Lago Tortuga Bijagua

Parks & Wildlife · Arenal & La Fortuna · Kayak (also night kayaking)

A family-run lake and reforestation project near Bijagua's center where you can paddle a kayak, walk forest trails, camp, or learn to make tortillas.

Contact & directions

Heliconias Hanging BridgesBridge · hidden gemThree ~95 m bridges on quiet 2.5 km rainforest trail—calm alternative to Arenal/Monteverde bridges.
Bijagua River Falls & Tenorio Volcano LookoutWaterfall · about $10 · hidden gemTwo trails on the slopes of Miravalles just outside Bijagua: one through cloud and rain forest to the falls and clear pools of the Río Bijagua, the other to a lookout over Tenorio Volcano and the town.
Volcán MontezumaNature spotA volcano in the Arenal area, mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Los Teñideros (where Río Celeste turns blue)Nature spot · about $14The far end of the Río Celeste trail, where two clear streams meet and the water suddenly turns sky blue.
Rio Celeste Suspension Bridge (Tenorio Volcano NP trail)Bridge · about $15A rope-and-plank footbridge over the milky-turquoise Rio Celeste on the park trail, where you can look straight down at the color of the water.
Laguna Azul & BorbollonesNature spot · about $14Two quick stops on the Río Celeste trail: a turquoise pool fed by the river, and the borbollones, where volcanic gas bubbles up through the riverbed like a pot on the boil.

Sources: https://lagotortugabijagua.com