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

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

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

03:02

9.36km

230m

Hiking

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

Last updated: November 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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2.23 km

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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3.95 km

Rainforest Trail in Tenorio Volcano National Park

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4.19 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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4.33 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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4.39 km

Los Borbollones Hot Springs in Río Celeste

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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4.58 km

Suspension Bridge Over the Río Buena Vista

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Beautiful bridge for pictures.

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5.60 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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6.81 km

Rainforest Trail, Tenorio Volcano National Park

Highlight • Trail

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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9.36 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.59 km

4.44 km

193 m

142 m

Surfaces

4.59 km

2.76 km

1.92 km

100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (620 m)

Weather

Thursday 12 November

33°C

24°C

69 %

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Comments

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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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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