06:00 am: Departure from Hotel. Meet at the reception
10:30 am: Rio Celeste Hike
01:30 pm: Swimming in Rio Celeste (outside of the National Park)
02:15 pm: Traditional Costa Rican Lunch
03:00 pm: Souvenir shopping on the way back to the Hotel
06:00 pm: Return to the hotel
Experience the wonder of Costa Rica’s natural beauty with the Best Tours CR Rio Celeste Tour. Hike through the lush tropical rainforest and discover the stunning blue waterfall, a result of a very interesting visual effect. Take a short 2-hour hike to the Rio Celeste Waterfall or a longer 3-hour hike to see all of the park’s main attractions, including the Mysteries of Tenorio Trail, La Laguna Azul (Blue Lagoon), Los Borbollones (Natural hot springs), and El Teñidero. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see the breathtaking blue color change at El Teñidero. Make your Costa Rican vacation unforgettable with Best Tours CR, the best option for things to do near Dreams Las Mareas.
Rio Celeste is open every day from 08:00 am – 04:00 pm and the last admission is 02:00 pm.
Most of the time, we need only 24 hours to arrange everything, however, it is important to book the Rio Celeste Tour in advance, especially in the months of more tourism affluence from December – April, and July – August.
We had an awesome tour to Llanos de Cortes Waterfall. Yeudy from Best Tours Costa Rica was our personal driver & tour guide for the day. He arrived right in… read more time for our scheduled pickup at Dreams Las Mareas in a spotless vehicle with great working AC. During our drive to the waterfalls, he made a few photo stops for us at scenic overlooks. Yeudy is a passionate local who is a wealth of knowledge pertaining to all things Costa Rica.
While at the waterfalls, he offered to take family photos of us, which was most appreciated, Llanos de Cortes is a beautiful location with lush tropical trees, plants, and of course breathtaking waterfalls. After our visit at the falls, we made our way back towards Dreams, taking a different scenic route. Included with the tour was a fabulous lunch at a family run restaurant located not too far away from the resort. The food was delicious! I highly recommend booking with Yeudy for this and any other Costa Rica excursions. You can’t be in better hands.
We were lucky enough that he was available for the day whilst we were in Costa Rica for a private trip, which was bespoke based on where we wanted to visit (The Hanging Bridges, Sloth sanctuary and a souvenir shop in Liberia for gifts). Yeudy was flexible with stops; was so knowledgable about all of the floura & fourna, nature and wildlife whilst guiding us through the rain forest and sloth-spotting and always offering to pause to take family photos (or photos of wildlife through his binoculars!) for us as well as taking us to a lovely restaurant / butterfly farm for lunch.
I highly recommend Yeudy for any tours you may want to do in Costa Rica – nothing was too much trouble; he was lovey!! Thank you so much again Yeudy!!!
The first tour we did was a combination of the waterfall and sloth tour and we had Oscar as our guide that day. He was very knowledgeable about nature and animals and gave us great information as we drove to the attractions. We saw sloths, posion dart frogs and many birds on the sloth tour (where there was a local guide to walk us through the park and help us take pictures). We were originally supposed to do the hanging bridges as well, but the kids were tired, so Oscar suggested we do a tour of Liberia and took us to a local ice cream shop before the drive home.
Based on the first great day, we booked the river cruise where we had Yeudy himself as our guide. Once again, the local knowledge was amazing and we learned a ton about Costa Rica during the drive. The river tour was great and we saw tons of animals, including 11 crocodiles. We also saw:
Howler monkeys
Black iguana
Green iguana
Basilisk (Jesus Christ lizard)
Barn owl
Little blue heron
Great blue heron
Green heron
Tiger heron
Kingfisher
Osprey (one with fish in talons)
Long nose bats
Green parrots
Scarlet macaw
Soldier birds
and various other birds.
After the tour we had a local lunch at the boat tour facility, which was probably the best food we had on the entire trip (and the food at Dreams is actually very good).
All in all, we would highly recommend doing tours with Yeudy when you are at Dreams or anywhere else near La Cruz.
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Best wishes
Sincerely Yeudy Morera
Are you ready for an unforgettable experience? Look no further than the Rio Celeste Tour with Best Tours CR at Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica. This tour offers the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the natural beauty of Costa Rica and uncover the hidden gems of the Rio Celeste National Park, located in the heart of the Tenorio Volcano.
The Rio Celeste is a river that runs through the national park and is renowned for its captivating blue color, a unique phenomenon caused by a combination of minerals found in the water and pH changes. The tour begins by taking the Mysteries of Rio Celeste Trail, a 3.2 km nature trail that winds through the lush tropical rainforest. As you hike, you’ll come across breathtaking sights of volcanic activity, sulfur emissions, and bubbling water. The trail leads to the Rio Celeste Waterfall, a 30-meter-high waterfall that is the highlight of the tour. The waterfall’s mesmerizing blue color is truly a sight to behold and a moment you’ll never forget.
As you continue on the tour, you will come across the La Laguna Azul, a small pool of intense color, and the hotbeds or “borbollones”, fissures and cracks that leak high-temperature volcanic gases and fumes. However, swimming is not allowed in the national park, but you can swim in the Rio Celeste outside of the park. The tour culminates at Los Teñideros, the point where the blue color water phenomenon begins. This is a rare opportunity to witness the water change from a clear turquoise color to a deep blue.
In conclusion, the Rio Celeste Tour with Best Tours CR is the best option for things to do near Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica. Our knowledgeable and friendly tour guides will ensure that you have an unforgettable experience and our tour options make it easy for you to choose the perfect tour to fit your needs. Don’t miss out on this chance to explore the natural beauty of Costa Rica and discover the wonders of the Rio Celeste. Book your tour today and discover the magic of the Rio Celeste!
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