Rio Celeste: Explore a Unique National Park

There’s a folklore saying that once the almighty completed adding color to the sky, he rinsed his paintbrushes in the river now known as Rio Celeste (Light Blue River). It’s an extraordinary National Park, hosting more than four thriving zones and a uniquely tinted river.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Volcán Tenorio - Rio Celeste Rainforest Hike is one of the most beautiful and scenic rivers in Costa Rica, located in the lush rainforests of Tenorio Volcano National Park, undiscovered by mass tourism. The park is home to an incredible biodiversity of flora and fauna, including the tapir, wild cats, monkeys, toucans and a vast variety of…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • National Park Tickets
  • Fruit
What's Not Included
  • Breakfast
Additional Information
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Location
Jacamar Naturalist Tours
Main Office located upstairs of Lava Rocks Restaurant, beside La Fortuna Church. La Fortuna, San Carlos, Alajuela.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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S7425ejvanessab
Oct 30, 2024
Great tourguide! - Our tour guide was named Andres. He was awesome! We asked many questions and he was full of knowledge, friendly, helpful, and fun! The hike was amazing with the nature and animals even though it rained the whole day.
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Tim3oleary47
Nov 12, 2023
The Best Guide in Costa Rica. - This was a fantastic journey along trails culminating in a breathtaking view of a beautiful cascading waterfall. Our Guide Gabriel led us up the final trail until we came to one of the most spectacular views of a blue waterfall. The trek to this destination was arduous for us, but Gabriel was patient and thoughtful as he ensured that we were in a position to reap the benefit of this marvelous vista. Gabriel made it happen for us and we cannot thank him enough!
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K3985zbstephend
Nov 9, 2023
Wonderful rainforest hike. - What a great tour. Amazing waterfall, trail, and rainforest hike. We were led by Jose, who was very well versed about the rainforest, and told us about the plants, trees, animals, their interaction and how the ecology of the rainforest works. He was a very helpful guide, full of knowledge of the area.
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Don
Jul 23, 2023
Highly recommend this tour and tour company. Enjoyable and informative. - Wonderful trip and great guide and driver, Gabriel and Alberth were wonderful. Informed of the history, culture and values of the country, along with interesting information about the plants and wildlife. Very personable, knowledgable and informative. I would highly recommend this company for your experience in Costa Rica. Pira Vida!! ❤️
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Tanny
Apr 5, 2023
Unforgettable Trip/令人难忘的旅行 - My daughter and I did the Tenorio Volcano hike in La Fortuna. We really enjoyed it even it was raining during the hike. The driver and the guide were nice and knowledgeable. We saw a monkey and several toucans on the road. We would not see these animals without the driver pointing out to us. It was an unforgettable and worthy trip. Sorry, we just forgot the driver’s name. 我带着女儿去Tenorio火山公园徒步,那天的司机和导游都非常友善和专业。虽然天还下着雨,但我们非常享受两个小时的徒步。在去和回来的路上,我们还看到一只猴子和好多巨嘴鸟,如果不是司机指给我们看,我们也没法看到。这是一个令人难忘和值得的旅行。
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Fpotucek
Feb 21, 2023
Ask for Ronald S. When doing your tours - Family of four, 8y/o and 6y/o got private pickup from Chachagua Rainforest Hotel. About 1hr 40min from RioCeleste. Van was brand new, comfortable for the ride. Driver supplied soda and water. Tour guide, Ronald Jimenez Saborio accompanied us from the first pickup at 7:30am to drop-off back at hotel around 4:30pm. Ronald was a knowledgable professional naturalist, spoke perfect English and kept our kids engaged throughout the trip. He was attentive to our needs and made a 2 hour drive feel like 20minutes. We stopped along the way for coffee/ bathroom, and to see all kinds of animals. We saw toucans, sloth, howler monkeys, iguana’s, tarantulas and received a PhD class education. Our kids loved Ronald so much, we think no tour guide could ever top this experience. If you book Jacamar tours ask for Ronald to be your guide! We hiked the national park down to the waterfall, then went mountain tubing. Just the right amount of adventure. Highly recommend this tour for kids.
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Saralederman7
Dec 12, 2022
Great - Great tour! Ronald was awesome and so was our driver Luiz! We had a great time, and definitely recommend booking any tour with Jacamar!
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Samac96sl
Oct 5, 2022
Our guide was the best!! - My wife and I visited Costa Rica on our honeymoon. We had a long trip from our first hotel to our second, so we booked the Rio Celeste rainforest hike to break up the trip on the way. JP was our guide for the day and we couldn't have asked for a better guide!! He was so knowledgeable of the country, he spotted so many animals that we would have never seen (including a poisonous snake that he made sure not only my wife and I didn't go near, but also all of the other hikers in the area). The hike was beautiful and JP was even better. Would absolutely recommend.
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Alyssa
Jul 8, 2022
Rio Celeste Hike and Transfer - Long day but well worth it! We were picked up from our hotel and drove an hour to the waterfall with our group. The tour guides Omar, Ronald, and Nelson were great guides and drivers. They guided us through the trail, helped with lunch, and even have a few surprises along the drive! The Rio Celeste walk is a must see when in Costa Rica!
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654safiah
Dec 27, 2023
Wonderful site, weird guide - Rio Celeste waterfall was a 10/10; highly recommend. However, our guide, Jairo, affected our experience. I appreciated his vast egological knowledge, however there was a strangeness in how he interacted (or lack thereof) with me. My partner (male) and I (female) immediately noticed Jairo would not look at me, though he'd make direct eye contact with my partner. He wouldn't speak if I was walking closer to him, but would fully engage my partner if he was closer in proximity. Early on we expressed my partner was there under protest and I was the hiking lover and the one most interested in the ecology aspects. He consistently responded to my partner, though I was the one asking the questions. I made numerous observations/statements and he'd be silent. Later, he'd tie them into something he was discussing with my partner, and even give him credit for my observations. My parter was so uncomfortable with the "exclusive bro's club" Jairo was attempting to carry throughout the long day, that he simply stopped participating in Jairo's engagement. Only then was he forced to interact with me. We kept looking for excuses, possibly cultural or perceived respectfulness? Unlikely since no other males throughout our 10 day stay chose to interact like this. The experience weighed on me for over 24 hours after the tour. Fortunately my partner and I were able to make light of the situation with a few jokes and move on.
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From $170
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).