Visiting the Rincon de la Vieja Hike is a great chice to stay in touch with nature. This beautiful National Park is in the province of Guanacaste, and it combines different types of landscapes from volcanic fumaroles, bubbling mud pit craters, astonishing views to the volcano, clear water rivers, waterfalls, primary forest with exuberant trees and many types of beautiful plants. This is also the habitat of jungle cats, 3 species of monkeys, agouties, coatis, among other animal species.
- Private Transportation
- Private tour guide
- Admission fee
- 2 - 3 hours light hike or
- 6 - 8 tough hike
- Visit to Cangreja waterfall (long hike)
- Snacks
- Water
- Soda
- Beer
- One full traditional Costa Rican meal
- 30 minutes stop for souvenir shopping
- Passport (copies are useless)
- Camera to take pictures (waterproof case is recommended)
- Back pack to carry water and snacks
- Hiking shoes
- Rain jacket
- Swimming suit and towel (Long hike)
- Hat
- Mosquito repellent
- Sun screen
- Extra money to buy in local business
08:00 am: Departure from Hotel. Meet at the reception
10:00 am: Rincon De La Vieja Hike
01:00 pm: Traditional Costa Rican lunch
01:45 pm: Souvenir shopping on the way back to the hotel
04:00 pm: Return to the hotel
Long hike is about 4 hours longerTestimonials
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Jeudy is an excellent tour guide. He is professional, honest, patient and speaks English very well. He has a great knowledge of the fauna and flora and local area... read more overall . We stayed at Dreams Las Mareas where he picked us up in the morning. We went to see waterfalls and rain forest. He helped us to spot sloths, tropical frogs, and lizards. He took us to the local diner for lunch ( excellent food). We also stopped by the local stand to buy the best watermelon that he asked the person to cut for us so we could eat it before swimming in waterfalls. We felt very safe with him. Highly recommended!
February 26, 2020Me and my family were very pleased with the tour. yeudy was are guide he was very help full he knows all about the country the greatest places to visit... read more and eat we would highly recommend him for a tour guide one of the nicest guy we meet thanks yeudy it was a pleasure meeting you.the walsh family
December 24, 2019 -
Costa Rica is beautiful just when you think a vacation to this amazing county cannot get any better you go on a tour guided by WWW tours! There are not... read more enough words to clearly explain our trip with WWW Tours! I was a bit nervous I had my 7 year old daughter and two young nieces …
February 1, 2020What can I say , so many positive things !! Yeudy gives the best tours for the best prices !! In Costa Rica Yeudy took us on an adventure and... read more we had jam packed day . We started off by seeing the most amazing views of Arenal volcano and then we took a trip to swim in the
April 1, 2021 -
What can I say , so many positive things !! Yeudy gives the best tours for the best prices !! In Costa Rica Yeudy took us on an adventure and... read more we had jam packed day . We started off by seeing the most amazing views of Arenal volcano and then we took a trip to swim in the waterfall. After swimming in the water fall we had lunch at a local restaurant. The lunch was very delicious, chicken , rice and vegetables YUMMM !! We made our way across the hanging bridges and then We ended our day at the hot springs and a lovely dinner .
Yeudy is very knowledgeable and has a wonderful personality!! When you go to Costa Rica , trust me you want to book your tour with him. He won’t rip you off and he will give you a tour to remember. One special thing about Yeudy is he is passionate about what he does , he truly made our day special !!
May 2, 2021We did 2 days of excursions with Yeudy during our stay at Dreams Las Mareas and both were fantastic. Great service, knowledgeable guides, excellent drivers (these are private tours). They... read more brought water and snacks (including some local biscuits and empanadas with Yeudy on day 2) which really was a nice touch.
The first tour we did was a combination of the waterfall and sloth tour and we had Oscar as our guide that day. He was very knowledgeable about nature and animals and gave us great information as we drove to the attractions. We saw sloths, posion dart frogs and many birds on the sloth tour (where there was a local guide to walk us through the park and help us take pictures). We were originally supposed to do the hanging bridges as well, but the kids were tired, so Oscar suggested we do a tour of Liberia and took us to a local ice cream shop before the drive home.
