Rio Celeste Tubing and Waterfall Hike
Hike to the Rio Celeste waterfall inside Tenorio Volcano National Park in the morning, then float the turquoise river on our tubing tour. One day, two of the best ways to experience the Rio Celeste, about 6 hours in total with a bilingual local guide and park entrance fees included.
- About 6 hours
- Hike starts 8:00 AM
- Park entrance included
- Bilingual local guide
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Tubing and Waterfall Hike Itinerary
About 6 hours in total. Tubing starts at 11:00 AM or 1:00 PM, depending on the pace of the hike.
Hike in Tenorio Volcano National Park
Meet your bilingual guide and walk the Rio Celeste trail through the rainforest to the waterfall, the Blue Lagoon, the bubbling springs and Los Teñideros, where the river turns blue.
Break before the river
Return from the trail and get ready for the water. Optional lunch at the restaurant at our tubing base, a typical casado with natural drink for $8.
Tubing Rio Celeste
Safety briefing, helmet and life jacket, then at least 1.5 hours floating the turquoise river through gentle rapids and calm stretches.
Back at base
Changing rooms and bathrooms on site. Your guide shares the photos of your tubing tour.
What’s Included?
- Bilingual local guide
- Tenorio Volcano National Park entrance fees
- Rio Celeste tubing tour (about 2 hours)
- Helmet, tube and life jacket
- Photos of your tubing tour
- Changing rooms and bathrooms
Not included: lunch ($8 casado at the on-site restaurant).
What to Bring
- Good walking shoes for the trail
- Water shoes or strap-on sandals for tubing
- Swimsuit and a change of dry clothes
- Sunscreen, insect repellent and a rain jacket
- Towel and drinking water
Book the Rio Celeste Tubing and Waterfall Hike
One booking for the full day: guided hike with park entrance, and our tubing tour on the same river.
Tubing and Waterfall Hike
- About 6 hours: waterfall hike + tubing
- Park entrance fees included
- Bilingual local guide
- Photos of your tubing tour included
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Cancellation and weather policy
Tubing and Waterfall Hike FAQs
$120 per person, including Tenorio Volcano National Park entrance fees, a bilingual local guide, the tubing tour and photos of your tubing.
Yes. Entrance to Tenorio Volcano National Park is included in the price, so you don’t need to buy tickets separately.
The hike starts at 8:00 AM. Tubing follows at 11:00 AM or 1:00 PM, depending on how long the hike takes. The full combo lasts about 6 hours.
You hike first, in the cooler morning hours, and finish the day floating the Rio Celeste.
It is a moderate rainforest trail with uneven ground and stairs down to the waterfall. Most people with average fitness can do it at their own pace with good walking shoes.
No. You can buy a typical Costa Rican casado with natural drink for $8 at the restaurant at our tubing base.
The same requirements as our tubing tour apply: not suitable for babies under 1 year, pregnant women or people with reduced mobility.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the tour, with a full refund or credit. If we cancel because of weather, you also get a full refund or credit. Read the full policy.
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