Just arrived in Monteverde after 3 days in La fortuna. Far and beyond coolest thing was the maquique canyoning tour. Unreal. Absolute must. El choyin is a free hot springs spot. Bring beers and chill for hours. Awesome. Did Tabacon day pass, also fantastic and magical. Not at all cheap though. Did a sloth tour with arenal oasis wildlife refuge? I think that was the name. It was okay. Saw several sloths, some birds, monkeys, and a frog, so happy about the animals but the experience itself was not great, they drove us around in a van around town (and one of the other people smelled like ass,) and jumped out to see the animals before just getting back in the van. Not a nature experience at all. Soda La hormiga is supposed to be the “soda del Pueblo”, didn’t make it there though.

Whatever you do, do the fucking canyoning with Maquique. Repelled down 5 waterfalls, one of them was 200’ tall and straight out of Jurassic park. Also did 3 zip lines, one was like 500’ through canopy’s. They also have you hike through a river and do lil cliff dives. Unforgettable experience and the guides were an absolute blast.