Selva Paraíso Coffee Shop & Souvenir
Food & Coffee · Arenal & La Fortuna · coffee
Roadside coffee shop and souvenir stop on the lake road near La Unión, with hummingbird feeders.
Contact & directions
- Location: 10.4914501, -84.8352232 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Lake Arenal Panoramic Pull-off (La Unión)Viewpoint · Free · hidden gemA wide spot on the north-shore road near La Unión with an open view over Lake Arenal; local fishermen often cast from the shore below.
- Pueblo Los Héroes (Swiss-style village on Lake Arenal)Landmark · FreeA Swiss-style village on the north shore of Lake Arenal that grew out of an old cow stable: chalets, a little chapel and a mini train that climbs the hill to Rondorama, a revolving restaurant with 360° views of the lake and volcano.
- Restaurante Mirador RondoramaViewpoint · hidden gemA viewpoint near Arenal, Guanacaste province.
- Giant Ceiba of La Ceiba Tree LodgeNature spot · about $4 · hidden gemA giant ceiba on the grounds of La Ceiba Tree Lodge above Lake Arenal, mapped at about 58 m tall and said to be over 400 years old.
- Parque de las Luciérnagas (coati stop on the lake road)Nature spot · Free · hidden gemA small roadside green on the lake road west of the Arenal Dam where white-nosed coatis (pizotes) often hang out, sometimes in big groups.
- Arenal Volcano & Lake Lookout (boat dock west of the dam)Viewpoint · FreeA gravel pull-off on the east end of Lake Arenal, just west of the dam, where the cone of Arenal Volcano rises right behind the water.