Rincon De La Vieja Volcano Hike, Waterfall, Hot Springs & Lunch

Great time with the waterfalls, the rain forest seeing exotic birds, monkeys a few poisonous things and the precious sloths.

We had a wonderful experience! The half day hike was exactly what we were looking for. We had so much fun and will talk about this for years to come. Berny, Pablo, and Junior were all very kind and made our experience great.

Wear hiking shoes and take Dramamine if you suffer from motion sickness. Shuttle ride was a bit bumpy. Daphne led well.

This was a well-run excursion to get a lot out of the experience in Costa Rica! This was my third trip to this beautiful country and this excursion was one of my favorite things to do. Highly recommend!

Amazing day with our family! We loved our tour guides who were amazing and SO knowledgeable! We had an amazing day!

My sister and I just finished the volcano and waterfall tour today, and I wanted to rush to do a review. The entire process, cost, and tour were ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. Alejandro was our tour guide and Gustavo was our driver. They were fantastic. The day moved in great pace and I was sad that it was over. Alejandro has the best energy and he kept my attention throughout the day. The horseback riding was great as we rode towards the base of the volcano. The horses were extremely well-behaved. The lunch we had was wonderful.I could write about the tour all day. I felt safe and cared for the entire trip. This made my first trip to Costa Rica memorable, and I’m already ready to come back and try a different tour. I will always use this tour company. Thank you for a lovely day!

difficulty of walking and steps uphill with heat., Jose', our driver/guide was WONDERFUL. Kind, considerate, knowledgeable. A real pleasure. Experiences at Rincon were great.

We had such an amazing experience with Alejandro! It was my husband and I and one other family so it felt very personalized. We had an ample amount of time and each activity and the lunch was awesome! Thank you so much for an amazing day! Memories of a lifetime

Wonderful tour guide for all day tour

Had such a fun time. Our guide Carlos was knowledgeable and informative. He made sure the group was safe and accounted for. He accommodated both English and Spanish speakers fluently! Would recommend this family friendly tour!

Our volcano tour was canceled, but they quickly found something comparable. Carlos our tour guide was exceptional. He went above and beyond. We got to hear some history of Costa Rica. We even saw monkeys and a sloth. Such a great fun tour. Can’t wait to visit again and do another tour.

Title says it all. They canceled on us less then 24 hours before the tour. They had confirmed it when we booked but canceled last minute on us leaving us scrambling to find a different tour.

We had a great day with our guide Carlos at the National Park, waterfall and hot springs. He was so knowledgeable about the sites, nature, environment as well as the modern day Costa Rican economy (don’t snooze on the ride to the park-lots of great info)

Scenic hike (though a bit slow for us given that we had 20 in the group). Guide, "Boom," had a great sense of humor and played the ukelele when we were transiting in the van. A few of the details of the trip seemed a little scattered, though to be fair, part of this was due to it being New Year's Eve (day) and things were shutting down early.

All activities are manicured/well maintained and prepped for high volume of people. So if you are looking for natural trails without concrete and stairs then this is not the tour. If you want prepped and safe paths, steps, and bridges then this is the tour. BOOM was our guide and was awesome. Very informed and knowledgeable. As well as outgoing. Hike was not easy but not hard. My athletic teens found it exhausting. Dry rainforest trail with plenty of monkeys, butterflies, birds, geysers, mud pits, and steam vents as well as a waterfall. Waterfall hike was short but lots of stairs and two decent sized suspension bridges with max of 2 people on it at once, so may backup depending on how busy it is. Lunch was tasty local food buffet with salad, fish, beef, soup, sweet plantains, and great mint lemonade (just bring some rum to make mojitos) Then ended with hot springs which was 7-9 man made pools of various depths 1-3 feet and 98-113 degrees, where majority are 104 and lower which is ideal. All in all it was fun considering it was only 30-45 mins drive from Liberia. Request Boom and remind him to bring his ukelele to play while you eat or have some hanging out times at the hot springs.

