;)))

Smoking ConesRather than stay in La Fortuna (the town close to the volcano), my fellow travelers and I spent our three days in some quiet cabinas on the active side of Arenal.  And what a choice it proved to be.  Prior to our arrival, the volcano had been shrouded in cloud for 22 days straight. We got some real luck as the sun came out and we saw the beast in all its glory.  There is something magical about being a mile away from an active volcano.  We were a...