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15 Best Rio Celeste Tours

The Rio Celeste days from the coast: the impossibly blue river and its waterfall, sloth sanctuary stops and Llanos de Cortes’ swimmable falls on the loop home. The blue is a mineral trick of two streams meeting; seeing it converts skeptics.

1.Rio Celeste Hiking, Sloth Sanctuary & Llanos de Cortes Waterfall Tour

Discover Costa Rica’s natural beauty with this full-day tour visiting Rio Celeste, Llanos de Cortes Waterfall, a sloth sanctuary, and more for an authentic adventure.

Most Popular★ 4.5

“Truly enjoyed this excursion! The nature, scenery and parks are absolutely beautiful. Hector and Alberto are knowledgeable and very professional. Highly recommend.”

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2.Rio Celeste Combo: River Tubing+Blue Waterfall+Exotic Wildlife

Discover Costa Rica’s lush rainforests on this full-day tour with river tubing, a stunning blue waterfall, and wildlife spotting. Perfect for active explorers.

★ 5.0

“This was an amazing excursion. Michelle was amazing, friendly and fun to spend the day with. Jonathan was a great driver and very nice. Allen our guide at the rain forest was amazing. Super knowledgeable, friendly and took his time to take amazing pictures and…”

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3.Rio Celeste Waterfall Plus Sloths and wildlife Sanctuary

Discover Costa Rica’s highlights with this full-day tour featuring Rio Celeste Waterfall, wildlife sanctuary visits, and a delicious local lunch—all in a private, personalized experience.

★ 5.0

“This ended up being a private tour and Verny, our tour guide and driver, was very accommodating and catered to what we wanted to see and do. He went above and beyond our expectations. His local touring company, on the road costa rica touring company,…”

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4.Blue Waterfall, Sloth Sanctuary & Coffee Private Day Trip

Discover Costa Rica’s highlights with this private day trip: rainforest hikes, sloth sightings, and coffee & chocolate tours—all in one unforgettable day.

★ 5.0

“Beautiful tour! Jose was an excellent guide and had lots of interesting facts and information to share. We learned a lot about Costa Rica and it was fantastic. Saw lots of animals!”

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5.Blue Waterfall, Sloth Sanctuary and Coffee Tour Day Trip

Explore Costa Rica’s natural beauty on this private day trip visiting Rio Celeste, a sloth sanctuary, and a coffee tour. Personalized, wildlife-filled, and full of local flavor.

★ 5.0

“Beautiful tour! Jose was an excellent guide and had lots of interesting facts and information to share. We learned a lot about Costa Rica and it was fantastic. Saw lots of animals!”

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6.Coffee & Chocolate Tour+Sloths Park & Llanos de Cortez Waterfall

Experience Costa Rica’s natural beauty and local flavors on this private tour featuring coffee, chocolate, sloths, and waterfalls—an adventure with easy walks and authentic sights.

★ 5.0

“First let me say Our private guide, Fernando, was exceptional! He was very friendly, attentive & informative all day. He even ensured the owner of the restaurant that we had lunch at was aware of my fish allergy so that I could enjoy the delicious…”

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7.Rio Celeste, Tenorio Hike, Sloths Sanctuary & Meal

Discover Costa Rica’s natural beauty with a full-day tour exploring Rio Celeste, Tenorio Volcano, and a sloth sanctuary, including a traditional Costa Rican meal.

★ 4.5

“This was an amazing trip! The driver was excellent navigating to each destination and our tour guide “Martini” was so friendly and full of knowledge! We saw everything that was promised including sloths. I would do this again for sure!!”

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9.RIO CELESTE RIVER: Tubing+Rainforest+Wildlife+Waterfall+Active Volcano (PRIVATE)

Discover Costa Rica’s natural wonders on this private tour featuring rainforest hikes, river tubing, waterfalls, and wildlife—perfect for adventure lovers.

★ 3.5

“We had a great time and definitely recommend this tour! I was a bit hesitant and nervous to book this due to the negative reviews, but since this was the only tour that covered all the activities we wanted to do, I decided to take…”

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11.Rio Celeste+Sloth Sanctuary+Butterfly+Coffee with Chocolate

Discover Costa Rica’s natural beauty with this private tour featuring Rio Celeste, a sloth sanctuary, butterfly garden, and coffee & chocolate tasting for a full day of authentic experiences.

★ 5.0

“This is a fantastic excursion! We had a private tour for just our family by Tony (our driver) and a lovely woman whose name I believe began with an A (she has 2 sons and was lovely). It is a bit of a ride from…”

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13.Rio Celeste Tour: Hiking, Sloth Sanctuary & Llanos de Cortes Waterfall (PRIVATE)

Discover Costa Rica’s stunning natural beauty on this private tour featuring Rio Celeste, a sloth sanctuary, and Llanos de Cortes Waterfall. Perfect for nature lovers.

★ 5.0

“Our trip to Rio Celeste was perfect... our driver was very nice and we really enjoyed everything. From the hike to the sloth spotting and the beautiful blue river...it was just amazing.”

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14.Rio Celeste Falls+Rain Forest+Tubing+Slothful Shrine

Explore Costa Rica’s Río Celeste with this full-day tour featuring waterfalls, rainforest hikes, tubing, and wildlife encounters—all led by expert guides.

★ 4.5

“Unfortunately due to rain we were not able to attend RIO Celeste or tubing event. We did go to the sloth sanctuary and saw sloths, red eyed toad, snakes and a Tabor. Our guide ,Wilbur offered us another tour in to replace these. We then…”

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15.Monteverde Sloth sanctuary, Hanging Bridges, Butterflies garden

Discover the best of Costa Rica with a full-day tour visiting Monteverde's Sloth Sanctuary, Hanging Bridges, Butterfly Garden, and waterfall swimming for a memorable adventure.

★ 5.0

“Wilmer was the best!!! He made this excursion the best one we were on and we did 90% of the excursions when we were here for the month. I highly recommend asking for him as a tour guide or even a driver if you need…”

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