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Taxi-boat-taxi Monteverde to Arenal or vice versa, just 3-4 hours. $27 per person. Special MONTEVERDE OFFICE (only).
The taxi-boat-taxi service (or sometimes called jeep-boat-jeep, although nobody uses jeeps anymore, vans and buses are much more common) is a one-way transfer between Monteverde and Arenal Volcano and La Fortuna. Or vice versa.
The two places are only about 136km apart but the shortest direct route by road is not possible because of the mountain ranges.
By taking a motorized, covered boat ride across the Arenal Lake you can save time driving or riding the bus. This shuttle departs twice daily traveling from Monteverde to Arenal, or Arenal to Monteverde. The trip lasts 3 - 4 hours and provides door to door service for most hotels.
Morning Leaves at 8:00 am from Monteverde and at 8:30 am from La Fortuna / Arenal.
Afternoon Leaves at 2:00 pm from Monteverde and 2:30 pm from La Fortuna / Arenal
Private Anytime before 3:30pm from Monteverde or 4:00pm from La Fortuna/Arenal
Includes
All Transport, land and boat
Times
8:00am
2:00pm
8.30am
2.30pm
Duration
4 Hours
[ Contactenos por precios para Nacionales ]
Please inquire about private tours
From hotels outside the pick up zone or drop off zone there may be an extra charge. Please inquire.
The price of the collective service is $29 per person (THIS IS A SPECIAL OFFER FROM THE MONTEVERDE OFFICE ONLY). Note that you do have to carry your own luggage to and from the boat (and there is a bit of a hill). You can ask the driver for assistance.
*note to some hotels that are way out of the transport zone it is $20 more (not per person but per transport) for example to the Observatory Lodge.
The private service is $315 in total, not per person (up to 5 people in your family/group). $25 extra for more people on top of the five.
As the name suggests, the trip consists of a taxi ride (in the form of minivans or coasters as they are FAR more comfortable than using a small jeeps on the bumpy roads) to Arenal Lake, a boat across the Arenal Lake, and then another taxi on to your hotel. In total, this breaks down into about 3 hours by microbus and 30 mins by boat.
The alternative route to La Fortuna involves going around Arenal Lake, via Tilaran and Nuevo Arenal, which takes almost 4.5 hours of solid driving (assuming you don't get lost or fall into a bus sized pot hole.) The public bus can take almost 8 hours due to a lay over in Tilaran. This shortcut is a true time saver! The service is sometimes called the Jeep Boat Jeep, but the name is misleading since the actual land transportation is generally by minivan (also called a microbus).
The boat ride is pleasant with the chance of a spot of birding watching, as there are often king fishers, flycatchers and other tropical birds on the edges of the lake. The boats are covered, medium-sized, include life jackets, and are fully inspected by the transportation department. There is a similar route available via horseback. Read more about this amazing ride here. We can arrange special Taxi - Boat - Taxi services at other departures times upon request.
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