Resting on the edge of the Pacific rim’s Ring of Fire, Costa Rica has some of the world’s most magnificent active volcanoes. Additionally, there are over 120 volcanic sites throughout the country! Most of Costa Rica’s volcanoes have become national parks or protected areas.

Poas Volcano is one of the most popular active volcanoes in Costa Rica. The volcano is in the Central Valley of Costa Rica near the capital, San Jose (approximately an hour and a half). The amazingly dense forest park that surrounds the two craters makes it an oasis close to the city!

The Irazu Volcano National Park is one of the easiest volcanoes to reach in Costa Rica next to its brother, Poas. It is located at only 30 kilometers from Cartago and 50 kilometers from San Jose . The name Irazu is derived from indigenous word meaning thunder” or “place that shakes”.

The iconic Arenal Volcano is located in the northwestern part of Costa Rica, towering beautifully over the town La Fortuna. The most well-known active volcano in Costa Rica is surrounded by the Arenal Volcano National Park and Lake Arenal.

Along with the three other major volcanoes–Santa Maria, Orosi and Miravalles–the active volcano of Rincon de la Vieja is less than an hour from Liberia, capital of Guanacaste. Rincon de la Vieja National Park has adventures for the whole family.

The Tenorio Volcano is obviously the best part of the hike. The volcano is over 6,000 feet and is surrounded by incredible cloud forest and rainforest. From the summit, the views are stunning. In fact, on clear days you can even see Lake Nicaragua. The hike is challenging, meaning the trails are not overcrowded with visitors. Rio Celeste

First, we see on the emblem, the three smoking blue/green volcanoes representing the three most significant volcanic ranges of Costa Rica, Irazu, Poas, and Arenal. Second, the green area below the volcanoes represents the valley between the mountain ranges.

You will be amazed at how many Volcanoes Costa Rica actually has, there truly are so many of them. One of these Volcanoes is Turrialba. In recent years it has been quite active spewing ash all over the central valley.

There are presently 26 Costa Rica National Parks, and all of them are managed under the umbrella of Costa Rica’s Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion, or SINAC, a department of the Ministry of Environment and Energy, MINAE.

The resort is situated very close to Arenal Volcano. Allowing you to have an up-close and personal experience of the volcano. In proximity to the hotel, lies a volcanic forest for you to explore and five different natural thermal pools within the hotel ground. There you can relax and enjoy the spectacular views of Arenal Volcano.