Laguna de Arenal

Season

The winds flow from November to April from the Gulf of Mexico through the mountains and along Lake Arenal. The level of the lake changes depending on the season, making more or less space for launching.

Where to stay

The launch area is on private land. Tico Winds (the school) is there when they teach. We were allowed to aprk our rig directly next to the launch site but this could have been an exception.

Winds

Strong winds from the north east from mid November to April, all day. Be prepared to bring your smaller kites ;-).

Important to know

A very popular spot on weekends, you will see wind surfers, foilers, kiters but there is plenty of space, so no worries. Good restaurants within a few kilometers along the lake, in general the area has very good tourism infrastructure.

Our first lake

In Bahía de Salinas the locals told us that we have to go to Arenal, so we went ;-). We arrived on a Sunday afternoon and it was quite busy. The winds were strong, the occasional shower passed through but no one got bothered by that. The water is nice and warm and it was a great experience to ride on a lake for the first time. The scenery is very nice (even though Volcan Arenal always hid in the clouds) and during the week it is very quiet. Surprisingly, the water was rather choppy. Unfortunately we had wind just for a few days and then almost nothing and a low forecast, so we moved on.

Our spot at Lake Arenal

Foiler os the water

Lake Arenal Kiting

Our spot at Lake Arenal

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