Post Xmas weekend 2025. Prime season! Fun tour. If you want something rustic or all natural - this is NOT the tour. If you want something that is manicured and is easy to get to without the fear of getting hurt, lost, or slipping easily and has amenities like bathrooms then this is the tour. We had BOOM as our tour guide! He was tremendous from hospitality, personality, good energy, and knowledge- life experiences matter. 6 Stars!!! He has darn close instagram-worthy photography skills. He took so many on his phone, and shared them with us at the end of the tour. He spoke great English (also knows some Polish it turns out as he was helping a family with no guide on our hike) and also brought his Ukelele that he was learning to entertain us at various moments such as lunch. He also redirected me to a much closer and easier wet rainforest from Liberia area to take the family to easily see sloths (in some cases less than 5 feet away), vipers, toucan, and frogs on the next day- Bijagua! He graciously coordinated a tour guide for us so I cancelled my pre arranged tour to La Fortuna which was 2 hrs further each way with better results. We ended up having a private tour for 4 to our surprise/joy. It was great because I ended up pulling my hamstring the day earlier somehow so I knew I was going to be super slow. This Ricon tour is done via a hotel that essentially has manicured various activities/stops associated with Rincon volcano. Positive is that all trails and facilities are well maintained and managed but all manicured. We left our hotel by LIR at 715a made a quick stop to get our wrist band from the area mgt, and continued to the top, where we were one of the first peeps which was great to see wildlife without all the noise from kids and people chatting - as Xmas and NY break is prime season for the area. First stop was the hike - it was not easy but not hard as they have created large steps with 1.5-2ft drops in many cases -which sucks going down if you have a bad hamstring. Luckily you could see a small walking path on the sides of the steps has been created by people avoiding the steps, which is so much easier on the body. However if you are decently in shape then you should be good. My HS kids who are both athletes said the hike was exhausting for them though. My quad is still sore 2 days later lol. I believe with all of the stops it was 2hr hike. Use Mosquito repellent for sure. Also it’s a dry rainforest so it was sunny on parts. We saw a group of white faced monkeys, various butterflies; and heard a toucan but couldn’t find it in the trees. The geysers and mud pool vents were cool to see, and the kids appreciated the smell all that sulfur gas. BOOM had a laser pointer to point out wildlife and introduced us to the local flowers and smells of leaves that are used by the locals. I was drenched in sweat by the end. Next stop was the waterfall - need to bring your own towel- if you want. The walk is not bad 20 mins but a dirt walkway turns into gravel walkway then a series of stairs and suspension bridges with a max of 2 peeps crossing at a time. So we had to wait 10 mins in line on the stairs to take the bridge. There is a large wood deck (20-30 people capacity) with some space to put your shoes/towels if you need to that has a metal ladder to the water. 2-3 ft deep at platform area. The water is probably in the 40s. It took my breath away when I dunked myself in the water but so refreshing after my sweaty hike. I forgot googles - would have been nice to see how deep it went. But clear water!! Darn cold but it helped numb my hamstring pain lol. Lasted maybe 10 mins in the water. Then drive down to lunch buffet - Costa Rican food was great- had tilapia in garlic cream sauce and stewed beef (Ropa vieja) as well as sides including sweet plantains. Loved the unlimited mint lemonade aka Virgin Mojito - need to bring some rum with you! 1 hr here. Then drove back up to the hot springs station where they provide you a towel when you checkin. Rock gravel trail with suspension bridge and stairs. The bathroom building - mid trail - has storage lockers and changing rooms and well maintained. Short walk of maybe 15 mins. Water shoes were helpful at the hot springs as there are like 9 man made pools but half are separated by a clear stream/river which you are encouraged to use to wipe off the mud. They have a mud station where an attendant provides you a bowl of mud to self apply preferably once you have relaxed in a hot spring pools for awhile. There is a full length mirror as well as showers to take it off if you don’t want to go into the river/stream. The rocks in the river are slippery but my water shoes helped. The hot water pool of 113 degrees is across the river/stream. Nice Spa time. We rushed this a little in retrospect. Back at the hotel by 3/330p.

Boom was our tour guide. Absolutely awesome guide and really made the entire trip a blast. We booked a private tour so it was more personal but even with a group this would be fun. The hike portion it rained which actually made it more fun. We got to see some wildlife come to life with the rain. The hot springs were fun as well. Sadly the rain caused the water to be too murky for us to swim under it.

