If you are going from Volcano Arenal to Montaverde, you'll probably come across this tour, the claim to fame is that it cuts a straight line across the lake, so its faster than taking the normal road on the highway. Kind of makes sense, except it took us 2 hrs longer to get there than promised. So, it may be a wash, but I would do it. It seems like the logical move.
We woke up early to catch this ride to Monteverde. The ride on Lake Arenal (45-1hr) is pretty, you are moving on a slow boat, across some nice scenery. We again, didnt see the Volcano as it was pretty cloudy.
When you get off the boat, the ride in a van to Monteverde is 30 km (~17 mi) on a dirt road through views of locals and napa valley looking views. Despite the name, there is no jeep, you are in a van full of tourists, driving down a shitty, bumpy road for 2+ hours.
Instead of Monteverde, we opted for Santa Elena, the bus dropped us there to conclude our Volcano Arenal part of the trip.
We woke up early to catch this ride to Monteverde. The ride on Lake Arenal (45-1hr) is pretty, you are moving on a slow boat, across some nice scenery. We again, didnt see the Volcano as it was pretty cloudy.
When you get off the boat, the ride in a van to Monteverde is 30 km (~17 mi) on a dirt road through views of locals and napa valley looking views. Despite the name, there is no jeep, you are in a van full of tourists, driving down a shitty, bumpy road for 2+ hours.
Instead of Monteverde, we opted for Santa Elena, the bus dropped us there to conclude our Volcano Arenal part of the trip.
Views from the boat
Views from the boat
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