Rio Celeste Tour: Waterfall, Sloths, and Coffee Experience

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Tamarindo

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Embark on a private day trip from Guanacaste to explore the stunning Rio Celeste Waterfall and the Sloth Sanctuary. Experience the natural wonders of Costa Rica, enjoy a delicious lunch, and immerse yourself in the beauty of the rainforest.

Duration: 11 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Rio Celeste - View of Celeste river, Waterfall and Hiking in Tenorio Volcano National Park
Bijagua de Upala - Lunch time!
Spring Paradise Bijagua Tours - Time to see sloths!
Bijagua de Upala - Chocolate & Coffee Tour

What's Included

Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Transportation by comfortable, air-conditioned minivan or SUV
Bilingual driver/guide
All activities
Lunch
Water, Beer & Powerades

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Additional Information

Opt for a personalized experience of Rio Celeste on a private excursion from Guanacaste. After a convenient hotel pickup, enjoy a guided visit to the Tenorio Volcano National Park on a rainforest trek to the Rio Celeste Waterfall. After this beautiful site your tour will continue to a rustic Costa Rican restaurant where you will have lunch and then it’s…

Location

Tamarindo

Cancellation Policy

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

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P4134iashannonf

Aug 9, 2025

Bucket list dream come true - Unbelievable trip and learned so much about Costa Rica! Jose was our tour guide and he was so informative. Could not have asked for a better tour guide. Also Junior who drove us and also guided was amazing and they took great care of us!!

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David

Jul 12, 2025

Yes. Book it! Sloths. Monkeys. Vipers. - The moment Jose picked us up we knew we were in for a great day. He took a moment to shake both our hands, look us in the eye, and share a little bit of Costa Rican hospitality right out the gate. As we walked to the waterfall he was stopping to show us flora, fauna, and everything else along the way like a Helmeted Lizard, Native Butterflies, and very very deadly yet cute eyelash vipers (whoa). He had a true joy for sharing the information and backing it up with why the information was important. He’s a guide you want next to you to bring the entire day to life. Then the sloths. This was hands down a highlight for us to see sloths. One had come down and we were so close to see this guy moving around and climbing on trees at a slower Pura Vida sort of pace. We’ll never forget it. We also saw spider monkeys and white faced monkeys and plenty of other great wildlife. This tour was worth every penny and we feel lucky to have had Jose as our guide from pickup to drop off.

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Kevin

Apr 13, 2025

A great way to experience Costa Rica! - This tour was great! Our guide, Jose, was really good— full of facts and helped us spot a lot of animals. We saw all kinds of birds, including several toucans. We also saw three separate vipers, several frogs, butterflies, and some beautiful flowers. We saw several sloths, including a juvenile that was almost within arm’s reach! Lunch was great and the coffee/chocolate tour was very interesting. Jose even stopped to let us buy souvenirs on the way back. I’d definitely take another tour with these guys!

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Ngawor

Apr 11, 2025

Daniel was great! We... - Daniel was great! We really enjoyed our tour and lunch was delicious. Everything was on time and efficient.

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Shannonrenee

Apr 9, 2025

An Amazing Experience with the Best Guide! - A highlight of our trip! I traveled alone with my kids and was a bit nervous to book this, but Jose was an *amazing* guide. He made us all feel comfortable, ensuring that we had what we needed, that we were okay the whole time, and was constantly looking after us. He was an absolute pleasure to talk to all day, educating us on Costa Rica history and culture, and while we hiked he was able to point out so many different animals and take such great photos for us! Lunch was delicious—my very picky daughter still talks about how great the chicken was. We saw baby sloths up close, monkeys, vipers, frogs, a coral snake, so many birds, etc. Such a great experience—do not hesitate to book!

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Margi_b

Mar 30, 2025

Great tour! - Jose was an amazing guide! We had such a great day with him and learned so much about Costa Rica and the wildlife.

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Rosie_r

Mar 21, 2025

Great tour! - Jose was an amazing guide on this private tour, which he customized to where/when we wanted to do things! He had a lot of pride sharing details about his beautiful country. SUV felt luxurious, plenty of water and beer if you wanted. Would highly recommend!

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472mawulib

Mar 20, 2025

Family Day Out - The tour guide and the driver were wonderful, knowledgeable, patient, kind, and respectful. The tours including the blue waterfall, sloth, coffee, and cocoa were very educational for us, especially our elementary kiddos. We enjoy our time with this team. Would high recommend them.

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783tricial

Mar 12, 2025

Incredible Adventure!!, - This was an adventure of a lifetime! Our tour guide Jose M. Was incredibly knowledgeable about the plants, animals, geography, and history of Costa Rica. We saw rare birds, a red-eyed tree frog, poison dart frog, an eyelash viper, many sloths and howler monkeys. A highlight was a young three toed sloth that was at eye level. We could have picked it up! The lunch was delicious and Jose’s expertise really added to the experience, Highly recommend!,

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William_h

Feb 22, 2025

Coffee, chocolate, and animals oh my - Amazing experience. Alex was a great guide. The waterfall was beautiful but a very long trek. The coffee and chocolate experience was great. The food was fantastic and we seen a sloth, viper, tucan, red eyed tree frog and a dart frog. Highly recommend

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From $150

up to 15 guests

2 - Adult