Hanging Bridges, Lava Flows and Sunset Views

Tags hiking, bird & wildlife watching

Although I would love to have joined the lodge's complimentary guided 8:30 am nature walk, I was visiting the Arenal Hanging Bridges today. I wandered up to the dining room and observatory deck where birders were out in full force, binoculars and guidebooks in hand. They chattered excitedly, but always in hushed tones as birders do, about the tanagers and cinnamon woodpeckers nesting in the trees.

Last updated: Oct 21, 2023


arenal volcano view from lake arenal 7

Arenal

Like fireworks at Disneyland, visitors used to flock to Arenal in hopes of seeing the nightly display of glowing red lava flowing from the near perfec....