Boom picked us up at our Airbnb right on time. We had a pleasant trip through the countryside past Liberia and into Rincon de la vieja national park. For the first section as we hiked through the park Boom took plenty of opportunities to point out local flauna, wildlife, and stop to take so many amazing pictures of my wife and I. He was a great guide, answered all the questions we had and made sure we were comfortable the entire time. 10/10 would recommend this to others and if you’re lucky enough to get Boom as you’re guide then even better.

The tour was amazing! Our tour guide "Boom" was extremely knowledgeable on the local wildlife and fauna. He came all the way out to Ocotal to pick us up and made the long car ride a blast. Great English and great experience all around. It ended up being just me and my girlfriend with one other couple for a small group of 4. The hike wasn't too difficult, but just enough where the waterfall experience and hot springs at the end felt amazing. The included Lunch buffet at Hacienda Guachipelin was good too. To me, it was easily a 10/10.

We had Boom as a tour guide and he was absolutely fantastic. He was very knowledgeable on the rainforest plants - he studied rainforest ecology. He pointed out what plants were edible, which ones were dangerous, and interesting facts etc. We got to hike (saw some monkeys), swim in a waterfall, have a mud spa experience, and swim in some hot springs. We really enjoyed our time. The whole experience was very organized, professional and on time. The company is great at communicating and accommodating as well. Would highly recommend!

Boom was amazing, he gave us a great experience and really made us feel special. I highly recommend him. He was knowledgeable of everything.

We had an incredible day exploring Rincon de la Vieja. Our tour guide Rudy was excellent and taught us so much about what we saw throughout the tour but also about Costa Rica. He was very conversationalist but also allowed us to enjoy our own time. The drive to and from Rincon de la Vieja from our resort near Coco was 1.5 hours each way, and at the park, we had a 2 hour hike to see the various aspects of the volcano. We saw a good amount of wildlife which isn’t a guarantee but we got lucky to see several iguanas, some spiders and even a few spider monkeys. We also had a great clear day at the waterfall and lastly spent time relaxing in the hot springs. Rudy was a fun tour guide through it all and would happily take a tour with him again—next time to see the sloths!

Rudy was amazing. He clearly has a passion for hospitality and this area. During the drive from our hotel he was engaging and informative of the area and culture, as well as what to expect for the day. He was always polite, considerate, and helpful. During the hike he clearly knew everything about the mountain, volcano, and hot springs. He was helpful to take photos for everyone, stopped for an unexpected bathroom break on the way there and drove very safely and efficiently. My wife booked the excursion, so I’m not sure if it’s an option to request your guide and I’m sure the rest are also great, but Rudy was outstanding.

We had a wonderful time! Our tour guide Rudy was exceptional. He was very knowledgable, personal, friendly, and quickly felt like part of the family. He helped us capture memories that will last a lifetime by offering to take pictures and videos of our group. He even took pictures with us! The tour itself was beautiful. We saw monkeys, leaf ants, exotic plants, and learned all about volcanic activity from Rudy. The waterfall was refreshing and the hot springs were soothing. We couldn't have asked for a better experience.

Incredible trip we had Pablo, as out main tour guide. We ended up not getting to go to the volcano due to seismic activity. So we ended up going to see sloths and making coffee instead. Everyone was incredibly nice and informative we had Jostin for our coffee tour and . Samuel showed us a whole bunch of frogs and sloths. We even got to see a few snakes and a hawk. Incredibly worth it even if you book the regular tour

The entire day was fantastic! We started off by doing a two hour hike and in the hike, we saw many wildlife and fauna! We saw hot steam from the active volcano, as well as a boiling mud pools! We saw a family of wild pigs, spider monkeys, howler monkeys, lots of butterflies and a snake skin. Our tour guide, Carlos was very well informed of all of the nature processes and things out in the jungle! After the two hour hike, we got to go to a waterfall where we took a swim. The water was freezing cold, but our tour guide took many videos and pictures. It was amazing! Then after the waterfall, we went to the Hot Springs,there were many pools varying for many different degrees. We got into 100°, 102° and 104° and we got to put mud on ourselves and detoxify our bodies and our faces! Then we had a delicious Costa Rican lunch buffet style!!! Our tour guide Carlos was absolutely amazing. I think he made the trip and the tour that much more informative and interesting because of all the small tips and information that he provided throughout the entire day! We loved it so much that we booked another tour!