Tenorio Volcano Hike: Discover the Blue River Phenomenon

Embark on a full-day adventure from La Fortuna to explore the mesmerizing Blue River in Tenorio Volcano National Park. Witness the rare phenomenon of the blue river, hike to a stunning waterfall, and enjoy a delicious lunch. Don’t miss the chance to take a dip in the river before heading back!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rio Celeste - You’ll then engage in a 4-hour hike that is a bit tough for some but the end result is definitely worth it. After your 4-hour hike you’ll get to the Rio Celeste (Blue River). The blue color you’ll see is the result of a chemical reaction between two merging rivers containing different volcanic minerals. It’s a very rare phenomenon…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off in La Fortuna
  • Local restaurant lunch
  • Expert guiding services
What's Not Included
  • Dinner
Additional Information

This excursion takes you to Tenorio Volcano National Park where you’ll experience the unique spectacle of the blue river. Expect a moderately challenging trek that lasts approximately 4 hours, leading you to a breathtaking waterfall, a high vantage point, and the location where the river alters its hue. Post-hike, you can savor a meal and allot some…

Location
Calle 468
La Fortuna Bus terminal, Street 468
Cancellation Policy

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

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Jennifer_m
Dec 22, 2024
Rio Celeste is Beautiful - Beautiful hike even with some rain and Santiago was an amazing guide! Pointed out so many cool critters!!
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Catherine_v
Dec 11, 2024
Great tour! - Santiago was such a great tour guide! He took his time to show us as many animals as possible. He also took a lot of great photos for us. The waterfall was beautiful and the food was amazing! This tour is a must!
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Liz_s
Dec 2, 2024
Beautiful place to visit! - Santiago, Franklin, and the driver were all fantastic. This is a great tour with guides that have an eye for wildlife. It is worth noting that it is a 2 hour bus ride (with a break) to the national park. I get car sick very easily and found myself unprepared since it is not noted anywhere.
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Caleb_c
Nov 24, 2024
Amazing experience with excellent guides - An amazing excursion. You can do it on your own but having Santiago and his colleagues made the trip even better as well as safer seeing as there are some venimous snakes in the area. Santiago made sure to point them out and took pictures for us as to keep our safety. Overall great experience and highly recommend.
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Aleksandra_u
Nov 22, 2024
Great experience - We had a great time on this tour. Our guide Santiago was very knowledgeable and funny. He was great at spotting animals on the way, we saw loads of snakes, but also sloths, monkeys, frogs. This was a very nice experience, would totally repeat!
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Rebecca_g
Nov 21, 2024
Spectacular Day - Our guide, Santiago was amazing! He was able to spot so many animals for us and kept the tour super entertaining. It was educational, beautiful, and super fun! Lunch was delicious too! Would highly recommend booking!
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Liz_l
Nov 19, 2024
Do it! - Amazing! We saved the best for last. This was how we spent our last day in Costa Rica. Santiago was so much fun and made the experience amazing. We didn’t feel rushed and got to see so many great things
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Zulfiqar_a
Dec 24, 2024
Guide, Santiago, was... - Guide, Santiago, was excellent. Saw some wildlife. Park was nice and the colors were present. The park is very crowded and so it’s hard to see more wildlife because of that. Food was very good also.
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Colleen_t
Dec 8, 2024
December 2024 great experience - We went the first week of December 2024 - was very rainy (can’t control the weather) so we unfortunately did not see the river at the bluest but it had some color. We had an amazing tour guide who was very knowledgeable and offered to take our pictures/take pictures of all animals we saw on the tour! When packing for this trip you swim outside of the park, you will have the opportunity to change. Unfortunately due to the heavy rain we were not able to swim that day. We stoped at a little bakery on our way there and back. We also stopped for lunch at a local spot that was very good.
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Ninad_p
Dec 1, 2024
Great experience! - It had training and the river flow was too strong for us to see the bright blue colors. They did inform us the condition of the river prior to the tour and offered us to change to a different tour. We chose to continue with tour, it was great experience. We saw sloth, birds, learn a lot about rain forest. Our guide Franklin was very helpful and informative.
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