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Rio Celeste, Llanos de Cortes and Jungle Life Sloth Sanctuary from Guanacaste
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TamarindoA long day out of the Guanacaste beaches, with pick-ups starting early and a three hour drive to the park. Llanos de Cortes opens it. The waterfall is at Bagaces, dropping into a pool with a sandy shore around it, and there is time to swim there or walk the paths and look at what grows and lives around the water before the day gets going. Rio Celeste follows, inside Tenorio Volcano National Park: two hours of moderately difficult hiking through rainforest and along the river to the waterfall. One thing worth knowing before booking is that after heavy rain the river occasionally runs brown rather than blue. It is rare, and no operator can do anything about it. Lunch is Costa Rican, at a local restaurant. The last stop is the Jungle Life Sloth Sanctuary, an organic farm that takes in rescued sloths, where the walk turns up frogs, snakes, birds and insects alongside them.
What's included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Driver/guide
- Lunch
- National park fees
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- Professional bilingual guide
Itinerary
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Playa Penca, Ruta Nacional 159 km 3, Carrillo
Playa Penca, Ruta Nacional 159 km 3, Provincia de Guanacaste, Carrillo, 10901, Costa Rica
7:30 AM. An extra $70 applies per booking, not per customer.
Bagaces
Guanacaste Province, Bagaces, Costa Rica
Meet the guide at 9:00 am at Llanos del Cortes, or at Rio Celeste in Tenorio Volcano Park at 11:30 am.
Sardinal
Guanacaste Province, Sardinal, Costa Rica
Tamarindo
Guanacaste Province, Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Tamarindo hotels, houses and condos: 6:30 AM.
North West from Panama Beach Main Entrance, Papagayo Golf and Country Club, 10 Km, Papagayo
North West from Panama Beach Main Entrance, Papagayo Golf and Country Club, 10 Km, Guanacaste Province, Papagayo, 50503, Costa Rica
Tamarindo
Guanacaste Province, Tamarindo, 5009, Costa Rica
Katira centro, Guatuso
Katira centro, Provincia de Alajuela, Guatuso, 21504, Costa Rica
Meet the guide at 9:00 am at Llanos del Cortes, or at Rio Celeste in Tenorio Volcano Park at 11:15 am.
Liberia
Guanacaste Province, Liberia, Costa Rica
Hilton Garden Inn, Liberia: 8:30 AM. Liberia Peri Supermarket: 8:40 AM.
Peninsula Papagayo, Liberia
Peninsula Papagayo, Provincia de Guanacaste, Liberia, Costa Rica
Andaz, Four Seasons and Planet Hollywood: 7:00 am. A $70 transport fee applies per booking rather than per person, billed separately.
Playa Panama
Playa Panama, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Secrets Papagayo main gate (not the lobby), Mangroove and other hotels: 7:30 am.
Playa Hermosa
Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province, Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica
Villas Sol main gate, Condovac main gate, Occidental Papagayo main gate, and other hotels, condos and private houses in Hermosa: 7:30 am.
Del Coco Beach
Del Coco Beach, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
7:20 AM
Playa Matapalo, RIU Guanacaste Route, Sardinal
Playa Matapalo, RIU Guanacaste Route, Guanacaste Province, Sardinal, 50503, Costa Rica
Main security gate, 6:45 AM.
Playa Grande
Playa Grande, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
6:30 AM
4km Norte de Playa, Playa Danta, Las Catalinas, Potrero
Playa Danta, Las Catalinas, 4km Norte de Playa, Provincia de Guanacaste, Potrero, 50304, Costa Rica
6:15 AM. An extra $70 applies per booking, not per customer.
C6M5+74W, Flamingo Beach Road, Playa Flamingo
C6M5+74W, Flamingo Beach Road, Guanacaste Province, Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica
6:30 AM
Playa Conchal
Playa Conchal, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
6:45 AM
Tamarindo
Tamarindo Beach Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province, Tamarindo, Costa Rica
6:30 AM
Hacienda Pinilla, Guanacaste
Hacienda Pinilla, Provincia de Guanacaste, Guanacaste, 50309, Costa Rica
Pinilla and JW Marriott: 6:00 AM. A $50 fee applies per booking rather than per person, paid separately. Please let security know the tour is coming.
Cataratas Llanos de Cortes
Llanos de Cortez sits in Guanacaste, off the road and out of sight until you are nearly on top of it. The path runs through tropical forest, and the sound of the water arrives before the waterfall does. It comes down over moss-covered rock into a clear pool, with a sandy shore around the edge to sit on. The water is cold, which is the point after the drive, and most people get in. Green closes in on all sides. It is a quiet way to open a day that gets busier later.
