You hike to Río Celeste first, waterfall and Teñideros included. Then a nearby river takes over and floats you down gentle rapids on a tube.
First, the trail: a guided hike through Tenorio Volcano National Park to Río Celeste's turquoise water, its waterfall, and the Teñideros, where minerals give the river its color.
Then the pace changes. On a river close by, you settle into a tube and drift through gentle rapids with rainforest on both banks. Keep an eye on the edges; wildlife likes the riverbanks too.
Guides run the river with you and safety equipment is provided, so it works for every level. A traditional Costa Rican lunch wraps the day.
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.
