As you may be aware the Arenal Lake is full of Rainbow and Tiger bass as well as Tilapia, however trying to get the bigs ones out can sometimes be an issue.  We stayed at La Mansion Arenal Hotel on Lake Arenal and awoke at 5.30 am as this is when the fish seem to bite the most, between the hours of 5.30am and 9 am.  This July the water in the lake was lower than normal which was great, as when the lake is low the fishing is better. Read the rest of this entry »

Recently a new stylish hotsprings was opened in the Arenal Volcano area of Costa Rica and is called the Titoku Hot Springs.  The Hot spirngs means water from the Gods in the Maleku language which is a Costa Rican Tribal Language.  The Arenal Volcano is famous for its hotsprings with the most famous being the Tabacon Hotsprings, however these hotsprings are famous for over crowding.  The recent opening of the Titoku Hotsprings comes as a great relief as it will mean another 5 star hotspring facility in the area that is not so crowded. Read the rest of this entry »

This is an update to clarify the weather situation in Arenal.  Typically Arenal has good weather all year, but there are times where you can see heavy down pours, however Costa Rica really needs these down pours in Arenal as it put water in the lake which powers the country.  Costa Rica is powered by around 80% renewable energy and the goal is to have it 100% within the next coming years. Read the rest of this entry »