Rio Celeste Waterfall – View of Tenorio Volcano loop from Rio Celeste Lodge

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Rio Celeste Waterfall – View of Tenorio Volcano loop from Rio Celeste Lodge

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Rio Celeste Waterfall – View of Tenorio Volcano loop from Rio Celeste Lodge

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9.55km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parque Nacional Volcán Tenorio

Waypoints

Start point

Hotel

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3.76 km

Rio Celeste Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Rio Celeste waterfall if one of the nicest in CR. Hike is not hard unless it's raining. Be ready for everything as weather can change fast. Early morning visit is …

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4.14 km

Rainforest Trail in Tenorio Volcano National Park

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4.38 km

View of Tenorio Volcano

Highlight • Viewpoint

Unfortunately we had bad weather to see the volcano 🙋‍♂️but it is still worth doing this hike to the waterfall

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4.52 km

Laguna Azul (Tenorio Volcano National Park)

Highlight • Lake

Rio Celeste waterfall if one of the nicest in CR. Hike is not hard unless it's raining. Be ready for everything as weather can change fast. Early morning visit is …

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4.59 km

Los Borbollones Hot Springs in Río Celeste

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If you walk a little further from the Laguna Azul, you will reach a place called Los Borbollones, where sulphurous gases make the water bubble.

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4.77 km

Suspension Bridge Over the Río Buena Vista

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Beautiful bridge for pictures.

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4.87 km

Los Teñideros – Confluence of Río Buena Vista and Quebrada Agria

Highlight • River

Great sight and very beautiful play of colors in nature.

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7.00 km

Rainforest Trail, Tenorio Volcano National Park

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After a hurricane the forest was very devastated. In the meantime he was able to regenerate. You can still see some damage.

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9.55 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.66 km

4.44 km

193 m

142 m

126 m

Surfaces

4.66 km

2.76 km

1.92 km

126 m

100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (620 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 23 October

29°C

22°C

83 %

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Comments

February 26, 2023,20230226 🇨🇷: Catarata Rio Celeste - La Laguna Azul

It's already clear that it will rain in the rainforest, but we didn't need as much rain as today. We got really wet several times. Since our accommodation is only two kilometers from the entrance of Tenorio National Park, we started here. The tour was great, this color from the Riu Celeste is incredibly beautiful. We spent the afternoon in …

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January 24, 2025,2025-01-24a_CR_Wanderung am Rio Seleste

After a typical local breakfast, a hike to the Rio Seleste was on the agenda for this Friday in January 2025. I also walked along the road from my accommodation to the national park entrance and managed to arrive just before it opened at 8 a.m. Visiting the Volcán Tenorio National Park requires online registration and a fee of approximately …

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