Waterfall Discovery: Immerse in Nature and Explore the Costa Rican Jungle
4.4
7 Ratings
Llanos de Cortés
Immerse yourself in nature and explore the Costa Rican jungle on a waterfall discovery adventure. Watch wildlife, admire majestic cascades, and enjoy a cultural touch with coffee tasting and local delights.
Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Llanos de Cortés - Explore the fascinating nature of Costa Rica, watch out for the wildlife inhabiting in the area and take a walk towards a majestic cascade falling into a natural basin! While admiring this gigantic beauty, enjoy the waters and let your spirit wonder while feeling how all your burdens are washing away.

PREMIUM
For those desiring to add a cultural touch to their journey, with pleasure their private driver will include a coffee tasting experience or souvenir shopping along the way. As well, several local delights will be awaiting our guests as a surprise!

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Local guide
  • National Park fees
  • Driver/guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned van
  • Local taxes
  • Bottle of water
Additional Information

Are you seeking to immerse yourself in nature?

Join us in the Costa Rican jungle, watch out for the wildlife inhabiting in the area and take a walk towards a majestic cascade falling into a natural basin! While admiring this gigantic beauty, enjoy the waters and let your spirit wonder while feeling how all your burdens are washing away.

PREMIUM
For those desiring to add a cultural touch to their journey, with pleasure their private driver will include a coffee tasting experience or souvenir shopping along the way. As well, several local delights will be awaiting our guests as a surprise!

