LET US TAKE YOU ON A HIKING ADVENTURE THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS THAT LAY BETWEEN LA FORTUNA AND THE CLOUD FOREST OF MONTEVERDE. AFTER AN EXCITING RIVER CROSSING, WE FOLLOW THE CAÑO NEGRO RIVER THROUGH A BEAUTIFUL VALLEY. THE GOING GETS TOUGHER WHEN WE LEAVE THE RIVER BEHIND US AND MAKE OUR WAY INTO THE MOUNTAINS. UNDER THE COVER OF THE BIG TREES, WE FOLLOW AN OLD TRAIL ONLY USED BY LOCALS. HIKING AT THIS AFTERNOON HOUR, WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING WILDLIFE.
LEAVING THE FOREST AFTER ABOUT THREE HOURS, WE REACH AN AMAZING VIEWPOINT. TREES THAT ARE FULL ECOSYSTEMS, LUSH FARMLAND, THE CLOUDY MOUNTAINS, THE ARENAL LAKE, AND VOLCANO MERGE INTO A BREATHTAKING PANORAMA.
WITH THE SUN SETTING, WE GO DOWN A STEEP TRAIL THAT TAKES US INTO A COMPLETELY SECLUDED VALLEY. HAVING SEEN OUR DESTINATION ON THE FAR FLANK OF THE MOUNTAIN, WE TAKE A LAST DASH TO OUR SHELTER FOR THE NIGHT. THIS RUSTIC WOODEN CABIN AND THE WIDE JUNGLE AND VOLCANO VIEWS IT OFFERS WILL LEAVE YOU AMAZED.
AT THIS REMOTE PARADISE, WE ARE FULLY DISCONNECTED AND EXPERIENCE BACK-TO-BASIC MOUNTAIN-STYLE LIVING. GETTING SETTLED, WE JOIN TO PREPARE A WOOD STOVE MEAL. AT THE CANDLE-LIT LARGE TABLE, WE SIT TO ENJOY THE FOOD, THE COMPANY, AND THE EXPERIENCE UNTIL THE INEVITABLE FATIGUE SENDS US TO OUR BUNKS.
EARLY IN THE MORNING, WE HAVE A GOOD TYPICAL BREAKFAST AND A SHOWER WITH FRESH MOUNTAIN WATER. REENERGIZED, WE HIKE OUR WAY OUT OF THE VALLEY. GETTING TO THE MAIN TRAIL, WE EITHER HIKE OUR WAY TOWARDS SANTA ELENA/MONTEVERDE.
ON THIS LAST PART OF OUR EXPERIENCE, YOU HIKE OVER THE COSTA RICAN COUNTRYSIDE ROADS SURROUNDED BY SPECTACULAR CLOUD FOREST. AFTER NOT SEEING ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ABOUT 20 HOURS, WE SLOWLY MAKE OUR WAY BACK INTO CIVILIZATION. GETTING TO SANTA ELENA, WE TAKE YOU TO THE PLACE WHERE YOUR LUGGAGE IS WAITING FOR YOU. CONCLUDING OUR ADVENTURE, WE THANK YOU FOR THE PLEASURE OF SHARING THIS BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE WITH YOU.
