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Volcán Arenal National Park (ACAHN) Return to map
Attractions
El Ceibo Trail: A relatively flat trail, 2.3 km in length, where you can see the large Ceiba pentandra, or kapok, tree.
Viewpoint to the volcanic cone: Located 1.5 km from the reception area and from which you can see the Arenal Volcano.
Access to the crater is absolutely forbidden due to risk and public health reasons Flora & fauna
It has a diverse flora and fauna, in four life zones: Very Humid Tropical Forest (transition), Montane Rainforest, Low Montane Rainforest (transition), Very Humid Premontane Forest (transition).
Some of the most recognizable species are: surá, cebo, ceiba, mauria, laurel, strangler figs, bully trees, cecropias, balsa, different species of palms, heliconias, orchids, ferns and bromeliads that include the endemic species: Pitcarnia funkiae. In the park, different evolutionary stages of soil and vegetation formation are present thus, colonizing plants are easily observed, such as the orchid in the genus Epidendrum.
Primary species of fauna include the paca, tapir, white tail deer, jaguar, peccary, coati, howler, spider and white-faced monkeys, and a variety of snakes. Birds such as parrots, tanagers, oropendolas, the brown jay, parakeets, hummingbirds, bell birds and the quetzal may also be observed.
Restricciones
Climbing the volcanic cone is not allowed
Weapons are not allowed
Rates:
No campfires
Do not pollute
Loud music is not allowed
It is not allowed to enter under the influence of drugs
Labels are not allowed
Do not extract plants and/or animals
National and resident adult: ¢1.000 National child, and resident: ¢500 Non-resident adult: $15 Non-resident child: $5
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How to get there:
From San José, take the Interamerican Highway west to San Ramón.
Then, follow the road north through Los Angeles, La Tigra and Chachagua to La Fortuna. From there, take route 142, 17 km to Tilarán, once you reach the Tourist Police post, turn off 2 km south.
Heliconias Trail:
Covered with vegetation. It is a 610 meters long, flat and narrow trail from which you can see the crater.
Coladas Trail: A flat trail, 1.7 km in length, from where you can see the volcanic cone, Lake Arenal and the Tilarán mountain range.