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Water Tubing and Hot Springs Eco Adventure at Rincon de la Vieja from Playa Flamingo

Playa Flamingo · Guanacaste & the Gold Coast

Water Tubing and Hot Springs Eco Adventure at Rincon de la Vieja from Playa Flamingo

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About this experience

Combine Costa Rica’s premier heart-stopping water tubing adventure followed by the ultimate in relaxation - natural hot springs (3 hot springs pools, 2 freshwater pools), mud bathing and natural sauna, meandering botanical gardens with bird sanctuaries, fish and a caiman lagoons, butterfly gardens and much more. All this in a lush rain forest, smoking volcano crater views of Rincon de la Vieja, blue river and waterfalls. Your in for a special treat!

Description supplied by the tour operator via Viator.

Getting there

Hotel pickup in Playa Flamingo

Picks up at 20 listed locations, including:

  • Santarena Hotel at Las Catalinas
  • Casa Chameleon Las Catalinas
  • Conchal Hotel
  • Hotel Nany
  • Hotel Diversion Tropical
  • Hotel Brasilito
  • +14 more

Pickup details are confirmed with the operator during booking.

Pickup begins about 110 minutes before departure.

Where

Near Playa Flamingo

What you'll do

Itinerary 6:00 to7:00am: Hotels around Playa Flamingo. Time and place to be communicated. 10:00am: Arrive at Blue River Resort & Hot Springs for a welcome cocktail at the spa. Change clothing & prepare for adventure. 10:30am: Depart for a short drive to a private park on the blue river Rio Azul. • Water Tube: Walk along through a farm into a private park where the Water Tubing Adventure along the Rio Azul commences. Slide, bump & spin along white water and adrenaline pumping chutes, around bends and through calm water down the river. Feel the lush rainforest picturesque periphery, through canyons and thick greenery. Here sounds of the river, the howler monkeys, insects and birds. of blue water rushing past is quiet compared to the howler monkeys, insects and birds. 12:30pm: Return to Blue River Resort to enjoy a delightful lunch. 1:30pm: Choose all or take your choice of: • Swim, slide and soak in 5 large pools; 4 of them, unique large natural mineral green hot springs; and, 1 fresh water pool with a bullet water slide • Walk the amazing tropical Botanical Gardens with over 700 varieties of plants, heliconias, fruit-bearing trees, timber-yielding trees, orchid gardens, hummingbird garden, tropical fish ponds and lagoons, turtle ponds, Caiman Lake and Bird Lake. • Experience the lush tropical Butterfly Gardens with 15 species like the blue morpho. • Take a natural mud bath between a hot springs and fresh water river and a natural sauna heated from below by the hot springs creek - all inside the botanical gardens. • See the source of the hot springs bubbling up from the ground at 60 degrees Centigrade • Visit miniature horses and donkeys • Unwind some more, with a spa treatment (not included) at the full service Blue River Spa 4:00pm: Departure back to your hotel

What's included

Included

  • Private transportation
  • Bilingual guide - English and Spanish
  • Lunch
  • Locker & Change-room

Not included

  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Spa Treatments
  • Gratuities
  • Sun block, bug repellent and other necessities (some available for purchase)

Good to know

  • Moderate fitness needed

Guided in en, es.

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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  • Bring: Comfortable clothing, insect repellent & comfortable walking shoes, bathing suit, sunscreen, rain jacket & extra clothing (in case of inclement weather conditions)
  • Must be in good health, physical condition and a competent swimmer
  • A refundable cash deposit toward locker and towel use may be required.
  • A vegetarian lunch option is available. Please advise at time of booking if required
  • There is a possibility of cancellation or change due to weather conditions at the site. You will be offered refund or alternative if known in advance and an alternative if occurs on route.
  • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions. Pick-up time and location will be communicated once we know where you are staying.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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