Full-Day Rio Celeste Tour From La Fortuna

The tour guides especially Santiago was very helpful and knowledgeable. The pace of hike was perfect for all ages and wasn’t rushed. The bus driver Angelo was a blessing in disguise, he went far and beyond his normal duties and drove us almost 6 hrs to our next destination even though it wasn’t a part of the tour. Everyone was extremely professional, humble, and most of all very fun. It made the tour memorable for my family and the others in the tour. We wish we could give the tour more than five stars as we would give it 20. Thank you very much.

The food was good, and the nature was beautiful. The pick-up worked well, but the tour was clearly overbooked as there were not enough seats in the car. Therefore, one girl had to sit on the floor and another girl on a seat with no seatbelt available. The guide did, indeed, offer to sit on the floor instead of the girl, but no matter what, I do not think that it is responsible for anyone to sit on the floor for a 1,5 hour drive each way. It started to rain as we reached the Tenero Park, so understandably we had to hurry to be able to see the water still blue. That was totally fair. But after we reached the waterfall in time, I expected there to be at least some kind of guiding on what we saw on the hike. The guide could at least have told us about some animals or why the water was blue. I am not a hundred percent sure, whether the guide actually did tell something, but since he tended to not wait on everyone and to speak primarily in Spanish, I did not receive much guiding on the tour. Since I paid for a guided tour, I am quite disappointed about that. For future tours I think that you should not advertise that the guides speak English. The driver did not understand or speak a word in English, so he guided only in Spanish. The other guide did speak English, but because many people in the group spoke Spanish, I would say that 90% of the guiding was in Spanish. As someone who does not speak Spanish, this made me feel quite unwelcome and left outside of the group the entire day. I spoke to a couple of other non-Spanish people from the group, who also felt a bit left out. The guide definitely seemed nice, and I am sure that the Spanish people had fun, but I just wish he would have been more including with the rest of us. Also, the driving could definitely improve. I know that the infrastructure on this route might not be the best to begin with, but it would definitely have been more relaxing and safe, if the driver would slow down, stop checking his phone and be careful. We almost hit another car and several dogs.

The Rio Celeste is a must see in Costa Rica. Tenorio is by far my favorite park to visit. Highly recommanded!

Enjoyed the waterfalls and learning about the jungles. It is tough hike and a lot of walking. Our guid was very good made sure all of got to complete the tour and took us on our pace. It is definitely a must do trip. But come prepare with good shoes, water and small snack.

So worth it! We pulled over and saw a sloth, Tucan, and the guides were amazing and so knowledgeable. We wouldn't have seen nearly half of the stuff had I gone without a guide.

Raul our tour guide was amazing! Super funny and knowledgeable about the Rio Celeste. He and our driver were super friendly and they made sure everyone on the tour was comfortable and having fun! I love both of them and highly recommend this tour for everyone!

This was a great tour! Our tour guide Arturo, made sure to point out anything interesting he saw as we walked along the trail. We also met his “sister” Lola lol! The waterfall was magnificent…the color, sound and smell. Definitely worth the hike. This tour does require a lot of hiking, so wearing the appropriate shoes and clothing will aid in your enjoyment.

This was a PHENOMENAL tour! I went on several tours in Arenal and my tour guide Augusto was one of the most thorough and knowledgable tour guides I had. He answered all of our questions regarding Arenal Volcano and all the various flora and fauna and animals in the area. We luckily arrived on a beautiful day with lots of sun, so Rio Celeste was absolutely stunning and a vivid turquoise color. At one point, I walked up the stairs too fast and got pretty dizzy and weak. My tour group and Augusto were gracious enough to give me a few minutes to recover. This was definitely one of the highlights of my trip!!

It was an enjoyable hike in heavy rain and while we didn’t get to see the teal colors, our guide was humorous and delightful. Very knowledgeable about the rain forest and the animals. We lucked out in seeing a snake and toucans! Delicious lunch and great ride up and back. Thank you!

Rio Celeste tour was excellent! Our tour guide Santiago was great, very informative and understanding. The hike was tougher than expected for my husband who had bad knees but he made sure that he was okay. We took our time and it was totally worth the hike! Rio Celeste was breathtaking!