Mirador El Silencio
Parks & Wildlife · Arenal & La Fortuna · Nature tours
Private reserve 1 km east of Tabacón on Route 142 with a long forest-and-lava hike, a green lagoon and open views of Arenal Volcano; booking ahead is recommended.
- Hours
- Daily 8:00-17:00
- Ratings
- 4.7 on Google (1,102) · 4.5 on Tripadvisor (151)
Contact & directions
- Website: https://miradorelsilencio.com/
- Phone: +506 2479 9900
- Location: 10.484779, -84.72984 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Mirador El Silencio (volcano trail reserve)Viewpoint · about $10A private forest reserve on the north side of Arenal with trails that climb through rainforest toward viewpoints of the cone, the old lava fields and Lake Arenal.
- El Chollín Free Hot River (Río Tabacón)Swimming spot · FreeA volcano-warmed stream tumbling through the jungle just below the Tabacón resorts: the same thermal water, no entry fee.
- Reserva Forestal Zona de Emergencia Volcán ArenalNature spotA forest reserve created in 1972 in the emergency zone around Arenal Volcano, part of the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area.
- Arenal 1968 Lava TrailsTrail · about $25A private reserve right on the 1968 lava flow, with trails climbing to a lookout that takes in the volcano on one side and Lake Arenal on the other.
- Arenal Volcano National Park – Las Coladas Lava TrailTrail · about $17A trail through regrown rainforest that ends on the black, jagged lava of a 1990s flow, with Arenal's cone looming straight ahead.
- Arenal Dam Lookout (Presa Sangregado)Landmark · FreeThe late-1970s dam that turned a valley into Lake Arenal, the biggest lake in Costa Rica.
Sources: https://miradorelsilencio.com/