Rio Celeste
The hike starts inside Tenorio Volcano National Park and heads for the Rio Celeste waterfall, where the water comes down a rough cliff face into the pool underneath. The trails run through dense rainforest and the birds are constant overhead. The guide covers the biodiversity of this stretch: which plants are particular to it, which animals live in it. The waterfall itself is turquoise, and the colour holds all the way into the pool below. There is time to stand and look at it, and to photograph it from more than one angle. One caveat worth reading before booking: on rare occasions, after heavy rain, the river runs brown.
Jungle Life Sloth Sanctuary After immersing yourself in…
Jungle Life Sloth Sanctuary comes after the Rio Celeste. The sloths there were rescued from various situations, and the sanctuary keeps them in rainforest rather than in enclosures. The guide explains how they behave, what they need, and what the conservation work involves. The same walk turns up tropical plants and flowers, birds, frogs, snakes and insects, so the sloths are not the only thing you will have seen by the end of it.
Bijagua de Upala
Lunch is a substantial Costa Rican meal at a local restaurant: gallo pinto, which is rice and beans, along with plantains, savoury meats and fresh tropical fruit.
Tamarindo Beach
6:30 am
Native's Way
Pick-up is from your hotel, house or condo, within the pick-up areas listed. There is a stop for coffee or breakfast on the way, then a three hour drive to Tenorio Volcano National Park.
Playa Langosta
6:20 am
Playa Conchal
6:40 am
Playa Matapalo
RIU Guancaste/Palace 6:45 am
Tamarindo
6:30 am
Playas del Coco
7:20 am
Playa Panama
7:40 am
Playa Flamingo
6:30 am
Playa Hermosa
7:40 am
Playa Penca, Ruta Nacional 159 km 3, Carrillo
Playa Penca, Ruta Nacional 159 km 3, Provincia de Guanacaste, Carrillo, 10901, Costa Rica
Bagaces
Guanacaste Province, Bagaces, Costa Rica
Sardinal
Guanacaste Province, Sardinal, Costa Rica
Tamarindo
Guanacaste Province, Tamarindo, Costa Rica
North West from Panama Beach Main Entrance, Papagayo Golf and Country Club, 10 Km, Papagayo
North West from Panama Beach Main Entrance, Papagayo Golf and Country Club, 10 Km, Guanacaste Province, Papagayo, 50503, Costa Rica
Tamarindo
Guanacaste Province, Tamarindo, 5009, Costa Rica
Katira centro, Guatuso
Katira centro, Provincia de Alajuela, Guatuso, 21504, Costa Rica
Liberia
Guanacaste Province, Liberia, Costa Rica
Peninsula Papagayo, Liberia
Peninsula Papagayo, Provincia de Guanacaste, Liberia, Costa Rica
Playa Panama
Playa Panama, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Playa Hermosa
Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province, Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica
Del Coco Beach
Del Coco Beach, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Playa Matapalo, RIU Guanacaste Route, Sardinal
Playa Matapalo, RIU Guanacaste Route, Guanacaste Province, Sardinal, 50503, Costa Rica
Playa Grande
Playa Grande, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
4km Norte de Playa, Playa Danta, Las Catalinas, Potrero
Playa Danta, Las Catalinas, 4km Norte de Playa, Provincia de Guanacaste, Potrero, 50304, Costa Rica
C6M5+74W, Flamingo Beach Road, Playa Flamingo
C6M5+74W, Flamingo Beach Road, Guanacaste Province, Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica
Playa Conchal
Playa Conchal, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Tamarindo
Tamarindo Beach Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province, Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Hacienda Pinilla, Guanacaste
Hacienda Pinilla, Provincia de Guanacaste, Guanacaste, 50309, Costa Rica
Not included
- Gratuities
- Round Trip Transport from Andaz, Planet Hollywood, Fours Seasons, Waldorf Astoria, Catalinas
- JW Marriott/Pinilla Pick Up Fee
Good to know
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- If your hotel is not listed, contact us for quoting
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- Due to a new requirement issued by the Ministry of Tourism and the National Park Systems of Costa Rica, we need each person to send us the following information: Full Name on Passport, Passport number, Passport issuing country. You must carry a picture of your passport with you on your tour!
- Up to 15 travelers per booking.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Guiding available in: en, es.
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