Nayara Tented Camp
El Castillo, Arenal Volcano National Park, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Location
Arenal
On a hillside above Arenal Volcano National Park, around 15 minutes from La Fortuna, with strong volcano views.
Transfer
An Arenal transfer
Around 2.5 to 3 hours from San José (SJO); Liberia (LIR) if pairing a beach.
Villas
29 tents
Around 29 elevated tents on stilts, each with a private mineral-spring plunge pool, freestanding soaking tub and terrace, from around 139 square metres.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and families drawn to volcano, rainforest and wildlife.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
With a terrace breakfast.
About the Resort
Luxury tents with Arenal volcano views
Nayara Tented Camp raises around 29 luxury tents on stilts above Arenal Volcano National Park — one of the only luxury tented camps in Central America and a member of Leading Hotels of the World. Each tent has a private mineral-spring plunge pool, a freestanding soaking tub and a terrace facing the volcano. Sloths live in the reforested grounds, naturalist guides lead the rainforest, and Ayla serves Mediterranean plates over the Arenal view.
Accommodation
Tents
Around 29 elevated tents, each with a private plunge pool.
Entry
Nayara Tent
Sleeps four. Around 139 square metres on stilts with Arenal volcano or forest views, a private mineral plunge pool, freestanding soaking tub and terrace.
Plunge pool139 sqm
Family
Nayara Family Tent
Sleeps four to five. A family-designed tent with forest or volcano views and an oversized plunge pool.
FamilyPlunge pool
Signature
Grand Tent
Sleeps up to four adults and two children. With a full kitchen and an oversized private infinity pool, over the volcano.
Infinity poolKitchen
Food & Drink
Dining
Three restaurants, with volcano views.
Signature
Ayla
Mediterranean plates with Arenal views.
Poolside
Pool bar
Drinks and light bites.
Terrace
Terrace breakfast
Over the volcano.
Wellbeing
The Spa
An open-air, nature-inspired spa with sauna, steam and fitness, plus mineral plunge pools throughout.
Open-air spa
Sauna, steam and fitness.
Mineral plunge pools
Spring-fed, per tent.
Naturalist guides
Sloths and rainforest.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Volcano, rainforest and wildlife.
Sloth-spotting
In the reforestation sanctuary.
Volcano hikes
Around Arenal.
Whitewater rafting
And canyoning nearby.
Ziplining
Canopy tours overhead.
Ayla
Mediterranean over the volcano.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By road
From San José (SJO)
Around 2.5 to 3 hours by car.
Above the park
Arenal
A hillside over the volcano.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Nayara Tented Camp. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed and breakfast.
Made for couples
- And families, for wildlife.
Setting
- Tents above a volcano park.
Getting there
- Around 2.5 to 3 hours from SJO.
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