Based on the first great day, we booked the river cruise where we had Yeudy himself as our guide. Once again, the local knowledge was amazing and we learned a ton about Costa Rica during the drive. The river tour was great and we saw tons of animals, including 11 crocodiles. We also saw:
Howler monkeys
Black iguana
Green iguana
Basilisk (Jesus Christ lizard)
Barn owl
Little blue heron
Great blue heron
Green heron
Tiger heron
Kingfisher
Osprey (one with fish in talons)
Long nose bats
Green parrots
Scarlet macaw
Soldier birds
and various other birds.
After the tour we had a local lunch at the boat tour facility, which was probably the best food we had on the entire trip (and the food at Dreams is actually very good).
All in all, we would highly recommend doing tours with Yeudy when you are at Dreams or anywhere else near La Cruz.
March 27, 2022 -
Yeudi was amazing as a tour guide. My first time in Costa Rica and I was travelling alone. He put me at ease right away. Was interested in what... read more I wanted to see. His suggestions were great - highlights of the day. Answered all of my questions and always seemed interested and engaged in what I was saying. The entire day was an absolute pleasure - including seeing pictures of his new baby girl. Will go back to Costa Rica again and going out on another tour with him will definitely be on the agenda. Overall a great day!
February 12, 2020Yeudy was an amazing tour guide, the best tour guide to be honest! We immediately felt like family with Yeudy, having such an amazing experience throughout Costa Rica. Yeudy was... read more informational and personal making sure that our experience was custom to our preference. Whatever we wanted Yeudy had a solution to. We went on a river raft ride, a cloud forest tour, waterfall, and private Yacht. Our trip to Costa Rica would not have been as memorable without Yeudy by our side. We will 100% be calling Yeudy with our next visit to Costa Rica! Pura Vida Yeudy!
July 2, 2021 -
Jody was fabulous! Super knowledgeable of the area and wildlife! Very happy to have met him during our stay. He made our entire experience wonderful. We ended up using him... read more for multiple tours and transport!
January 5, 2022Yeudy was our guide for the day & definitely went above and beyond for us. Not only was he a great guide, we ran into some issues the morning... read more of our scheduled service. Yeudy helped us work things out and never made us feel like we were imposing. I can't say enough good things
June 1, 2021 -
Yeudy is an amazing guide that goes above and beyond. His passion for sharing the best parts of his country is second to none. My family and I used Best... read more Tours Costa Rica for a vacation right before Christmas 2021 and we’re not disappointed. From the start he was willing to create a custom package for multiple excursions throughout the week and the airport transfer. His rates are extremely competitive as a small business. We did the Vandara Combo, Sloth Tour and a Scuba Dive and all three were outstanding. He also showed us some of the local area, local wildlife (Howler Monkeys) right on the side of the road, and catered to anything we needed while out and about (food or souvenirs). A true professional, we would absolutely recommend Yeudy and Best Tours Costa Rica to anyone going to Dreams Las Mareas.
December 24, 2021Book with Yeudy and Andres! You won't regret it. We only had 1 jam packed day with them but any time we return we will definitely be repeat customers. He... read more is so knowledgeable... from history, to nature, to local attractions. He's a wealth of costa rican knowledge. He's a great team with Andres who is so helpful and accommodating with anything we asked. We went to Rincon de la Vieja, the natural hot springs and volcanic mud bath, a great lunch, and then a local souvenir shop. We felt safe and in great hands. They have safe, clean transport and excellent English as well.
May 25, 2021 -
The best tour around town for the price paid. Yeudy was very professional he didn't rush the itinerary and he allowed us to enjoy everything Costa Rica had to... read more offer. On our way back we ended up taking shots with two locals looking at the sunset, not Yeudy, and admiring Costa …
May 1, 2021 -
The best tour around town for the price paid. Yeudy was very professional he didn't rush the itinerary and he allowed us to enjoy everything Costa Rica had to... read more offer. On our way back we ended up taking shots with two locals looking at the sunset, not Yeudy, and admiring Costa Rica. He went out of his way to make sure we had a great time. When I go back to Costa Rica I will book him again! Pura Vida!!
May 6, 2021We had a fantastic trip with Yeudy! We spontaneously scheduled a short outing for snorkeling and fishing and were blown away! It was fun, romantic, and just perfect... read more for us. Yeudy was a great guide and took care of everything.
Right off the bat, we saw dolphins and the views, in general, were much better than we expected. That by itself would have been worth it. We caught a roosterfish, the snorkeling was so much better than expected with rays, octopus, and beautiful fish. To cap it off, they took us to some great places for sunset pictures and a walk on a beach on the way back.
