The trail through Tenorio Volcano National Park runs about two and a half hours, and Río Celeste's turquoise water is the reason people walk it.
At the Teñideros, minerals blend in the current and the river turns turquoise right in front of you. It's the first big stop on the hike and the answer to how Río Celeste gets its color.
The trail continues to the Río Celeste Waterfall, which drops into a deep blue pool in the middle of the jungle. Along the way your guide covers the ecosystem, the volcano's activity, and the legends this river has collected.
Expect a moderate pace for roughly two and a half hours. Lunch afterward is Costa Rican cooking, fresh and full of local flavor.
Final price depends on your pickup point.
We pick you up at your hotel or the airport and handle the full route, door to door.
Driving times are approximate.
One of them plans your day, picks you up and brings you back. Who exactly depends on the date.
Around twelve years in Costa Rican tourism. On the drive between Guanacaste and Arenal he points out how fast the landscape and climate change, and shares the history of both regions along the way. His picks: the Palo Verde boat safari and Rincón de la Vieja's Pailas trail.
Twenty years guiding Costa Rica as a general and naturalist guide, with a special passion for botany: he points out plant adaptations, ecological relationships and the quiet work that trees, flowers and lianas do in the ecosystem. His favorite day is Palo Verde, where wildlife, tropical wetlands, cultural traditions and history meet — and the birdlife is spectacular.
Twenty-two years in tourism, from restaurants to tour sales to driving and guiding. Místico is his favorite trail: rich in wildlife, easy to walk, and full of the forest's secrets. On transfers north he loves the moment the dry Pacific crosses an invisible line into rainforest green.
