Volcano-Waterfall and Hot Springs Private Tour

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Itinerary

1. Hiking on a secondary forest trails at the base of an active volcano, this is a perfect tour for nature lovers. Bird watching,volcanic steam vents, bubbling mud and wildlife. We are adding an option for a lite version of the tour, we will take you on a shorter trail to avoid the longer Hike. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THE LITE VERSION OF THE TOUR, PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CHOOSING IT ON THE PRICING SECTION.

   2 hAdmission included

2. This beautiful waterfall located just outside of the park is a perfect pause to refresh after the hike, you can swim on the natural pool at the bottom and relax before lunch.

   30 minAdmission included

3. After a delicious buffet lunch, you will have the chance of discovering the healing properties of the volcanic mud and the natural hot springs,this is the best way release the stress and finish a perfect day of adventure.

   1 hAdmission included

4. SOUVENIRS SHOPPING as an extra we will let you spend some time on the biggest souvenir shop in the country, this will be a great opportunity to try a free sample of a good quality Costa Rica coffee and chocolate. (This is an optional stop)

   30 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 266 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Great👍👏

  Gabriel was excellent tour guide. Very informative and helpfull and considerate!!

  A3108KVterrigAugust 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Amazing service and a great time.

  Gabriel’s service was beyond what we expected. From booking to the excursion to the drive home I felt safe and welcomed. The waterfalls and hot springs were absolutely amazing. He even went above and beyond by taking some of our group back to do more hiking and see more falls when some had to stay back due to physical restrictions. We even ended up booking another excursion with him directly to go river tubing and more waterfalls. The tubbing was so fun if we had more time we would be doing another one for sure!!

  R2091WVandreahAugust 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5My family and I had an...

  My family and I had an amazing time on this excursion. Our guide, Gabriel, was exceptionally helpful, professional, and knowledgeable. He went above and beyond for our group, and we actually booked other tours with him throughout our stay here in Costa Rica. If you’re thinking about booking this excursion — do it you won’t regret it!

  Felicia_CAugust 2026via Viator

• 3Our guide was terrific....

  Our guide was terrific. However, the tour is more than 2 hours from Tamarindo. It was somewhat disappointing. The hike is long and there’s not much to see. The mud bath is mud in a bowl you rub on. The hot springs were pretty. The waterfall is very small and the pooled water was freezing. Too far and not worth it.

  nadine_lJuly 2026via Viator

• 1Terrible guide - terrible run-down tourist trap location tour.

  This may have just been our experience because we tried to customize the tour and it was just the two of us with an awful guide BUT, it was the very worst tour we have ever gone on. Our guide was essentially just a driver but, he joined us with another tour group and just had us follow them around. Our guide talked in circles and I don't think he understood us - we said no fewer than 10 times that we were NOT interested in the coffee/chocolate tour but, yet he had us go with the other group to do that "tour." The waterfall was nice and we enjoyed it but, zero information on it from our guide, we just did our own thing. We did get to see all types of animals on our travels just even driving and in the "man made small rainforest" - the rainforest had a wonderful tour guide it was at a place called La Roca (which looked to be abandoned). The lunch we had was delicious at the Thermo Mania place; however, it was abandoned and dilapidated water park that is used by locals - IT IS NOT a hot spring. Do not let your guide bring you there, it is a series of pools and small rock waterslides and most pools were not even filled! The people were very kind and friendly but, this was not a "Costa Rican" tour - this was awful but, mainly it was our guide just taking us to a rip off tourist trap.

  Katie_BJune 2026via Viator

• 5Excellent day trip

  Gabriel was friendly & professional. Highly recommend him.

  soojungs2026June 2026via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Playa Flamingo

• Its from-price is 15% above the median of the 208 day trips we list in Playa Flamingo.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 8 of 208.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Playa Flamingo

Playa Flamingo is a pale-sand beach and marina community on Guanacaste's Pacific coast in north-west Costa Rica, facing calm water and sunset skies.

Playa Flamingo is a small resort area on the Pacific coast of Guanacaste, in north-west Costa Rica, curving around a bay with a wide beach of pale sand and a hillside of homes above. A marina serves fishing and sailing boats, and the sea here is typically calm enough for swimming and paddling. A handful of shops and restaurants make up the centre.

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