July 12, 2021 -
My wife and I had the chance to take a day long Costa Rican tour with Yeudy Morrera. He was fantastic. Yeudy not only had amazing knowledge about what to... read more see in Costa Rica, but he was a terrific guide. He is very down to earth, friendly, experienced and made our visit that much better. And he even lent us towels from his own home to ensure we had a great experience.
I encourage you to book his company today for your personal or business your. You won't be disappointed!
January 10, 2020Book with Yeudy and Andres! You won't regret it. We only had 1 jam packed day with them but any time we return we will definitely be repeat customers. He... read more is so knowledgeable... from history, to nature, to local attractions. He's a wealth of costa rican knowledge. He's a great
May 1, 2021 -
I have to agree wholeheartedly with other reviewer posts with regards WWW Tours. Yeudy is an amazing guide! My wife and I were visiting Costa Rica with our... read more 10 year old daughter. Not only did he keep us informed with his knowledge of Costa Rica during the drive from the airport to our hotel and back (a 5 hour drive each way from San Jose to Dreams Las Mareas near La Cruz), he could not have been any friendlier, kinder or more courteous; checking we were ok or if we needed comfort breaks, etc... He is also a very patient, safe driver of his spacious Hyundai people carrier and his English is immaculate.
We were lucky enough that he was available for the day whilst we were in Costa Rica for a private trip, which was bespoke based on where we wanted to visit (The Hanging Bridges, Sloth sanctuary and a souvenir shop in Liberia for gifts). Yeudy was flexible with stops; was so knowledgable about all of the floura & fourna, nature and wildlife whilst guiding us through the rain forest and sloth-spotting and always offering to pause to take family photos (or photos of wildlife through his binoculars!) for us as well as taking us to a lovely restaurant / butterfly farm for lunch.
I highly recommend Yeudy for any tours you may want to do in Costa Rica - nothing was too much trouble; he was lovey!! Thank you so much again Yeudy!!!
February 20, 2020Yeudy (Jody) brought my wife and I on an excursion, just the 3 of us in his beautiful air conditioned, well stocked van. We went to a breathtaking waterfall were... read more we swam and took in the beauty and nature, including monkeys and birds. Yeudy took pictures of us and filmed us in the water. He never once during the day said we should hurry along. He took us to breakfast and also for ice cream later. Both were delicious. The big part of the trip was to see sloths. Wow, did he produce!! We saw several of them from 2 different species, both 2 and 3 toed! We saw Toucans, poisonous frogs, vultures and 3 species of monkeys that we even got to interact with. We saw White faced, Howler and Spider monkeys. He took us through the tropical dry forest and the rain forest nestled between 2 volcanoes. Yeudy was extremely knowledgeable about his country, it’s history, all forms of wildlife, imports and exports, his government, the climate and so much more. He is a veritable wealth of knowledge. He is a very well educated man with a great sense of humour. He is very articulate and understands English very well. He has been involved with tourism for the past 19 years. He loves his native country and is excited and enthusiastic to share it with others. I highly recommend his accompaniment on anything you want to see in Costa Rica or even Honduras. You will come away richer for your experience. From the bottom of our hearts Yeudy, Liza and I thank you for providing us with the experience we could only dream about until we met you. Such good fortune. We wish you all the very best in your future endeavours and we pray daily for little Charlotte’s good health and happiness when she arrives. Also for an easy, uneventful delivery for your wife. We wish you all the very best life and God have to offer my friend. Health, happiness and prosperity. Always
Sincerely,
Brent & Liza Lambert
December 26, 2019
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Jeudy is an excellent tour guide. He is professional, honest, patient and speaks English very well. He has a great knowledge of the fauna and flora and local area... read more overall . We stayed at Dreams Las Mareas where he picked us up in the morning. We went to see waterfalls and rain forest. He helped us to spot sloths, tropical frogs, and lizards. He took us to the local diner for lunch ( excellent food). We also stopped by the local stand to buy the best watermelon that he asked the person to cut for us so we could eat it before swimming in waterfalls. We felt very safe with him. Highly recommended!
February 26, 2020Yeudy, You gave Karen and I a great tour to remember, we had a great time. You were very knowledgeable and answered all our questions about Costa Rica. We... read more would highly recommend you as a tour guide!!
