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Arenal Natura Ecological Park

La Fortuna, 6 km towards to Arenal Volcano | 300m Northeast from the entrance to Volcaho Lodge Hotel, La Fortuna de San Carlos, Arenal Volcano National Park 21007, Costa Rica
(506) 2479-1616
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Owner description: At Arenal Natura Ecological Park you will experience the natural world in a whole new way, where beautiful frogs, birds, reptiles, and their natural... more » Owner description: At Arenal Natura Ecological Park you will experience the natural world in a whole new way, where beautiful frogs, birds, reptiles, and their natural habitats will have the starring role.We are located in a section of the tropical rainforest, at the base of the Arenal Volcano, home to a large quantity of species which, with the help of our guides, will give you a new way to view and enjoy these impressive, complex worlds. « less
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New York City, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

+++++ for everything. Lots animals, very interesting. They have national frog. Personal is very polite.

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Gig Harbor, Washington
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2013

Decided to pay and do this hike. Was so amazing and beautiful. So many birds and animals. Amazing bridges and waterfalls. Hike was a bit tougher than we thought but was worth it.

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2013

This was a very interesting and informative experience. I highly recommend visiting the Volcano park.

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Scottsdale, Arizona
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2013

We recently went to Costa Rica and used a guide for this tour and it was very informative. I learned so much about everything involving Costa Rica wildlife and plants. Its an easy hike around the park and you see so much different wildlife. We saw alligators, ants (sounds weird but actually pretty cool), frogs, lizards, turtles and various birds.... More

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Waterloo, Ia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2013

It was a hike for anyone until the end where if you liked, could climb to the top of the volcano. The rocks were big and unsteady. The walk was amazing. So many birds and interesting plants and trees. We did see a sloth and her baby on the walk back. It's about a mile in and a mile back.

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Deltona, Florida
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2013

We enjoyed our outing to Arenal Natural Ecological Park. We went to Zip Lining, we went horse back riding, hiked to the La Fortuna waterfalls. We had a great time, the staff was very friendly and helpful and the prices were very reasonable. The only negative thing is "Pura Vida" if you have multiple tours planned give yourself some time... More

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Richboro, PA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

Very well organized walking tour of the animal, frogs, alligators and plants. Quite expensive for the one hour experience ($25 PP).

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Boulder, CO
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2013

My Family took a guided tour around the 2 mile ecological hike just below the volcano. The guide was great and pointed out thing that we would not have seen or our own and if we had seen them would not have known what they were. He explained the life and growth of the volcano and the ecology of the... More

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Rimbey, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013

We were taken on a private hike through this beautiful park. We were awestruck by the size of the ancient tree. It's hard to imagine that most of the area was totally eradicated by lava, when you see how nature has been reborn again. You just can't comprehend how large the volcano is until you stand on it's outer flanks.... More

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Ottawa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2013

Arenal Fortuna was an absolute gold mine of information. Our guide Andres was both incredibly knowledgable and very charming. We enjoyed his explanations of all the insects, serpents, lizards and frogs so very much. The best part was that you could tell how much he cared about the creatures as he very tenderly made sure a little tree frog we... More

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