RIO CELESTE COMBO : River tubing + Nat. Park + Wildlife watching

Experience the ultimate adventure in Costa Rica with the Rio Celeste Combo Tour. Enjoy tubing down the Celeste River, hike to the stunning Rio Celeste waterfall, and visit an animal sanctuary. Book now!

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Jungle Life Costa Rica - Rainforest Tours - Gentle hike to spot wildlife including sloths, colorful frogs, exotic birds, monkeys, and more.
  • Tenorio Volcano National Park - A brief hike of about 1 hour to immerse in the tropical forest and witness the stunning blue waterfall.
  • Rio Celeste Aventuras - 1.5 hours of water tubing down the blue river with stops for swimming and enjoying fresh local fruits.
What's Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Tamarindo, Flamingo and the Papagayo area
  • Certified guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Typical lunch
  • Tropical regional fruits
  • Hydration
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Departing from Tamarindo Beach, Flamingo Beach, and the Papagayo area the tropical forest in the Tenorio Volcano National Park and magnificent turquoise blue Rio Celeste waterfall awaits us. A local expert guide will company you.

On the drive, it’s possible to see three active volcanoes all in a row while traveling through three different types of forest. We will briefly stop to admire the 400-year-old Tree of Peace (Árbol de La Paz).

We’ll cool off in the Celeste River by taking an hour-and-a-half tubing tour down the blue river and stoping in several places to swim and snack on fresh regional fruits. After tubing, we will have a typical lunch and return along the best route to viewing wildlife, such as two types of sloths, colored frogs , monkeys, exotic birds, and much more.
On the way back we will stop at the Souvenir Market and then return to your resting place.

Location
Jungle Life Costa Rica - Rainforest Tours
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Kristen_m
Aug 11, 2024
Pura Vida - So worth it. The animal sanctuary could've been a little better but we were overall so pleased with the experience. Michelle was accommodating, friendly and knowledgeable. The hike was a bit difficult but well worth the view of the blue waterfall. The water rafting was so fun. 10/10!
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Y1148itdianas
Jul 19, 2024
Fun day - Alex and Marco were amazing. Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic in sharing knowledge and fun facts. We had a rainy day but we got to see a number of animals. Thank you to everyone for taking care of our big group. Everyone we met was super friendly.
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J2694ovmoh
Jul 14, 2024
Best Day in Costa Rica - Best excursion of our whole Costa Rica trip! Genuinely an amazing time through seeing sloths, native specifies, beautiful hike to a most gorgeous waterfall, and tubing down a fun river. Our guide Michelle was the most incredible person and helped make the day even better. Highly recommend booking a day here for any ages! Would go back a million times.
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Jfbk3
Jun 26, 2024
Cool family day - Our family choose this trip (kids age 6 and 9) be use of the hiking ease and low intensity river tubing. We had a wonderful time. Our friendly tour guide Wilton was excellent. He spotted animals and reptiles in the rainforest that we would have never seen on our own, almost as if he had superpower vision. We saw several sloths, including a mother and her baby (the highlight of my daughter’s trip), poison dart frogs, eyelash viper snakes, tucans, and other birds and reptiles. Afterward we had a really terrific traditional Costa Rican meal nearby with a super fresh glass of fruit juice. The tubing was also super fun! The water was blue, the rapids put a smile on our faces and the scenery was out of a movie. Long, but great day!
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Thomas_b
Jun 12, 2024
Great day in Costa Rica - Michelle and our driver were cheerful and professional, and we felt safe and taken care of at all times. Our guide at the animal sanctuary, Noah, was very knowledgeable and he ensured we all went home with amazing pictures of the wildlife. The rafting guides, including Moses, ensured we had a blast. Our lunch and setting was perfect, and the day was a great way to experience many aspects of Costa Rica!
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Christina_l
Jun 10, 2024
Great way to experience a lot - Great way to experience many amazing and beautiful parts of Costa Rica! Our guides Michele and Gustavo were outstanding, knowledgeable, and very friendly. Be ready for a long day. Hiking shoes and water socks are very helpful to bring along. The hike to the waterfall is short but a bit strenuous. Be prepared for the 244 stairs. We were so amazed by how many animals we saw in their natural habitat. An up close encounter with a sloth was on our CR bucket list and nature did not disappoint! The tubing in the river was a lot more fun than we expected. It’s not a lazy River! By the time we were dropped at our hotel, the tour was about 10 hours start to finish. We were exhausted at the end but very grateful to have made memories that will last a lifetime!
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Jra164
Jun 9, 2024
Great tour! - What a great tour! Tubing was the best part, so fun and amazing river through the jungle. Waterfall was really great to see as well. Martin our driver and Nicole our tour guide were awesome and even went out of their way to pick us up from our house that was put of the way far from any town.
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Makenna
Jun 6, 2024
Costa Rica MUST do - This was the first tour that i’ve done that is 10000% worth the time and money. We had so much fun and saw so many animals. The views were incredible. I would do it 100 times again. Nicole was so spectacular I would definitely recommend her for younger people.
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Jeffrey_j
Jun 4, 2024
Excellent excursion and guides - This was an amazing excursion. Michelle was amazing, friendly and fun to spend the day with. Jonathan was a great driver and very nice. Allen our guide at the rain forest was amazing. Super knowledgeable, friendly and took his time to take amazing pictures and videos and explain every animal and create we saw. We got within a foot of a young sloth. That made the day for us. The hike to the waterfall is moderate at least with a lot of stairs. Our calves were hurting the next day but worth it. Lastly, our guides for the tubing down the river were very friendly and made the experience great. Would highly recommend this excursion to others. Lunch was so great as well. Bring tip money for the rain forest guide, tubing guide and Michelle and Jonathan as they all work very hard and fully deserve it. Very humid out in June, sp be prepared to sweat a ton. Thank you for amazing memories.
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Bridgetobrien8180
Apr 16, 2024
Great experience to remember! - Jason was super nice, fun, and flexible. Also let me sit in front of the van because I get car sick! Lots of animals ! Long trip driving from where we were staying but still worth it!
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