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

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

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

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4.99km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parque Nacional Volcán Tenorio

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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71 m

Rio Celeste Waterfall and Confluence

Highlight • Waterfall

One of the highlights of the grandiose Tenorio Volcano is Rio Celeste. Mysteriously baby blue river that is created by two perfectly clear rivers joining and creating this miracle. Of …

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1.60 km

Rio Celeste Waterfall

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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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1.99 km

Rainforest Trail in Tenorio Volcano National Park

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2.23 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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2.37 km

Laguna Azul (Tenorio Volcano National Park)

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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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2.62 km

Suspension Bridge Over the Río Buena Vista

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Beautiful bridge for pictures.

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2.80 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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4.65 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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4.99 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.59 km

212 m

193 m

Surfaces

4.59 km

217 m

189 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (680 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 23 October

30°C

22°C

83 %

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Comments

April 11, 2025,Nationalpark Tenorio mit Rio Celeste und Wasserfall Catarata Río Celeste

Parking is available at the parking lot; national park entrance fee is required (purchase online in advance). We spontaneously had a guide, without whom we wouldn't have seen any animals. The trail is clearly signposted, but not the easiest; especially in wet conditions, you might slip. If you just want to see the river and waterfall, you certainly don't need …

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March 2, 2024,Rio Celeste

Hike along the Rio Celeste in the Volcan Tenorio National Park. The water is colored turquoise blue due to the minerals it contains from volcanic activity. 🌋

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January 2, 2024,Escursione al Tenorio

Well, at Tenorio I was expecting more of a volcanic landscape, but it's still forest. Nice eh...but there's better. E.g. Rincon de la V is better.

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October 20, 2024,Costa Rica Tenorio Catarata Rio de Celeste 2024-10-20

In keeping with what awaits you, the path to the waterfall of the Rio Celeste is called Sendero Misterios del Tenorio. Breathtaking places await you. After a 30-minute walk through lush rainforest, you descend 253 steps to the blue wonder of the waterfall. You won't believe the turquoise. According to legend, God washed out his brushes here after painting the …

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March 16, 2023,Rio Celeste Waterfall 🫧🐍🏞️🐍🇨🇷🐍🦎

Today there were a lot of poisonous snakes 🐍🐍🐍🐍🫣 and a breathtaking waterfall colored by minerals pouring out from the volcano... Wow 😯🙌😎
PS in some places it smelled like rotten eggs, e.g. picture 29, the water was bubbling (sulphur)

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March 23, 2025,Wanderung

It's an interesting trail with several observation opportunities. The trail is easy to follow up to the waterfall, with a few sections where you'll have to scramble over scree. The descent/ascent via stairs also requires a good level of fitness. Further on, the trail becomes considerably more difficult. Good fitness and surefootedness are required. Hiking boots are also required from …

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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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