La Paz Waterfall Gardens: Experience Costa Rica's Ecological Attraction

La Paz Waterfall Gardens is the most visited privately owned ecological attraction in Costa Rica featuring the best hiking near San José, the most famous waterfalls in Costa Rica, rescued wildlife preserve with over 100 species of animals, and an environmental education program.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • La Paz Waterfall Gardens - This is a day-pass to the La Paz Waterfall Gardens Nature Park.

The park features five waterfalls, cloud forest and rain forest, safe hiking trails, aviary with numerous species of birds, toucan feeding, insect exhibit, butterfly observatory, capuchin (white-faced) monkeys, black-handed spider monkeys, hummingbird garden with 26 documented species, hummingbird hand feeding in the mornings and afternoons, serpentarium (snake exhibit), jaguars, pumas, ocelots, margays,ox cart, and an orchid exhibit.  You will be able to enjoy any of these by using the day pass.

Meals are not included but can be purchased on site

What's Included
  • Free Parking Available
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • This property is incorporated and operated entirely in Costa Rica.
Location
La Paz Waterfall Gardens
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Russell_e
Aug 17, 2024
Lovely way to spend a day! - Love the toucan house and the interaction with butterflies & hummingbirds! Everything was so beautifully landscaped and clean. We’re didn’t do the waterfall trail because we spent so much time on the animals!
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C-racer-2000
Aug 10, 2024
Worth the walk - We took a guided tour of this attraction. It is an amazing hike. It will require you to be in shape but you don’t need to be an athlete to take the tour. Plenty of time for picture taking. Highly recommended.
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Dennise
Aug 7, 2024
Best place to visit in Costa Rica - Stunning place with its beautiful waterfalls, the space where the hummingbirds arrive is very nice we had the opportunity to take pictures with them, the buffet is also very rich, the best of Costa Rica
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Eileen_e
Aug 5, 2024
La Paz waterfalls & Park - The La Paz waterfalls were amazing! The whole park was beautiful. There was so much to see and do! So glad we went!
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Michael_m
Aug 5, 2024
Beautiful - Wonderful views of the falls. Recommend the lunch buffet, reasonably priced, $9 for kids, and $14 for adults. Animals looked well cared for. Big cats wake around 3:30 for feeding. Fern trail behind the trout pond is less crowded and offers more falls views. Didn’t see large tourists groups on this trail, which made it more relaxing.
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Cari_l
Aug 3, 2024
A great end to a beautiful time in Costa Rica! - This was a perfect way to end our trip to Costa Rica. La Paz is close to the airport and had something to offer for everyone in our group to enjoy (ages 9- 72!). The buffet lunch was excellent as well.
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Melissa
Jul 23, 2024
Fabulous - make sure you allocate plenty of time! You don’t want to rush! - The gardens are amazing, waterfalls are breathtaking. The buffet lunch is quite tasty. We had four generations of family there, 10 people ranging in age from 6 to 76. Spent about three hours, and did not have time to see the entire park. Will go back again to see the rest of it. The trail to view the waterfalls take some time. Good bit of hiking up and down, but with a little effort, definitely doable for most people.
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Claudia
Jul 16, 2024
Stunning ! Stunning! Stunning. Best waterfall experience ever! - This place is amazing! The drive slowed us down a bit because of its steep turns, uphills and downhills plus the roads were little wet. When we arrived we paid the a day ticket $58 plus all you can eat buffet of $17 per person. We got to experience over 5 waterfalls, saw butterflies, monkeys, and wild animals. There is plenty of stairs and extremely slippery. I would recommend to wear comfortable clothing and hiking shoes if possible. There are some areas (most) of stairs with no hand rail. Watch your step. A lot of uphill stairs and downhills. We took a camel back (with water) which was a great idea. We did not have a rain coat on us so we actually got wet because it rained. The waterfalls will also get you a little wet with the hard breeze so wear light clothing. Lunch: was good. Chicken and bbq pork. The bbq was somewhat blend and the meat had not too much seasoning. Pesto Pasta was ok but the rice and beans tasted delicious. The rice was perfectly cooked. I had pineapple agua which was perfect not too sugary. Then after lunch it got cold so I had a coffee topped with the cream (leche) and some brown sugar. Great flavor. Just perfect. Overall, highly recommended
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507mabel
Jul 2, 2024
Beautiful and relaxing - We visited La Paz Waterfall Garden as a family and for the price, we considered that for everything on offer from parking to different sections with animals and the trails leading to the different waterfalls, it was very good. The paths are well kept and everything looks so nice. I recommend it 100%
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Kennethg_b
Jun 23, 2024
Amazing wildlife experience. - Amazing experience with all the wildlife,waterfalls and beautiful landscape. Paths were very nicely laid out between attractions. Staff were super friendly too.
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