February 29, 2020 -
What can I say , so many positive things !! Yeudy gives the best tours for the best prices !! In Costa Rica Yeudy took us on an adventure and... read more we had jam packed day . We started off by seeing the most amazing views of Arenal volcano and then we took a trip to swim in the waterfall. After swimming in the water fall we had lunch at a local restaurant. The lunch was very delicious, chicken , rice and vegetables YUMMM !! We made our way across the hanging bridges and then We ended our day at the hot springs and a lovely dinner .
Yeudy is very knowledgeable and has a wonderful personality!! When you go to Costa Rica , trust me you want to book your tour with him. He won’t rip you off and he will give you a tour to remember. One special thing about Yeudy is he is passionate about what he does , he truly made our day special !!
May 2, 2021 -
1000% worth it. Yeudy picked my wife and I up at the resort and took us on a journey to experience Costa Rica. We went to a nature area to... read more experience the wildlife. We went to a small community as well as a larger town so that we could meet the people. We had an outstanding meal
June 1, 2021The best tour around town for the price paid. Yeudy was very professional he didn't rush the itinerary and he allowed us to enjoy everything Costa Rica had to... read more offer. On our way back we ended up taking shots with two locals looking at the sunset, not Yeudy, and admiring Costa …
May 1, 2021 -
I have to agree wholeheartedly with other reviewer posts with regards WWW Tours. Yeudy is an amazing guide! My wife and I were visiting Costa Rica with our... read more 10 year old daughter. Not only did he keep us informed with his knowledge of Costa Rica during the drive from the airport to our hotel and back (a 5 hour drive each way from San Jose to Dreams Las Mareas near La Cruz), he could not have been any friendlier, kinder or more courteous; checking we were ok or if we needed comfort breaks, etc... He is also a very patient, safe driver of his spacious Hyundai people carrier and his English is immaculate.
We were lucky enough that he was available for the day whilst we were in Costa Rica for a private trip, which was bespoke based on where we wanted to visit (The Hanging Bridges, Sloth sanctuary and a souvenir shop in Liberia for gifts). Yeudy was flexible with stops; was so knowledgable about all of the floura & fourna, nature and wildlife whilst guiding us through the rain forest and sloth-spotting and always offering to pause to take family photos (or photos of wildlife through his binoculars!) for us as well as taking us to a lovely restaurant / butterfly farm for lunch.
I highly recommend Yeudy for any tours you may want to do in Costa Rica - nothing was too much trouble; he was lovey!! Thank you so much again Yeudy!!!
February 20, 2020Yeudy is AMAZING! Our tour was a personal tour and he made it extremely worthwhile. He is so knowledgeable in the history of Costa Rica and all of its... read more traditions. Hands down best excursion we've ever had. From horseback riding, to zip lining, water slide and all, it was an …
March 1, 2021 -
Me and my family were very pleased with the tour. yeudy was are guide he was very help full he knows all about the country the greatest places to visit... read more and eat we would highly recommend him for a tour guide one of the nicest guy we meet thanks yeudy it was a pleasure meeting you.the walsh family
December 24, 2019 -
Our all day tour gave us a range of locations and experiences to appreciate the beauty of Costa Rica. Our guide, Abraham, was knowledgeable, accommodating and a pleasure to... read more be with. The waterfall, walk through the rain forest and hanging bridges was lovely and we were fortunate to see sloths actually moving! We never would have had such an experience if we had done this without a guide - he pointed out so many plants, frogs, insects and interesting facts about the trees, etc. Yeudy was very good to work with- he even juggled the date of our tour at the last minute as I was not feeling well on scheduled day. Would highly recommend this tour!
March 23, 2022Jody was fabulous! Super knowledgeable of the area and wildlife! Very happy to have met him during our stay. He made our entire experience wonderful. We ended up using him... read more for multiple tours and transport!
January 5, 2022 -
Yeudy was our guide for the day & definitely went above and beyond for us. Not only was he a great guide, we ran into some issues the morning... read more of our scheduled service. Yeudy helped us work things out and never made us feel like we were imposing. I can't say enough good things
June 1, 2021Yeudy was our special driver and tour guide for an amazing day in Costa Rica. He showed us everything we wanted to see and then some. He was very kind... read more and patient. He made us feel right at home in his beautiful country. We would highly recommend Yeudy for anyone and everyone who really wants to see Costa Rica. We will be in touch when we are back!
