Río Celeste Tour: Discover Celestial Waters

Embark on a day trip from San José to Rio Celeste, Costa Rica’s famous natural park. Explore the stunning landscapes, witness the river’s color-changing phenomenon, spot local wildlife, and indulge in delicious traditional cuisine. Plus, enjoy exclusive access to a private property along the Celeste River for a refreshing swim.

Duration: 13 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tenorio National Park - Embark on a guided hike through the official trails of Tenorio Volcano National Park, where you will be surrounded by lush rainforest and stunning volcanic landscapes.
    During this tour, you will visit the Celeste River Falls, featuring a breathtaking 30-meter drop with its distinctive turquoise hue, the enchanting Blue…
What's Included
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
  • Tea and coffee
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
Additional Information

Join the only day tour to Río Celeste departing from San José, a unique experience exclusively offered by us. Travel along the northern route, surrounded by lush landscapes and volcanic vistas, until reaching Tenorio Volcano National Park.
Discover the park’s most stunning locations on a well-organized guided hike: the Celeste River Falls, the Blue…

Location
Tenorio National Park
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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749rosim
Feb 20, 2025
Lenny and Alejandro - Hands down the best experience. The people are so friendly, the breakfast and lunch that were provided were so delicious. I recommend this tour company 100%. To my tour guide Lenny: Thank you so much for everything, your energy, your vibe, and your wisdom made our ride so much better. Your ability to take pictures is impeccable and I actually felt like I was walking among friends. Thank you very much for your hospitality! I'll never forget you. To Alejandro: uff! You're a good bacano. First walk of almost 4 hours in which I do not sleep to go and still tired not even to come. You made us laugh a lot. Time flew by, that happens when you're having a good time. The way you took care of me and made us laugh I'll never forget. You have a beautiful vibe. And I'll steal your jokes to tell my friends. Thank you both for giving us this great experience in this country paradise. Pura vida🇨🇷
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R501ulalexm
Feb 19, 2025
Amazing day! - I want to start by commenting that I didn't know how to visit Tenorio Park. It was more complicated to try to do everything on my own and it was even more expensive, plus I wanted to appreciate the tour and learn about the place and so on.The guide at all times was very attentive and friendly, he knew a lot about nature and told us history about the place, so you can really enjoy the tour, there were animals in the place, the day was very good, there was no rain, even though I saw the opposite in the weather forecast. so I also enjoyed swimming in the river and having a good time. moment. Very good meals and transportation too. I recommend it
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782rafaela
Sep 3, 2024
Excellent 100% Recommended - Extremely good experience, super fun. Truly an experience you will never forget. The EXCELLENT tour guide, a person who knows his country and knows a lot about flora and fauna, even more about volcanoes. 100% recommended.
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Javierjhomson
Mar 10, 2021
Very cool tour - Very cool! I really liked the food, the breakfast in the typical restaurant is good, the lunch was very tasty but above all I liked the river, from the waterfall the guide knew how to answer all my questions with confidence and the water temperature is a bit cold but very Refreshing, it is very good to swim in the river, it is incredible, I also recommend this excursion to people who like hiking.
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Marie_f
Mar 8, 2021
Great experience - Great tour! Mario was a great guide, very friendly, patient, and knowledgeable. Traffic kept us a few hours and he was so patient while traversing through it and driving! The tour was amazing from the food to the hike. Our favorite part was swimming in the Rio Celeste. It was a magical, once in a lifetime experience. Make sure to bring a reusable water bottle since they don’t allow plastic on your hike.
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Hpollyn
Feb 26, 2021
Highly recommended - A long and very pleasant journey, the roads are very nice until we reach the national park, and also the river was completely blue, I am a hiking lover and this tour just met my expectations. Without a doubt I would recommend it and highly recommended with the guide Alejandro, who was at all times very attentive and respectful as well as professional and very intelligent.
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Travisforbes11
Feb 7, 2021
Very nice - It is a good tour, the volcano is quite impressive, the bubbles and the waterfall were my favorite part of the tour, the guide was good enough to explain everything in detail and without problems, also the water is refreshing, swim after the walk in the river Celeste is the best, the weather was great and the restaurant food was delicious. Recommended, I enjoyed with my wife and my 15 year old son and we were all satisfied.
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861marthas
May 27, 2019
Excellent attraction, spectacular place, very good guide attention - super recommended to perform in 1 day from San Jose. The park has good trails is very safe access to the waterfall is very good
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Jason
Feb 2, 2021
Fraudulent description - This offered an "all inclusive" tour and made it sound unique and exclusive. But it was clearly not what was advertised. The biggest thing is that they offer "the only tour that offers you to swim in the Rio Celeste" but that swim was not available. According to the guide it was not due to weather - he had no idea what that was. This is essentially fraud to advertise something that is not part of the package. We paid a premium price for this booking and were not given what we paid for. Furthermore, it says Breakfast, snacks , coffee /tea and lunch are included. The breakfast was a cold cheese/egg/sausage muffin and a banana in a brown paper bag. There were no coffee or tea. The lunch was a basic casado from the restaurant at the property. The tour guide spoke very little english and was essentially an uber driver to the place and back. This was specifically chosen for the day of our 25th anniversary and we were sorely disappointed. You can plan this whole tri;p for around $40 - entry fee is $27 and lunch and a cold breakfast has to be about $15.
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From $282
up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).