from moetepe to rincon de la vieja

Replies: 11 - Last Post: Jan 23, 2013 2:39 PM Last Post By: lucapal

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born2travelit

Jan 19, 2013 3:10 PM
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from moetepe to rincon de la vieja

hi guys
do u know which is the best way to reach rincon de la vieja, costa rica, from moetepe island?
thanks

SoloHobo

Jan 19, 2013 3:38 PM
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Ometepe ferry to San Jorge about 1 hour
San Jorge bus to Rivas or taxi, 20 minutes
Rivas bus to border, or taxi, 35 minutes ish
Border 1-2 hours
Bus from border to Liberia (leave every 30 minutes) 2 hours
Taxi hire or shuttle from Liberia to Rincon. 1 hour 20 minutes ish...

born2travelit

Jan 19, 2013 3:52 PM
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u r the best as usual
r u sure we have to go to rivas?
i read we can go from san jorge directly to the border

ps
do u use couchsurfing?

lucapal

Jan 20, 2013 2:46 AM
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I did exactly like Solo said...

Be prepared for a long line at the border...that was the slowest one we crossed in all of CA.

lucapal

Jan 20, 2013 2:47 AM
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BTW the shuttles go up to the Rincon every morning...pick you up at your hostel/hotel....and then take you back again early evening.

born2travelit

Jan 20, 2013 6:04 AM
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cool

born2travelit

Jan 21, 2013 2:51 PM
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hey luca
where do u suggest us to stay to visit rincon de la vieja?
do u think that we can sleep in a town nearby and from there organize a day trip to rincon?
or we can sleep in rincon?

lucapal

Jan 22, 2013 12:25 AM
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I slept in Liberia.At the Hotel Liberia...nothing special,but good enough.I think it was about US$17-18 for a double.

Then got the shuttle up to the Rincon and back down in the evening.

There are places to stay up there as well,but I didn't have much time so it was easier to do it like that for me.

born2travelit

Jan 22, 2013 6:51 PM
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thanks luca but we read that rincon is closed so we'll head to playa tamarindo directly

we wanted to thank uso much for sending us to soma in ometepe
great choice

lucapal

Jan 23, 2013 12:20 AM
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You're welcome...glad you liked it! Did you climb Concepcion with Javier?

AFAIK only the summit of Rincon is closed...not the whole park.There are still plenty of walks around the volcanic areas,to the waterfalls etc.

born2travelit

Jan 23, 2013 2:35 PM
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grazie luca
do u think that we miss a lot if we skip this volcano considering that we ll go to arenal as well?

lucapal

Jan 23, 2013 2:39 PM
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I liked Rincon a lot......the volcanic stuff was really interesting and the forest was great for walking.Plenty of wildlife and birds too.

Not many tourists...not really like Arenal at all; no zip lines or that kind of stuff.....

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