January 6, 2020 -
Costa Rica is beautiful just when you think a vacation to this amazing county cannot get any better you go on a tour guided by WWW tours! There are not... read more enough words to clearly explain our trip with WWW Tours! I was a bit nervous I had my 7 year old daughter and two young nieces …
February 1, 2020What can I say , so many positive things !! Yeudy gives the best tours for the best prices !! In Costa Rica Yeudy took us on an adventure and... read more we had jam packed day . We started off by seeing the most amazing views of Arenal volcano and then we took a trip to swim in the
April 1, 2021 -
We had a fantastic trip with Yeudy! We spontaneously scheduled a short outing for snorkeling and fishing and were blown away! It was fun, romantic, and just perfect... read more for us. Yeudy was a great guide and took care of everything.
Right off the bat, we saw dolphins and the views, in general, were much better than we expected. That by itself would have been worth it. We caught a roosterfish, the snorkeling was so much better than expected with rays, octopus, and beautiful fish. To cap it off, they took us to some great places for sunset pictures and a walk on a beach on the way back.
July 12, 2021We had an awesome tour to Llanos de Cortes Waterfall. Yeudy from Best Tours Costa Rica was our personal driver & tour guide for the day. He arrived right in... read more time for our scheduled pickup at Dreams Las Mareas in a spotless vehicle with great working AC. During our drive to the waterfalls, he made a few photo stops for us at scenic overlooks. Yeudy is a passionate local who is a wealth of knowledge pertaining to all things Costa Rica.
While at the waterfalls, he offered to take family photos of us, which was most appreciated, Llanos de Cortes is a beautiful location with lush tropical trees, plants, and of course breathtaking waterfalls. After our visit at the falls, we made our way back towards Dreams, taking a different scenic route. Included with the tour was a fabulous lunch at a family run restaurant located not too far away from the resort. The food was delicious! I highly recommend booking with Yeudy for this and any other Costa Rica excursions. You can’t be in better hands.
December 13, 2021 -
The best tour around town for the price paid. Yeudy was very professional he didn't rush the itinerary and he allowed us to enjoy everything Costa Rica had to... read more offer. On our way back we ended up taking shots with two locals looking at the sunset, not Yeudy, and admiring Costa Rica. He went out of his way to make sure we had a great time. When I go back to Costa Rica I will book him again! Pura Vida!!
May 6, 2021We did 2 days of excursions with Yeudy during our stay at Dreams Las Mareas and both were fantastic. Great service, knowledgeable guides, excellent drivers (these are private tours). They... read more brought water and snacks (including some local biscuits and empanadas with Yeudy on day 2) which really was a nice touch.
The first tour we did was a combination of the waterfall and sloth tour and we had Oscar as our guide that day. He was very knowledgeable about nature and animals and gave us great information as we drove to the attractions. We saw sloths, posion dart frogs and many birds on the sloth tour (where there was a local guide to walk us through the park and help us take pictures). We were originally supposed to do the hanging bridges as well, but the kids were tired, so Oscar suggested we do a tour of Liberia and took us to a local ice cream shop before the drive home.
Based on the first great day, we booked the river cruise where we had Yeudy himself as our guide. Once again, the local knowledge was amazing and we learned a ton about Costa Rica during the drive. The river tour was great and we saw tons of animals, including 11 crocodiles. We also saw:
Howler monkeys
Black iguana
Green iguana
Basilisk (Jesus Christ lizard)
Barn owl
Little blue heron
Great blue heron
Green heron
Tiger heron
Kingfisher
Osprey (one with fish in talons)
Long nose bats
Green parrots
Scarlet macaw
Soldier birds
and various other birds.
After the tour we had a local lunch at the boat tour facility, which was probably the best food we had on the entire trip (and the food at Dreams is actually very good).
All in all, we would highly recommend doing tours with Yeudy when you are at Dreams or anywhere else near La Cruz.
March 27, 2022
Purchase
- We made it easy to make a reservation. Just leave us your name, email and tell us the exact day/month/year when you want to take the Rincon De La Vieja Hike; and ¨Submit¨ and you will be directed to the Buy now option.
- Don’t worry about duplicate reservations because we provide Private Transportation for every one of our services.
***Very important: If you are making a reaservation with less than 24 hours of anticipation, then wait for email approval before buying.
Pick up time: 08:00 am
Is Rincon de la Vieja National Park open?
Rincon de la Vieja National Park hours are Tuesday through Sunday 8 AM to 3 PM for the Las Pailas sector. Santa Maria sector is closed. The latest you can take the trail to Escondida and Cangreja waterfalls is 11:30 am