Location
Llanos de Cortés
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(7 Ratings)
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Jmoore6042
Jul 11, 2019
Wonderful private tour! - Cristian picked my husband and I up at the condo we were staying at in Tamarindo. We had a delightful day with him. We went to two waterfalls and a hot springs. It was easy and beautiful. Oh, we also had a great buffet lunch with fabulous vegan options. I would highly recommend this trip! We also asked Cristian if he could take us to the airport the next day and he agreed. So helpful and easy to work with!!
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Tbaymackay
May 23, 2019
Beyond amazing customer service! - Booked this tour for a friend's birthday while we were in Tamarindo. There was a small issue with transportation (not their fault) in the morning but the owner more than made up for it! The first waterfalls were amazing, lots of time to swim around and enjoy the scenery. Lunch was great, and second waterfalls so beautiful. The spa part was a perfect end to a great day. Christian went above and beyond to make the day special, we never felt rushed and got to relax and enjoy our time. Thanks again!
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Steve
Jan 8, 2019
Amazing Waterfalls and hot springs - We started out at 7:30am on a wonderful adventure. Our first stop was to see some unbelievably large iguanas that are in every tree in a small town park. Next, we swam in 2 different types of waterfalls. After a delicious Costa Rican lunch, we enjoyed the mud bath and hot springs. Along the entire way, Fanny and Manuel pointed out local agriculture, vegitation, and animal life. On our return, we saw a family of howler monkeys. Fanny and Manuel made this one of our most favorite days in Costa Rica.
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Thehonesttruth07
Aug 2, 2018
Amazing tour of gorgeous waterfalls! - Let’s start with the basics! Cost: $135/person (a 5% fee is added if paying with credit/debit card) Tour Guide: Juan Carlos Itinerary: 7:00 am Pick up at hotel 8:00 am Restroom & coffee break in Filadelfia (with a quick walk through the Central Park to see the largest wild iguanas I’ve ever seen!) 9:00 am Arrive at Llanos de Cortes waterfall 10:00 am Depart Llanos de Cortes waterfall 11:30 Arrive at Oropendola waterfall 12:30 Depart Oropendola waterfall 1:00 Buffet Lunch at Canon de la Vieja 1:30 Spa and mud bath at Canon de la Vieja 3:00 Depart Canon de la Vieja 5:00 Arrive back in Tamarindo Review: This was an amazing tour that included a visit to 2 waterfalls, lunch, and a visit to a spa with a sulphur mud bath and heated pools. I often shy away from full day excursions when they are paired with so many activities but I highly recommend this one! Juan Carlos was an excellent guide, a good driver, and watched our belongings while we were in the waterfalls. Both of the waterfalls are impressive and very different in experience. Llanos de Cortes is a very wide waterfall with a somewhat warm wading pool and a sandy “beach”. The day we were there there was a gentleman playing tropical tunes on an xylophone which added to the experience. Oropendola is a tall narrow waterfall with an ice cold pool. The walk to this waterfall is a bit more rustic than Llanos de Cortes (which is completely paved) and includes an amazing hanging stairway. There is an observation deck down at the waterfall. You can swim in the water or jump down off of the rocks (at your own risk) into the pool. The time spent at each waterfall is adequate although I could have spent a little longer at each one. I would almost suggest a tour that skips the spa part and just split the 2 halves of the tour between each waterfall with lunch in between. The buffet lunch was good. It consisted many of items found on a typical Tico casado plate- salad, baked yucca, white rice, black beans, pork, chicken, plantain chips, rice pudding for dessert and a few juices, water and teas to drink. For the spa portion, you begin in a sauna for 5-10 minutes to open your pores. Then you walk through the heated pool area to the river. Along the river you’ll find the area to be painted (with a wide paintbrush basically) in the sulphur mud. Warning: the smell is strong and as I write this I am washing the clothes I wore that day and the following day (since I could not get the smell off my skin) for a third time to remove the smell. You sit in the sun on the rock cliff or on the concrete beds until it dries. Then you have the option of rinsing it off in the showers or river. I chose the river; which was as cold as Oropendola waterfall but I felt a more natural experience. Following the mud bath you have time to wade in the pools of varying warmth. This water also had a sulphur smell. I highly recommend this tour! We went on a Monday which is when the Rincon de la Vieja National Park is closed and the crowds at both waterfalls was minimal (also note it was July and rainy/green/off season). I don’t think I could have found either waterfall on my own. Tips: 1. Bring or wear something to swim in (you’ll swim at both waterfalls and the pools at the spa) 2. Bring a small towel to dry off at the waterfalls 3. Bring a change of dry clothes for the ride home 4. You don’t need water as it is provided 5. And obviously don’t forget your camera, smart phone or GoPro for pictures!
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Txgrloutdoors
Jul 11, 2018
Kids loved it, Beautiful, great guides - We used GO Adventures to book 2 days worth of excursions while staying near Tamarindo. They were great. They picked us up on time at our hotel (Cala Luna). The Waterfall and Spa day was spectacular. It is far, you drive to one waterfall about 1.5 hours from Tamarindo, swim and play, then drive to another waterfall, which is up in the mountains and SPECTACULAR but SO so cold. We did swim and you can jump off the rocks there into the water at that waterfall. It was turquoise the rope bridge getting there was incredible. Then you drive to the Spa place on the river where you eat a buffet lunch (Costa Rican food, my husband and I loved it but our kids did not and were starving), then we got painted in volcanic mud. The hot baths were very pretty and natural, but my kids loved the river the most, swimming over and climbing the huge rocks (15 ft?) and jumping off them into the river. Our guides were great (Juan Carlos and Isaac) and we enjoyed stopping in Philedelphia to see HUGE iguanas in the trees, and also stopping at the Coffee shop to buy Costa Rican Coffee. The second day Go Adventures took us to Pura Adventura for zip lining and horseback riding, which was also great. I left a review at Pura Adventura for that. Overall I would definitely use Go Adventures again to book anything we needed while in Tamarindo!
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Katie
Mar 19, 2018
Amazing Spring Break!!! - Myself and 4 other college aged girls went on this tour and it was nothing short of absolutely amazing!! Juan Carlos was our guide and he was FANTASTIC! He did everything he could to make us happy, feel safe and enjoy our time in Costa Rica. We even asked if we could stop for coffee on the way and he took us to a little coffee shop right next to an iguana park! We spent some time looking at the iguanas while drinking our coffee and it was such a cool bonus! The waterfalls were breath taking, the lunch was delicious and the hot springs were relaxing. Quite a bit of driving but it was a cool way to see more of Costa Rica! Juan Carlos took a lot of great group photos of us which were appreciated. We never felt rushed and it was a big highlight of our trip! Book a tour with Go Adventures!!!
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Alba_malala
Dec 30, 2021
Worst traveling experience has been made by G adventure - Do NOT book with G adventure. Save your money, go somewhere else. When things go wrong on their end, they will ignore you and offer no solution. Currently on an *upgraded* tour in Costa Rica, yet some of the hotel has NO shampoo, NO elevator(uphill +3rd floor), NO hot water, NO cleaning service, NO bedding sheets, NO toilet paper, NO TV service. One of the hotels didn’t even offer a working shower, what?! Half of the place doesn’t offer AC nor heating. I have stayed at better hostels than what they have to offer as “upgraded hotels”. Can someone explain to me how this is upgraded? Called the office, and all they can do is “please fill out this survey”. This is absolutely horrible. I rarely leave bad reviews, but this is beyond terrible. Still can’t believe this is happening.
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