Costa Rica Tour and Panama Cruise with CruiseWest
Costa Rica Sky Tram near the Arenal Volcano - Text and Photos by Jack Yeazel
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GENERAL:
The Sky Tram increases altitude as it proceeds along, reaching about half the distance to the Arenal Volcano as compared to the Arenal Paraiso Hotel distance.  However, the volcano itself wasn't visible due to the clouds.  Each tram car carries a  bilingual guide.  There is an observation deck at the top with chairs where you can spend time observing the volcano (if visible), Lake Arenal and surrounding mountains.

Descending the mountain has three options.  Ride down with the Sky Tram, walk downhill on a spectacular trail, or choose the Sky Trek (Zip Line) option: a Canopy Tour with high quality cables supporting "passengers" in harnesses, running from mountain to mountain zigzagging back to the base.  There is a restaurant and another large observation deck at the base of Sky Tram with different views than the top observation deck.

The hydroelectric dam at Lake Arenal supplies 60% of Costa Rica's electric power.  See (HERE) for a location map.  (Red is the tram span.)

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