La Paz Waterfall Gardens: Experience Costa Rica's Ecological Attraction
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233 Ratings
Vara Blanca

La Paz Waterfall Gardens is the most visited privately owned ecological attraction in Costa Rica featuring the best hiking near San José, the most famous waterfalls in Costa Rica, rescued wildlife preserve with over 100 species of animals, and an environmental education program.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • La Paz Waterfall Gardens - This is a day-pass for the La Paz Waterfall Gardens Nature Park.
    The park boasts five stunning waterfalls, a cloud forest, and a rain forest, along with safe hiking trails. Visitors can explore an aviary with a variety of bird species, participate in toucan feeding, and visit an insect exhibit. The butterfly observatory,…
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What's Included
  • Free Parking Available
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • This property is incorporated and operated entirely in Costa Rica.
Location
La Paz Waterfall Gardens
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.3
(233 Ratings)
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Rdubbs08
Mar 31, 2026
La Paz is a La Must! - Our visit to La Paz exceeded our expectations...there was more wildlife than I thought there would be and the hike along the 5 waterfalls was gorgeous and great exercise - definitely be ready to get some steps in! Well worth a few hours of our afternoon and a great way to kick-off Costa Rica!
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Bentcdo
Mar 13, 2026
A must stop on your way to LaFortuna - We started our trip off with a visit to the waterfalls and animal sanctuary with lunch. Everything about the experience with top notch, facilities or fantastic. Everything is in good repair. The people were amazingly nice and welcoming. Everything about a word experience was first rate.
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3defebrero
Mar 12, 2026
Fantastic must-see - It really is unmissable, it deserves to go early and dedicate time, even lunch there because it is beautiful. Of the most beautiful excursions of Costa Rica. I expected less and we were surprised. It's much cuter and more developed than the Falls of Fortune. Although it is expensive are several beautiful falls and during the tour has very nice and well developed small spaces for felines, sloths, toucans, butterfly, frog. Etc.
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Kiersten
Mar 5, 2026
Great summary of Costa Rican wildlife, heritage, and nature - This was a great place to see in native animals up close in a beautiful setting. We loved the historic home and waterfall trail as well. We went to La Paz on our last day before heading to the airport and loved getting closer encounters with animals we had only seen from afar on the trip. The gardens were stunning. My husband and I want to take our kids here next time we visit the country.
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Sakurasena
Feb 17, 2026
Well-kept park embedded in nature - The park is beautifully embedded in nature. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. Since many complain that the animals are no longer released....one of the ocelots was hit by the car and he has damage to his paw which makes survival in the wild impossible. The jaguar, the remaining ocelote and the two pumas were kept as pets. These simply cannot be reintroduced. The oxen are only there while the park is open. They live on a farm around the corner. Of course, the enclosures could be much larger for some animals. Especially for the cats and the snakes. But everything looked very clean and the animals not neglected as you know it from other countries. The hummingbird garden is also very nice. So many species floating around there. The buffet was really good to our surprise. The falls are nice to look at and it is a nice walk through the cloud forest.
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Nicole_a
Feb 5, 2026
Our family really enjoyed... - Our family really enjoyed walking around the grounds/ trails seeing the animals (especially sloths and cats) and the waterfalls. Really great place to see so much in a couple hours. We ate at the buffet and it was just average.
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Samuel_s
Jan 26, 2026
We had a wonderful time... - We had a wonderful time and would definitely book again. The staff was amazing and took their time to ensure our safety.
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Paul_c
Jan 24, 2026
Diverse animals and birds and butterflies in roomy and hood enclosures all staff most helpful in these viewing areas - Full fantastic day out -so much to see and so well laid out -many staff -all helpful apart from central cafe where food was buffet style and boring -best cafe was at entrance with a much more relaxed atmosphere and great staff
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J7230tzmarcj
Jan 30, 2026
All right. - Nice discovery! Lots of interesting animals. We had a great time. Well maintained and free parking available.
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Laura_t
Apr 7, 2026
If you have some extra time - Many flights of stairs going up and down. Animals are in contained habitats, much like a zoo. Trails can be slippery when wet. It was a pleasant experience, good way to spend an afternoon.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).