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Spend a full day hiking the Celeste River in Tenorio Volcano National Park, watching clear streams converge into surreal blue water, exploring volcanic vents, spotting wildlife, and finishing with a typical Costa Rican lunch.
Spend a full day hiking the Celeste River in Tenorio Volcano National Park, watching clear streams converge into surreal blue water, exploring volcanic vents, spotting wildlife, and finishing with a typical Costa Rican lunch.
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Operated by DAECOTRAVEL · La Fortuna, Alajuela
A humid dawn breaks as the van leaves La Fortuna and climbs toward Tenorio Volcano National Park, the guide pointing out distant ridgelines and the first calls of toucans.
moderate.
7–8 hours.
Participants should have moderate fitness: able to walk several kilometers on uneven terrain and handle short steeper sections without assistance.
The tour includes roughly 5–7 km of walking on mixed trails with around 200–300 m cumulative elevation; pace is steady with stops for views and wildlife watching.
Yes — in a specific, guide-approved area and only when conditions allow; follow the guide’s safety instructions.
The experience departs from La Fortuna (pick-up confirmed at booking) using an air-conditioned vehicle as noted in the inclusions.
Common sightings include howler monkeys, toucans, agoutis and various hummingbirds; tapir sightings are rare but possible.
Tenorio Volcano’s geothermal activity shaped the river’s chemistry; the area was later protected as a national park to conserve its unique aquatic and forest habitats.
Visitors are asked to stay on trails, avoid leaving waste, and use biodegradable sunscreen and repellent to protect aquatic life and the river’s fragile chemistry.
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